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Rumor: Dark Souls 3 Running on Switch, Potential Trilogy Re-Release

We don’t normally cover rumors on the site, because of difficulty of determining accuracy of sources but this is something potentially big for Dark Souls fans. Take this with an EXTREME grain of salt however.

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The author of the article has connections to Switch sources and shared the following image on Twitter:

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We already know that From Software is a registered partner with the new console. Could this be what they are planning ?

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34 responses to “Rumor: Dark Souls 3 Running on Switch, Potential Trilogy Re-Release”


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    If they stuck with Dark Souls 1’s and Bloodborne’s metroidvania style, definitely. Not with Dark Souls 3’s more linear setup, though.

    They have the ability to, that’s for sure. It’d be awesome if that was the reason why they signed up with Nintendo.

  2. Considering the style of FromSofts games, do you guys think they could be hired to make a proper metroid game?

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    Heck, it’d be a great incentive to buy the Switch itself. That would open the door for player-organized Souls tourneys, which are currently impossible. Imagine fighting someone without interplanetary lag.

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    I totally get your point and that’s why I said it was wishful thinking :/
    The thing is that with a “mobile” console it makes a lot of sense to have such a feature (more so than on PC). It could be a simple option on the menu, where you would select another option besides online/offline to select the “switch network” of closeby consoles. On the other hand, From doesn’t want to have extra work to implement a feature only for a new console (even though it could be a great selling point to buy the game on switch).

    That being said, just like you, I don’t think it will happen..

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    That was intended to be more of a “meh” face as I read the comment as a pun, considering what the spell does. In any case, I doubt many parents consider the effectiveness of specific spells in the game compared to its predecessors when they are deciding if they should let their kids play it.

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    That may not happen. Getting DaS3 to work with LAN on a PC involves hacking it, and it’s a fairly complicated process. The game tries to connect to the sever, won’t allow multiplayer unless it can, and isn’t even designed with LAN play in mind. There’s no reason to expect the Switch to allow LAN play when another platform that’s already capable of it doesn’t.

    I mean, they really should and it’d be awesome, but at this point in the series it’s almost like they’re actively avoiding it.

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    I think he’s talking about the spell Rapport, which was dramatically buffed from its DaS1 version and can turn any encounter that includes hollows into a spectator event. You’d be surprised how many enemies count as hollows. IMO, the spell was impractical to the point of being useless before, and it’s better for it to be useful even if it does reduce the AI to a wibbly pile of jelly. Technically speaking, the spell’s power in PvE is more due to hollows being freaking everywhere, including as the strongest enemy in a group. The problem can be easily solved with more enemy variety. Not every encounter needs to be a cornucopia of critters, but not every group needs to have hollows in it, either.

  7. May DS 1 polished yeah for ps4…but 2nd 3rd rebuy im nooope’ing it :X
    also kinda think from will pay for it and not making money out of it :X
    As in the past 3rd party studios never run good with games on nintendo consoles – just watch the wiiU thing that was going down…Thats at least my thoughts/critic on it…
    Know a bunch of people that are not hyped for the switch or even after the wiiU (me included) besides i think that the nintendo-only users are too small to make profit out of a few sales and most consoleros have not just the wiiU or later the switch which makes it not neccessary to buy it for switch…
    And less players means not really good jolly-coop for the one side / good working invasions on the other which will result in a pain in the a… to get covs done :X

  8. I don’t know if someone talked about this, but how awesome would it be to have a way to play DS3 LAN using the switch?
    I know this is just wishful thinking, but being able to play coop or duel with some friends without the need for internet connection would be really cool!

    That being said, the switch looks like a good console and the developers seem to be loving using it so I’m hyped!

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    Is it more work to downscale than HD remaster?

    thing about getting liscenced with nintendo is it grants access to virgin waters to those AAA devs. Graphically upscaled rerelease has to compete with its peers in the sony/microsoft market. Granted a lot of wii’s are owned by grandmothers (one of mine enjoys tennis…), a lot of them are owned by kids. DS3 is pretty tame imo compared to its predecessors, ideal for 10-11 yo edgelings and less offensive to some parents… zelda would be the gateway series… it’d make a lot of cents.

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    You misunderstand me. Saying “let’s be fair” isn’t the same as saying “this is what I think and you should, too”. I can be fair without agreeing with something, and what I’m saying is the Switch’s gimmick makes it more comparable to a gaming laptop than a home console, and compared to laptops the only advantages it has are its exclusives. Comparing it to home consoles is unfair, since it doesn’t occupy the same niche. Like a gaming laptop, the Switch can fit in a bag, has all its functionality within itself, and has less power than a home console but a hell of a lot more than a portable gaming device. It’s also a hell of a lot cheaper, but in the end a console is only worth its library.

    Anyone who worries about other people’s opinions of their hobbies is not an adult. They’re a child who never grew up, but desperately tries to convince everyone else they did. For example, remember that Pokemon is a franchise aimed at 12-year-old kids, and doesn’t pretend to be anything else. It also has a huge popularity outside that age range (especially in universities, for whatever obscure reason), to the point that Pokemon Go basically took over the world on release. I now get funny looks from people when I have to tell them that I don’t play it, even though I do play the main series.

