I’d forgive everyone if they had a sneaky feeling that we might get a glimpse at Predator: Hunting Grounds at E3 this year, but what I would never have expected was news of a Nintendo Switch port of the phenomenal Alien: Isolation!
Though not yet officially announced, Alien: Isolation was featured amongst a video montage line-up of games that are coming out on the Nintendo Switch. You can see the snippet taken from the full Nintendo Direct Livestream below.
The most recent triple-A Alien titles have generally only been released on PC, Xbox and PlayStation. A port of Aliens: Colonial Marines for the Nintendo Wii U was actually in development back in 2013 though that was ultimately cancelled. More recently, it was suggested that if the criminally under-rated Alien: Blackout was to make the leap to console, the Nintendo Switch would have been its likely destination.
We’re still awaiting further details but it would appear Alien: Isolation will release on Nintendo Switch sometime this year! The full trailer for this incarnation of the game will be aired at some point on the Nintendo Treehouse livestream.
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One additional thing: I first played this incredible game on the 360 and (As it was released during the transition between the PS3 to PS4 and X360 to XBONE and the last gen versions were very well done and completely captured the visuals, sounds and spirit of the game. The next gen (now current gen) versions look better but not in any major/transformative way. In other words, the differences are fairly minor (just simple spec updates (higher render resolution, higher shadow details etc) but they essentially look the same, just sharper/clearer, not different looking art assets for instance. This means that the Switch version should look similar to the excellent 360 version which would still be a very nice port and worth getting for someone who has wanted to play but never had a PC/Xbox/Playstation to try it out on. I personally have also picked up the PS4 versions (higher quality) and the PC (for VR Mother mod) so I'm not going to buy the game a fourth time but I highly implore people who haven't get to get this game. It's truly phenomenal if you are an OG Alien fan!
Eh? Nintendo have always been ok with adult games since MK2 on SNES. It's there for people that want it.
I meant a big TV with a higher resolution. Like a PS4 Pro where you're getting 4K output.
I've had the same thought about the RE games, particularly when GameCube was the current gen. The fact that the remake of Metal Gear Solid is still exclusive to GameCube...WTF?
People who want to play first party Nintendo games and also want to play M-rated shooters and whatnot will probably just have multiple consoles.
Nothing really. The joy cons have more refined rumble vibrations than you would find in a normal controller. I don't think the rumble is anywhere near as strong as a Dualshock 4.
https://nintendoeverything.com/alien-isolation-for-switch-made-by-feral-interactive-has-gyroscopic-aiming-and-hd-rumble/
It would appear that Feral Interactive are handling the port.
But a glimpse of the new MMO shooter would have been so nice! That being said- looking at recent developements in online shooters like anthem or destiny 2- they need to put in a lot of work to not fall in the same traps.
And it needs to be creepy and overwhelming at the same time. Also- give me some crazy new alien designs.
All you need is an Alien planet which has been infected with aliens to make new aliens! Don't let it be on LV426 please. I am done with that planet.