Xenoblade Chronicles X Should Come Out On PC

Izzy88

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I see a lot of Xenoblade fans wanting XCX to come out on Switch but honestly I feel that it should come out on PC first and then a Switch later down the line seeing as the game runs really well on CEMU and can be unlocked to run at 60fps albeit with some audio synching issues in some cutscenes but all in all I feel that if Monolith Soft were to bring XCX to a wider audience, they should put it on PC because the Switch is just too underpowered to handle a game of this scale.
 
Yeah, I can totally see this. With the multiplayer aspect of the game, a PC port seems like a great fit. I think a lot more people would try it on PC too.
 
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Seeing any Switch/Nintendo exclusive having the opportunity to be unleashed on PC hardware would be amazing (people are already emulating Xenoblade Definitive Edition at 4K 60fps and it's glorious).
Although Xbox and Playstation seem to be porting their titles, I feel like Nintendo will be as stubborn as ever. They'll keep hold of those exclusives tightly 😔
 
It would also mitigate needing to rerelease certain games in general, as well as curb demand for them while simultaneously always keeping them available for purchase in the future. Idk if this is a good example, but it's like how even though the Wii U version of Twilight Princess exists, I still can find people wanting it re-rereleased onto the Switch. On that thought, I don't recall Nintendo ever putting Switch or Wii U titles on PC, so I doubt it's going to happen anytime soon too
 
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I think the biggest move away from their own consoles in recent years has been their move to mobile. But other than that Nintendo do their utmost to make sure their first and second party titles are on their consoles only.
Pigs will fly before Nintendo release on PC lol
 
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This would work, X in particular almost feels like it was intended on PC, it's UI with all the options is clunky with a controller but could be managed well-ish with a keyboard/mouse.

It could even be a trivial port (without above advantages) if they licensed Cemu (which iirc is not open source) and just packaged it with the emulator like some of the lazier ports; in this case the port would have no chance of losing any money (it's not like they need it to push Wii U sales anymore...).

But yes, Nintendo. Not going to happen.
 
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I see a lot of Xenoblade fans wanting XCX to come out on Switch but honestly I feel that it should come out on PC first and then a Switch later down the line seeing as the game runs really well on CEMU and can be unlocked to run at 60fps albeit with some audio synching issues in some cutscenes but all in all I feel that if Monolith Soft were to bring XCX to a wider audience, they should put it on PC because the Switch is just too underpowered to handle a game of this scale.
I would love to see any number of the Xeno games come to PC! I'm just worried that Nintendo is too afraid to do something like that.
 
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