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tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
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#501: Jan 10th 2016 at 10:19:54 AM

Keep in mind that Ubisoft, who is likely to give some support initially, leaks everything, sometimes from planes. If we're not getting many leaks from them, then...

And right on cue.

The initial source is a 4chan post, but here is the full post:

Some days ago I had been in contact with an Ubisoft Bucharest developer. Now, my last few days have been very busy with the start into the new year. I hope you all had a great start into 2016. That's why I'm writing that now and after he told it to me. So apperently Ubisoft Bucharest have recieved some NX dev kits in October 2015. And after experimenting a bit with the new hardware they started developing games for it.

But now we come to the interesting thing: According to him, NX is a portable device and a home console. There will be two different devices, the handheld and the home console, the first one will launch in late 2016, while the home console will probably launch sometimes in 2017. They only recieved dev kits for the handheld as of now.

He said they are both different systems but they share the same OS and account system, which makes it easier to him as developer to port games between both platforms. He also said that Nintendo probably doesn't intend to bring all their games to both systems, but he will find out more on this at CES 2016 where Nintendo will show them more of the hardware capabilities as well as the home console.

Now I asked him what Ubisoft Bucharest is developing for the portable NX device and he answered that they are preparing a port of Assassin's Creed Liberation, a Play Station Vita game, for it as a launch title. He said when they were asked by the Ubisoft managers in France what they want to develop they said they wanted to port an Assassin's Creed game to the handheld because they have a lot of experience in porting.

I also asked him what other Ubisoft devs are doing with the new hardware and he said he doesn't anything concrete but Ubisoft Montpellier is probably working on a new Rayman game and Ubisoft Montreal may also work a game. However Ubisoft doesn't work on any games for the home console currently.

He didn't want to say anything about the hardware itself because its specs may vary in the final product

edited 10th Jan '16 10:20:40 AM by tclittle

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#502: Jan 10th 2016 at 10:46:45 AM

Did he confirm or deny Material Design? Because Material Design is basically a Google thing and that has some interest implications about what this line is supposed to be if Google is involved.

Also it again supports the device being based on Android (I never believes the denial of the device being Android based if only because Nintendo similarly denied the existence of either the 3DSXL or the D Si XL before it was unveiled)

At this point I'm suspecting NX isn't simply two systems with common architecture (handheld and console) but more of a hardware/software platform for Nintendo to build software and devices on. Wouldn't surprise if Nintendo's already planning out phones and tablets on the platform.

If it does end up being Android based (I'm not writing it off but it's up in the air at this point) it's gonna be a Kindle style deal where Nintendo creates their own Android distro because their not the type of company who'd open themselves up to an outside platform like that at all.

edited 10th Jan '16 10:53:33 AM by RoboZombie

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#503: Jan 10th 2016 at 1:40:29 PM

I'm somewhat skeptical of that rumor given that CES is over and if there was even a small, private showing, there would at least be some confirmation that something was shown there, if Nintendo was even there.

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#504: Jan 10th 2016 at 3:26:23 PM

[up]Pretty sure they weren't

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#505: Jan 10th 2016 at 7:34:56 PM

The NX Ninjas are swift and ruthless. They have no ruth at all.

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superboy313 Since: May, 2015
#506: Jan 10th 2016 at 8:37:05 PM

Though I do have to admire how Nintendo doesn't want Sony or Microsoft to learn about their biggest secrets.

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#507: Jan 10th 2016 at 8:44:30 PM

I actually don't know whether Nintendo cares at all what Sony knows about them. They're actually pretty friendly toward each other.

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#508: Jan 10th 2016 at 9:06:00 PM

Well sure, it's just business after all.

But when it comes to a new console you want to keep some things close to the chest.

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Sterok Since: Apr, 2012
#509: Jan 10th 2016 at 9:08:15 PM

I think it's less about not letting the competition copy stuff and more about controlling the message.

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#510: Jan 10th 2016 at 9:10:39 PM

'Stealing our ideas' is probably a cover, I agree, but you never know.

If I'm reading that Neogaf thread right, apparently ND As are so tight you have to go through a four step process just to see the darn thing.

edited 10th Jan '16 9:11:04 PM by edvedd

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#511: Jan 10th 2016 at 9:14:03 PM

Doesn't matter. Ubisoft will give us something legit eventually. They always come through.

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#512: Jan 11th 2016 at 3:19:20 AM

Hold up! The HANDHELD is supposed to be as powerful as the X Bone and PS 4?!?!

edited 11th Jan '16 11:35:09 AM by PushoverMediaCritic

strawberryflavored Since: Sep, 2010
#513: Jan 11th 2016 at 8:07:12 AM

I don't remember seeing that anywhere. Even then, this is all just rumors and speculation. I wouldn't take anything as fact until we know more other than "it exists."

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#514: Jan 11th 2016 at 8:49:20 AM

Wait, PS 4/XBONE > NX Handheld. What kind of sorcery is this?

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#515: Jan 11th 2016 at 11:31:23 AM

Didn't it say that the dev kit software demands are comparable to the best gaming P Cs and that the handheld is the only one people are getting dev kits for?

edited 11th Jan '16 11:32:23 AM by PushoverMediaCritic

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#516: Jan 11th 2016 at 11:33:09 AM

I just hope it's something 3rd parties won't complain about.

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#517: Jan 11th 2016 at 11:42:20 AM

[up][up]It was supposedly top of the line (which could mean a million things), and there is no basis for the latter.

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#518: Jan 11th 2016 at 11:44:32 AM

"But now we come to the interesting thing: According to him, NX is a portable device and a home console. There will be two different devices, the handheld and the home console, the first one will launch in late 2016, while the home console will probably launch sometimes in 2017. They only recieved dev kits for the handheld as of now."

Pay attention to the last sentence.

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#519: Jan 11th 2016 at 11:46:14 AM

Oh, that. I see no reason to treat that rumor as anything other than BS.

And while mobile tech is advancing fast, I don't think it's that good yet.

edited 11th Jan '16 11:48:11 AM by Sterok

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#520: Jan 11th 2016 at 11:48:18 AM

I'm skeptical too, but WHAT IF?!

edited 11th Jan '16 11:48:27 AM by PushoverMediaCritic

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#521: Jan 12th 2016 at 6:14:35 PM

That's the demands of the dev kit, not the games.

Keep in mind you have to run the dev kit program on top of the game on top of the OS.

Also, that could mean that the dev kit is an unoptimized resource hog with memory leaks.

So yeah, grain of salt and all.

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#522: Jan 12th 2016 at 7:54:30 PM

Discussion of the NX requires so many grains of salt that I could fill a swimming pool with all of it and not sink. tongue

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BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#523: Jan 12th 2016 at 7:58:26 PM

Of course you wouldn't. You've be sitting on a big pile of salt. :P

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#524: Jan 12th 2016 at 8:00:17 PM

Well, I was going for a Dead Sea thing, but I guess I botched it.

edited 12th Jan '16 8:00:40 PM by edvedd

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#525: Jan 12th 2016 at 8:16:38 PM

I had to look it up, apparently you can't sink on the Dead Sea. I didn't know!

(You can drown though.)

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