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Marvel’s Midnight Suns, the superhero approach game from Firaxis and also 2K Games, is no more concerning Nintendo Switch. But the PlayStation 4 and also Xbox One variations are still component of 2K’s strategy, and also will certainly get here on last-gen gaming consoles on May 11 — a little later than expected.
Firaxis and also 2K did not light up the factors behind the game’s termination on a formerly assured system, simply recognizing “that a Nintendo Switch version of Marvel’s Midnight Suns is no longer planned” in an announcement on Tuesday.
It’s most likely that the business efficiency of Midnight Suns and also the obstacle of porting games to the underpowered Switch are variables behind that choice. Marvel’s Midnight Suns wasn’t a pinch hit 2K moms and dad firm Take-Two Interactive, CEO Strauss Zelnick said previously this year. Zelnick positioned a few of the blame on a “release window [that] wasn’t perfect”; the game debuted on PlayStation 5, Windows COMPUTER, and also Xbox Series X in very early December.
Marvel’s Midnight Suns will certainly make it to PS4 and also Xbox One the very same day that the game’s 4th add-on, Blood Storm, which includes X-Men leader Storm, gets here on all various other systems. The 3 coming before DLC developments (The Good, the Bad, and also the Undead; Redemption; and also The Hunger) will certainly additionally be offered on PS4 and also Xbox One at launch.
Developed by XCOM workshop Firaxis and also created by outgoing creative director Jake Solomon, Marvel’s Midnight Suns blends Marvel’s lineup of superheroes, antiheroes, and also supervillains with card-based fight approach. In Polygon’s review of the game, we claimed Midnight Suns was “full of rich texture” and also “tactically sophisticated card play.”
“Midnight Suns is not XCOM — but that’s ultimately its greatest strength,” our customer claimed. “It’s something completely distinct and entirely exceptional.”
Source: Polygon
