Subnautica & Subnautica: Below Zero Coming to Nintendo Switch - Subnautica

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Hello, Subnauts. If you tuned into the Nintendo Indie World Showcase today, you already know our big news: Subnautica and Subnautica: Below Zero are coming to the Nintendo Switch in...

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  • GameCube078GameCube078 Canada Join Date: 2020-05-30 Member: 261510Members
    will below zero still be on Ps4 and when?
  • yannickieee927yannickieee927 Netherlands Join Date: 2020-08-10 Member: 263176Members
    nice and all but ps4? <3
  • _BENJAXD__BENJAXD_ Join Date: 2020-08-18 Member: 263367Members
    ponganlo en español a Subnautica Below Zero plissssss
  • Redkitt3n14Redkitt3n14 Join Date: 2020-08-18 Member: 263368Members
    Yay :) I hoped this would come to switch
  • Redkitt3n14Redkitt3n14 Join Date: 2020-08-18 Member: 263368Members
    I hope it runs well, I’ll buy it anyway but I hope it’s at a consistent 30fps
  • Redkitt3n14Redkitt3n14 Join Date: 2020-08-18 Member: 263368Members
    WILL IT HAVE NINTENDO LABO VR SUPPORT
  • faraday223faraday223 Missouri Join Date: 2020-08-18 Member: 263372Members
    My only question is will they come as physical editions or just digital?
  • EPICNINJAGAMERYTEPICNINJAGAMERYT Join Date: 2020-08-18 Member: 263374Members
    Are yall gonna release these games on the future consoles? (Ps5,Xbox,ect.)
  • chtsta88chtsta88 United States Join Date: 2018-06-28 Member: 241776Members
    Bro what happened to Xbox and PlayStation I been waiting over a year
  • z0mbi316z0mbi316 Join Date: 2020-08-18 Member: 263377Members
    It been 2 years for console release and its still runs poorly if at all, way to bite off more than you can chew. I bet both will be riddled with bugs and performance issues.
  • lovebetty33lovebetty33 Join Date: 2020-08-18 Member: 263380Members
    Please tell me this will be digital also please tell me that I won't have to buy the activation key and that we can just transfer the purchase . I already buy both Subnautica and Below Zero .
  • Simi_SlakkinenSimi_Slakkinen Join Date: 2019-12-08 Member: 256236Members
    That's all well and good but can you please focus your efforts on the current console versions of Subnautica before adding another console. It's been at least a year and a half since you've acknowledged the save sync bug on Xbox and we're no closer to it being resolved. Plus all the new bugs introduced in the last update. It doesn't exactly run smoothly on a One X, how is it going to manage on a Switch?
  • ixxtabbixxtabb Join Date: 2020-04-26 Member: 260406Members
    So did you just give up on PlayStation and Xbox? Your company has no idea how to communicate with it's fan base, it's absolutely pathetic. Announcements seem to show PC and Switch only, so I'm gonna finally stop holding my breath. And of course, I expect no answer to this question, as usual...
  • RewriteWRewriteW dhgameryt@gmail.com Join Date: 2020-08-19 Member: 263404Members
    the ps4 version has a bad optimization, a lot of lag, visual bugs and will they still release a version for a new console? what a disappointment this was ...
  • virtualdonvirtualdon Join Date: 2019-11-22 Member: 255783Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, Confirm Email, Subnautica Developer
    ixxtabb wrote: »
    So did you just give up on PlayStation and Xbox? Your company has no idea how to communicate with it's fan base, it's absolutely pathetic. Announcements seem to show PC and Switch only, so I'm gonna finally stop holding my breath. And of course, I expect no answer to this question, as usual...

    We shipped an Xbox update earlier in the year. We've discussed in a few places that the same patch for PS4 was blocked by a complicated save/load bug that prevented us from shipping. That bug was recently resolved and the patch is currently in QA testing. Once it passes testing and is signed off, we will be shipping it. After that, PC, Xbox, and PS4 will all be on the same version, with the hope that we will then be able to do more frequent updates across all three platforms.

    A lot of the work that has gone into optimizing the game for Switch, as well as bug fixing, is also work that will be rolled out on all other platforms. We haven't given up on Playstation or Xbox.
  • ixxtabbixxtabb Join Date: 2020-04-26 Member: 260406Members
    virtualdon wrote: »
    ixxtabb wrote: »
    So did you just give up on PlayStation and Xbox? Your company has no idea how to communicate with it's fan base, it's absolutely pathetic. Announcements seem to show PC and Switch only, so I'm gonna finally stop holding my breath. And of course, I expect no answer to this question, as usual...

    We shipped an Xbox update earlier in the year. We've discussed in a few places that the same patch for PS4 was blocked by a complicated save/load bug that prevented us from shipping. That bug was recently resolved and the patch is currently in QA testing. Once it passes testing and is signed off, we will be shipping it. After that, PC, Xbox, and PS4 will all be on the same version, with the hope that we will then be able to do more frequent updates across all three platforms.

    A lot of the work that has gone into optimizing the game for Switch, as well as bug fixing, is also work that will be rolled out on all other platforms. We haven't given up on Playstation or Xbox.

