The publisher might not be done with the Switch<\/strong><\/em> after FIFA 18<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Patrick S\u00f6derlund<\/strong><\/em>, the Vice President of Electronic Arts’ Worldwide Studios, told EDGE<\/a><\/span> via Nintendo Insider<\/a><\/span> that he is a huge Nintendo<\/strong><\/em> fanboy, bringing his Switch<\/strong><\/em> along everywhere. However, even though he is one of the bosses, his word doesn’t mean much: the publisher is platform-agnostic, which means they are independent of them. If one console is successful, they will make games for it.<\/p>\n

\u201eWe will appear on any platform where there are consumers, and players. We believe that we want to be a part of the Switch, and help Nintendo<\/strong><\/em> grow that installed base; that’s why you\u2019ll see FIFA<\/strong><\/em>, which by the way is good this year. It’s a full-fledged FIFA<\/strong><\/em> game, for the first time to be honest, on a portable device.<\/p>\n

So for us it’s about supporting the platform, building technology for the platform, testing it out with big things like FIFA<\/strong><\/em>–and maybe a couple of others, we’ll see–and if they go well, I see no reason why we shouldn’t have as much of our portfolio on that platform as possible. I hope we get there, that would be my ambition.\u201d<\/p>\n

FIFA 18<\/strong><\/em> on the Switch<\/strong><\/em> is such a full-fledged version that it doesn’t have the Journey mode, plus it doesn’t use the Frostbite engine either. Don’t use a smokescreen, please…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The publisher might not be done with the Switch after FIFA 18. Patrick S\u00f6derlund, the Vice President of Electronic Arts’ Worldwide Studios, told EDGE via Nintendo Insider that he is a huge Nintendo fanboy, bringing his Switch along everywhere. However, even though he is one of the bosses, his word doesn’t mean much: the publisher is platform-agnostic, which means they are independent of them. If one console is successful, they will make games for it. \u201eWe will appear on any platform where there are consumers, and players. We believe that we want to be a part of the Switch, and help Nintendo grow that installed base; that’s why you\u2019ll see FIFA, which by the way is good this year. It’s a full-fledged FIFA game, for…<\/p>\n

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