Ignite The Vulpix > 05-02-2019, 02:41 PM
Quote:Evidence has emerged that Microsoft may be bringing Forza to the Switch, although not the one most fans would’ve wanted.
So far the only Xbox exclusive to appear on Switch is Cuphead, but rumours abound that Microsoft and Nintendo are soon to announce a number of other partnerships for indie games and… perhaps Forza. Forza Street was announced last month as a smartphone game but dataminers have found several references to the Nintendo Switch in its programming code.
They didn’t get there by accident and the only logical assumption is that the game is intended to appear on Nintendo’s console, which makes sense considering the Switch isn’t powerful enough to run the regular games (although ports of some of the older Xbox 360 titles would’ve worked). By all accounts Forza Street isn’t very good, as it’s just a rebranded version of low-spec PC game Miami Street, but Microsoft releasing one of its key franchises (Forza is the most consistently high-quality franchise they’ve had this generation) on a Nintendo console is highly symbolic.
The references were discovered by AR12Gaming and while they could be something left over from a piece of middleware, or some kind of weird fake, the idea of releasing a smartphone game on Switch does seem plausible.
Alpha_Blue_Squirrel > 05-04-2019, 10:27 PM