NBA 2K18 on Switch won’t be missing features found on PS4/XB1
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Despite the release of NBA 2K18 being just two weeks away it took until today for anything about the Nintendo Switch version to be described or shown off by 2K Sports. Thankfully the news is good as the game will offer the very same feature set and engine found on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The only disadvantages to be found relates to the visuals – to be expected given the difference in power between the systems – and also lower framerate.
Pretty impressed #nba2k18 on Switch is feature complete. Puts it a level above FIFA Switch. Same story, same engine.
— Kat Bailey (@The_Katbot) August 31, 2017
Quick and dirty #nba2k18 Switch impressions: Looks okay. Character models obv took a hit. Animation feels a smidge rough. A little last-gen. pic.twitter.com/aA7e5fvZ7K
— Kat Bailey (@The_Katbot) August 31, 2017
I'm promised that animation and AI are same across all #nba2k18 platforms. VC pushed Switch and its memory to its absolute limits.
— Kat Bailey (@The_Katbot) August 31, 2017
Ah, here's the difference: #nba2k18 on Switch = 30fps docked and undocked. PS4/XB1 = 60fps
— Kat Bailey (@The_Katbot) August 31, 2017
This contrasts with EA Sports’ approach of releasing FIFA on Switch which won’t run on the latest Frostbite engine and will be missing its very popular story mode The Journey.
Sports games face an uphill battle on the Switch, following a decade plus of irrelevance on Nintendo systems and entrenched user bases on PS4 and XB1. Portability is a major factor in why someone may want to pick up a Switch version but that’s probably not enough to get fans to change over, without also offering the same complete experience in terms of features.