    You know I was referring to Below Zero and you completely avoided it. The only reason I've stuck around so long holding out hope that you'd drop us a bone is that Subnautica is an INCREDIBLE game, despite it's multitude of bugs. If Below Zero is half as good, I'll love it but as far as I can tell it's not getting released for consoles PS4/XBOX anymore.... What. Is. The. Deal.
  • ObraxisObraxis Subnautica Animator & Generalist, NS2 Person Join Date: 2004-07-24 Member: 30071Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Silver, WC 2013 - Supporter, Subnautica Developer, Pistachionauts
    ixxtabb wrote: »
    virtualdon wrote: »
    ixxtabb wrote: »
    So did you just give up on PlayStation and Xbox? Your company has no idea how to communicate with it's fan base, it's absolutely pathetic. Announcements seem to show PC and Switch only, so I'm gonna finally stop holding my breath. And of course, I expect no answer to this question, as usual...

    We shipped an Xbox update earlier in the year. We've discussed in a few places that the same patch for PS4 was blocked by a complicated save/load bug that prevented us from shipping. That bug was recently resolved and the patch is currently in QA testing. Once it passes testing and is signed off, we will be shipping it. After that, PC, Xbox, and PS4 will all be on the same version, with the hope that we will then be able to do more frequent updates across all three platforms.

    A lot of the work that has gone into optimizing the game for Switch, as well as bug fixing, is also work that will be rolled out on all other platforms. We haven't given up on Playstation or Xbox.

    You know I was referring to Below Zero and you completely avoided it. The only reason I've stuck around so long holding out hope that you'd drop us a bone is that Subnautica is an INCREDIBLE game, despite it's multitude of bugs. If Below Zero is half as good, I'll love it but as far as I can tell it's not getting released for consoles PS4/XBOX anymore.... What. Is. The. Deal.

    The deal is the same as we posted before a few months ago; we're trying to simultaneously ship PC with Xbox and PS4. We might not be able to do it, but that's the goal. As for dates, we dont know yet. Once we're closer to finishing BZ, we'll have a better idea of 'when'.
  • LeeTwentyThreeLeeTwentyThree Join Date: 2018-01-31 Member: 236321Members
    Lol why are you people so impatient? Just because they're working on another port doesn't mean they abandoned PS4 and Xbox. First of all, they wouldnt cancel it in the first place, because they would miss out on so many sales. But anyway they're working on it and are planning on releasing it when Below Zero 1.0 comes out on PC or soon after. Do you not remember how late the SN1PS4 port was? Below Zero's console release should be much cleaner. And please, stop complaining to complain. I'm pretty sure the devs know what they're doing.
  • RedWolf02RedWolf02 Join Date: 2020-01-29 Member: 257479Members
    and my wish came true.
  • BenauticaBenautica Benautica Join Date: 2020-08-24 Member: 263530Members
    When is subnautica below zero coming out on console?
  • 이태건이태건 대전 광역시 비래동24번지 Join Date: 2020-08-25 Member: 263540Members
  • Philipp4Philipp4 Germany Join Date: 2020-08-28 Member: 263622Members
    Will they release in a more expensive 2 in 1 pack or as two independent games?
  • KaiPlayzKaiPlayz Join Date: 2020-08-28 Member: 263643Members
  • DerpNibblesDerpNibbles United States Join Date: 2020-08-31 Member: 263690Members
    edited August 2020
    I love the idea about playing the game in portable fashion on switch but this announcement has me... Timid/concerned at best. Switch is a weaker piece of hardware and ps4 already struggles with frame rate, lag, and pop in.

    Moreso than excitement my first thought on this announcement was "can switch even run this game at an acceptable frame rate?"

    I hope y'all can make it work, and if you do I'm happy to buy the game again, but the performance is my biggest fear and will be that deciding factor towards whether or not I purchase.
  • NightRaven101NightRaven101 Join Date: 2020-09-01 Member: 263704Members
  • BoffBoff Sweden Join Date: 2018-08-12 Member: 242804Members
    oh wow! again Unity and the Switch has not been my favourite stable platform.
    The overhead of the Unity platform is already painful, as loading the base engine for something simple, like a menu screen, is already painfully slow, and has a tendency to crash-out. Add ontop to that, the level loading is also slow on the switch.
    Optimizing Subnautica the game is one thing for various platforms, optimizing Unity itself for the switch is a totally different ball-game. I see it's in co-operation with other companies, who hopefully know what they are doing and how to improve Unity for the Switch.
  • Boxcar336Boxcar336 30728 zip. Join Date: 2020-09-02 Member: 263736Members
    i cant play it it ctathis onpone store
  • Lift_the_CamelLift_the_Camel USA Join Date: 2020-09-11 Member: 263903Members
    This is awesome news!!! Love Subnautica and my Switch! Will be picking it up day one for sure. Already have it on Xbox and PC, but being able to take it portable will be spectacular. I have no doubt you'll be able to get it to run quite well on the Switch. Doomsayers can say what they will, but many games thought to be impossible to run on the Switch have come out. This will be among them and I can't wait!
  • Lift_the_CamelLift_the_Camel USA Join Date: 2020-09-11 Member: 263903Members
    faraday223 wrote: »
    My only question is will they come as physical editions or just digital?

    It looks like Subnautica is getting a physical edition, but Below Zero may be digital only.


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  • Lift_the_CamelLift_the_Camel USA Join Date: 2020-09-11 Member: 263903Members
    edited September 2020
    z0mbi316 wrote: »
    It been 2 years for console release and its still runs poorly if at all, way to bite off more than you can chew. I bet both will be riddled with bugs and performance issues.

    They are "in partnership with Shiny Shoe and Unity Professional Services" so much of the work is probably being outsourced. And, even if not, as they stated, much of the performance work for the Switch will translate to better performance on other consoles as well.
    virtualdon wrote: »
    A lot of the work that has gone into optimizing the game for Switch, as well as bug fixing, is also work that will be rolled out on all other platforms. We haven't given up on Playstation or Xbox.
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