  11. Honestly, as long as it’s not another console exclusive (Looking at you, Demons’ Souls and Bloodborne) I’m ok with whatever they do.

    Bloodborne is as close as I’ve gotten, but I am just *not* willing to buy an entire console for one game.

  12. I don’t need to buy the Trilogy again, but would buy a remastered PS4 version of Demon’s and Dark Souls. New trophies!

    I might buy the next Nintendo anyway. Because Zelda.

  13. Nintendo branching out into smart phones for their next mobile system would be a very smart move. Something with features that are traditional to their successful hand held systems + being a phone on top of that might be one of their most successful products ever. You’d even have phone companies offering to give them away for signing a contract, etc. Just like they do with new Iphones.

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    I remember seeing an idea project of a Nintendo Smartphone with slideable game controllers. If they’d ever make something like that and created gameboy-styled games for it, I’d probably discard my smartphone and my tablet at once. Because, be honest, touchscreen games are crap, the controls are never as good as a good ol’ controll cross + ab buttons.

    Personally, I’d welcome it, if Nintendo would close it’s console developement, and would instead concentrate on bringing out games and controllers for other consoles. I do not know how much money the make from console sales compared to game sales though…

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    Most adults wouldn’t want to be caught dead playing a Nintendo Switch in public. And for people who like portable gaming, without any stigma attached to it, they can just play something on their phones during lunch break. And nobody would give you a second look. The appeal for a system like this is greatly overstated. It might be an impasse that sets a precedence for this type of system. Meaning in order to be successful you need to do one thing or the other really well to be successful, and not try to be mediocre at both.

    Nintendo had the right idea with the Gamecube, but their problem was that they burned too many bridges in the previous gen with 3rd party developers, and they all went to Sony. And Sony reaped the benefits of it. If they were to come out with a competitively spec’d system loaded with features that core gamers (not casuals) want, and lure 3rd party developers back in then they might become a contender again.

    You also have another problem for Nintendo. Recent trends are that most 10-11 year old boys would rather play the FPS games that their dad is playing. Which means, even they want PS4s and Xbox One systems. All the “cool kids” that age group are playing COD, and peer pressure dictates that and sells systems. It was like that when I grew up too, even back in the 8-16 bit era. We wanted to play Contra, Shinobi, Splatterhouse, Street Fighter 2, Mortal Kombat, etc, and games like Super Mario were seen as being for their little sisters. I don’t think that has changed much, just the games in question. 10-11 year old boys still want to play those types of games.

  16. The Wii only sold that many units because of all the soccer moms who bought the system for stuff like Wii-fit.

    Nintendo abandoned core gamers for casuals, and reaped the benefits for it from one gen, and payed for it dearly in the next. Because the soccer moms who bought the Wii for Wii-Fit didn’t see a need to upgrade to the new system. Even my grandmother has a Wii system sitting in the closet collecting dust.

    And now with the advent of mobile gaming, casuals are going to play candy crush on their phones instead of buying a new system. What happened with the Wii isn’t gonna happen again for Nintendo. Competition in the home console market is as steep as it’s ever been.

    Nintendo does have the hand held gaming market locked up pretty tight, and I don’t even see why they’re trying to compete in the console market.

  17. I mentioned people buying Madden, AC and COD because they are casual players that reliably buy those titles every year. Didn’t imply at all that they weren’t. And you’re right about the Wii’s sales, but then look at the Wii U, which has done so poorly that they’re basically abandoning it now. Due to several reasons, but my point about selling to the mass market is that focusing on being able to provide those games to gamers on your console makes that console profitable. I can concede that the gimmick of the Wii with its motion controls was a big selling point, but the Wii U’s gimmick didn’t do anything for them.

    Yes, I agree the “gimmick” is much less intrusive to developers than previous ones. However, as I mentioned before, the obvious issue they’ll have is the power. They just confirmed that all the hardware processing for the Switch is in the device itself, the base adds nothing, so that’s a severely limited amount of space to provide power for processing video games. And that’s overlooking the fact that the PS4 Pro is now out, with more power, and the Scorpio is due next year with even more power. So yet again the Nintendo console will be behind other consoles in power, and therefor likely not get good triple-A game development. Because even if it can run games at a lower setting that the other consoles you have to realize that’s extra work the developers have to put into game in order to provide it on another console. If the console sells well it’s worth it, but otherwise they’ll not even consider it because it’s not worth their time.

    I’m just not buying into all the hype because it’s a little too good to be true. A $250 portable console playing triple-A games at a decent graphics settings isn’t feasible right now. Especially when you’ve got comparable devices from Razer and Nvidia that are twice as much. Something’s just not adding up here.

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    Let’s be fair, here. Nintendo’s previous gimmicks were all interface-related, which did weird things to the gameplay and made it harder to run normal games from other platforms on it. This time, however, the “gimmick” is that you can put the console in your backpack and play it during your lunch break. Functionally speaking, it’d be a gaming laptop, but with a way smaller library and a whole lot of exclusives like Smash Bros, Pokemon, and Zelda.

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