Nier: Automata’s Native Nintendo Switch Port Has Kingdom Hearts Fans Fuming

“Gee 2B! how come Square Enix lets you have a native port on the Nintendo Switch?”- Sora (in all probability)Image: The Visking Corporation / Square Enix / Kotaku

Following Nintendo’s announcement that PlatinumGames’ cult-favorite action-RPG Nier: Automata is coming to the Switch later this yr, some players are demanding that Square Enix make native ports for the Kingdom Hearts video games as effectively.

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During yesterday’s Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase, Square Enix introduced that Nier: Automata The End of YoRHa Edition is coming to the Switch on October 6. The Switch port contains beforehand launched add-ons just like the ”3C3C1D119440927” DLC in addition to new costumes.

In a follow-up weblog submit, the official Japanese Nier Twitter account confirmed the Switch port will run at 30 frames per second with a 1920×1080 decision when docked and a 1280×720 decision in handheld mode. While Nier: Automata followers shared memes in response to how poorly The End of YoRHa Edition would possibly run on Nintendo’s modest {hardware}, Kingdom Hearts followers demanded that Square Enix give Kingdom Hearts the identical therapy with the discharge of a local port on the Switch.

Read More: Kingdom Hearts Fans Say The Switch Cloud Ports Suck

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“How tf could Square get Nier to run at 1080p at 30fps but couldn’t bother to make a native port of Kingdom Hearts LMFAO,” one Twitter person wrote.

“You cannot tell me a Kingdom Hearts native port isn’t possible when looking at how NieR will run 1080p on dock for the Switch,” one other replied.

Of course, the Kingdom Hearts video games are already obtainable on the Switch, through streaming cloud expertise meant to function a workaround to run video games which are too demanding for the hand held console’s {hardware}. Though the prospect of getting Sora and crew on the go was a dream come true for followers, these cloud-streaming Switch ports turned out to be a nightmare.

Since the launch of the Switch cloud variations of Kingdom Hearts in February, gamers have reported severe latency points and start-up crashes. The cloud ports performed so terribly for some die-hard Kingdom Hearts followers that they straight-up suggested different gamers to not purchase the video games on the Switch.

It’s arduous in charge Kingdom Hearts followers for getting upset that Square Enix gave a predominantly PlayStation 2-era sport the lackluster cloud port therapy whereas Nier: Automata, a full-on PlayStation 4 title, is getting a local Switch port.

“I gotta’ imagine this is because [Tetsuya] Nomura has always had the KH team handle the ports directly and they’re busier now whereas PlatinumGames has the bandwidth,” YouTuber Liam Allen-Miller tweeted. “But yeah not a great look, especially for the PS2 titles.”

Kotaku reached out to Square Enix and Nintendo for remark.

Time will inform whether or not Platinum Games’ award-winning action-RPG will endure the identical destiny as Kingdom Hearts in relation to its Switch efficiency. If it does, I’m positive some gamers will make a meta real-world gameplay problem out of it, kinda like they already do within the current variations by sabotaging their HUDs. Maybe that is the daybreak of the crappy framerate problem.

Nier: Automata The End of YoRHa Edition launches on Nintendo Switch on October 6 for $40, and is already up for preorder on the eShop.