As of right now, LawBreakers is releasing for PC and PS4, but developer Boss Key may be taking the team-based shooter to other consoles including the Nintendo Switch. This information comes from an interview GamingBolt posted with lead designer Dan Nanni.
When asked why the game is only launching on PC and PS4, Nanni said timing and money were key factors. “ We basically had to make a financial decision more than anything. PlayStation had a larger user base. We knew we could only support one platform right now,” he said. “Being a small studio we had to make a decision that was the most financial, and economic sense for us to prosper. I would definitely not write off Xbox One for the future. But right now if we put Xbox One into our plans we wouldn’t be launching the game in August.”
When asked about the possibility of the game coming to the Nintendo Switch, it sounds like Nanni has his facts mixed up. His biggest issue is that the Switch’s controller is different than a PS4 controller, and thought there were less buttons on Nintendo’s console.
“I think the hardest part with the Switch is the controls. Look at the game that we have right now, and we just literally by the skin of our teeth put the entire game and the control pad that the PlayStation has,” said Nanni. “That means that we could probably make it work for the Xbox One in someway, right? But if you’re looking at the Switch the base controller that’s on the unit, it doesn’t have as many buttons.”
The LawBreakers team has since posted a joke on Twitter where they acknowledge the errors of that statement.
#nintendofans Yep. We know. #buttonsAF pic.twitter.com/NhLb3uwgt6
— LawBreakers (@lawbreakers) July 13, 2017
That said, it sounds like Nanni still doesn’t quite understand how the Switch actually can be used. GamingBolt’s Aaron Main mentioned using motion controls with the Switch instead of traditional button presses, but Nanni thinks this means players will have to look away from the screen.
“You could motion it, but you’re not looking at your screen anymore while you’re playing,” Nanni said. “I wouldn’t be surprised. If we ever did something like that we probably would have to look at it from, “Okay, how do we support this as a unique platform controller experience, and what could we take advantage out of it?” Who knows? I’m never going to discount anything.”
So far, the team has not recognized the bizarre nature of this stance.
What do you think? Are you excited to play LawBreakers when it releases on Aug. 8? Do you want to see the game come to the Xbox One or Switch? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
