Topic: Gamescom Opening Night Live Unveils New Information On Switch 2 And Switch Games

[Shaymin]

It's amazing there was this much tax deductible content in the two and a half hour long Krafton / NCSoft Direct.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/76952/gamescom-opening-night-live-unveils-new-information-on-switch-2-and-switch-games

It's Gamescom week in Europe, and the Geoff Keighley-hosted Opening Night Live did have a decent Switch 2 / Switch presence in it.

The headlining announcement was a Switch 2 release of the forthcoming remastered version of The Witcher 3. Originally released on Switch in 2019, the Switch 2 upgrade will be available on September 29, and owners of the Switch version will be able to upgrade at no cost: if the game was purchased without the Hearts of Stone / Blood and Wine expansions following their separation, they are also included in the Switch 2 version by default. The Switch 2 version is also expected to receive the new "Songs of the Past" expansion next year.

Other announcements:

• A demo is now available for next week's Onimusha: Way of the Sword (Switch 2): the demo was previously released on Steam and PlayStation.
• RedOctane is getting back into the plastic instrument game with Stage Tour, which will be released for Switch 2 on December 10: guitars, microphones, and drums will be available from the manufacturer's website though the Switch 2 drums will not be available at launch.
• Pixel art platformer Mariachi Legends, which was previously targeting a 2026 launch, confirmed a release date of April 27 of next year.
• Saber Interactive's Turok reboot Turok: Origins was also delayed to spring 2027 following its announcement for fall release in the June Nintendo Direct: no word on if this delay is to add more LLM-generated content.
• Capcom showed a new trailer for Mega Man: Dual Override, which confirmed Proto Man will appear in the 40th anniversary game when it launches next year. A coinciding announcement will see a Mega Man costume added to Pragmata.
• A new trailer was shown for the upcoming Final Fantasy VII: Revelation which confirmed the return of the Weapons (bosses that scale up to superbosses), and some new summons that were not in the original 1997 game including Typhon (FFVI).
• Worms: Galactic Tactics, the next game in the long running strategy series, was revealed for a 2027 launch: a second new Worms was also announced but gave no platforms or windows.
• The Arcade Crew (Blazing Chrome) will publish Arconia: Mirror Worlds, a self-described "action adventure shop manager" next year.
• Also due in 2027 is co-op adventure Age Twisters from publisher Krafton and developer Piccolo Studio.
• The debut game from MCB Studio, a supergroup of developers from studios including Bungie, Hi-Rez Studios, and BioWare, will be fantasy co-op game 1001 Threads of Mizan for Switch 2 among other systems. No release date was given.
• Lego is moving to build entire cities with Lego Skylines, which will launch on Switch 2 at an undetermined time.

[sisohex]

The Witcher 3 upgrade is probably the biggest news for me here. Getting the Switch 2 version as a free upgrade is a pretty nice deal, especially with the expansions included. Hopefully the performance and image quality are a meaningful step up from the original Switch release.

I’m also glad to see Onimusha: Way of the Sword getting a demo. That’s one I’ll definitely try before deciding whether to pick it up.

There’s a surprising amount of stuff announced for 2027, though. Worms: Galactic Tactics and 1001 Threads of Mizan both sound interesting, but it feels like Switch 2’s release calendar is increasingly becoming a waiting game for next year. Still, having more third-party support can only be a good thing.