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Factorio is coming to Nintendo Switch

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Re: Factorio is coming to Nintendo Switch

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Post by lake_vincent »

yabones wrote: post #17
lake_vincent wrote: post #10

Please no. Someone tell me it's just an unconfirmed rumor. Why would they do such a thing? I am at very high risk for Factorio addiction, and the only reason I haven't played it yet is because I don't play PC games anymore. But I do have a Switch, and having Civ VI on there was enough of a problem, thank you very much. Goodbye everyone!

This is tragic news. In the future they will point to this as the pivotal moment that lead to the downfall of my career, relationships, financial security, etc. Is there a 12 step program for infrastructure maintenance survival horror games?

Dear Diary,

I sold my Switch today. I had to do it. I'm devastated, but it was my only choice - I had to protect myself, my career, and my marriage. It was the right call, but I can't believe I didn't even get to say goodbye to all my Animal Crossing villagers. I feel like I betrayed them, but if I kept it, I would have been betraying myself...

I'll never forget you, Lord Bootycheeks. Please forgive me.

Re: Factorio is coming to Nintendo Switch

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Post by hangonhn »

booi wrote: post #13
lake_vincent wrote: post #10

Please no. Someone tell me it's just an unconfirmed rumor. Why would they do such a thing? I am at very high risk for Factorio addiction, and the only reason I haven't played it yet is because I don't play PC games anymore. But I do have a Switch, and having Civ VI on there was enough of a problem, thank you very much. Goodbye everyone!

RIP in peace lake_vincent How many people must we lose before the government does something??

The government will do something as soon as the members of government are satisfied and done with growing their factory... Any day now...

Re: Factorio is coming to Nintendo Switch

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Post by vorticalbox »

countvonbalzac wrote: post #7
a_brawling_boo wrote: post #5

Playing minecraft on switch vs my pixel 6 is night and day. I can't imagine performance is anywhere near what it needs to be for an end game base? But I'd be curious to see what they've come up with here.

the switch is better?

Minecraft is slower on the switch than an android device though its most noticeable when on the market place once the game is loaded its not much different

Re: Factorio is coming to Nintendo Switch

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Post by smcn »

smoldesu wrote: post #14
VyseofArcadia wrote: post #11

I'm surprised. I was under the impression that Factorio was CPU-bound. The Switch isn't exactly a powerhouse. For comparison, Civilization VI on the Switch was underwhelming. Playable, but taking a turn late game often meant over a minute on the CPU taking their turns.

I've played Factorio at 1080p with integrated graphics on a dual-core Skylake chip. I think the Nvidia Tegra will be able to handle this just fine.

Hey sorry, it running poorly is the only way I wont get addicted to this. Is there any chance you could edit your comment and lie for me?

Re: Factorio is coming to Nintendo Switch

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Post by voski »

smoldesu wrote: post #14
VyseofArcadia wrote: post #11

I'm surprised. I was under the impression that Factorio was CPU-bound. The Switch isn't exactly a powerhouse. For comparison, Civilization VI on the Switch was underwhelming. Playable, but taking a turn late game often meant over a minute on the CPU taking their turns.

I've played Factorio at 1080p with integrated graphics on a dual-core Skylake chip. I think the Nvidia Tegra will be able to handle this just fine.

I noticed that performance issues arise from having large groups of biters attacking. Something with the pathing for the enemies uses a huge about of CPU

Re: Factorio is coming to Nintendo Switch

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Post by jnwatson »

baby wrote: post #12

Somewhat related but I got a steam deck and decided against getting this game because from some discussions I read it’s too hard to play without a mouse and keyboard. Anybody has tried though?

I tried seriously for about an hour to play Factorio on the Steam Deck. It wasn’t enough.

You need notes and specific study time. Steam controller configs can be way more information than you can fit in your brain.

Re: Factorio is coming to Nintendo Switch

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Post by smoldesu »

smcn wrote: post #24
smoldesu wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've played Factorio at 1080p with integrated graphics on a dual-core Skylake chip. I think the Nvidia Tegra will be able to handle this just fine.

Hey sorry, it running poorly is the only way I wont get addicted to this. Is there any chance you could edit your comment and lie for me?

No need to lie, just set the internal rendering resolution to 1440p or higher and your machine will go up in flames.

Re: Factorio is coming to Nintendo Switch

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Post by fredley »

louwrentius wrote: post #20

I have a 10 year old i5 and it struggles with my 10,000 SPM mega base. So I don’t think a switch is a device for building mega bases (Factorio points this out themselves).

Perhaps there's a higher percentage among the HN readership, but the number of people who make it to 'just' a 1kSPM base is very small indeed as a fraction of the playerbase. Only 18% get as far as launching the rocket according to Steam stats!
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