Here’s your first look at Apex Legends running on Nintendo Switch

Hither'southward your first expect at Apex Legends running on Nintendo Switch

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Pop battle royale game Apex Legends is coming to Nintendo Switch this month, and a new gameplay trailer has given us our first glimpse of how the game will look on Nintendo'due south console.

Unsurprisingly the game looks pretty much exactly similar the Apex Legends nosotros've been playing since its original launch in 2019, with a few graphical caveats of course.

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From the trailer, information technology's pretty credible that the resolution of the online shooter has dropped. This doesn't come equally a surprise as it's a common occurrence when a game is ported to the less powerful Switch. It'due south the merchandise-off you make for being able to play on the bus or while in bed.

The big question, that the trailer unfortunately doesn't reply, is what will the framerate be like? In a first-person shooter like Apex Legends dissever-2d reactions are the difference betwixt victory and defeat, so a stable framerate is an absolute requirement.

It's unlikely that the Switch will exist able to lucifer the silky smooth 60fps offered on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Serial X versions, though we're very much hoping that Apex Legends on Switch volition at least manage a consistent 30fps.

Aside from the expected graphical and functioning downgrades, this is otherwise a full-featured port of the game. Cross-play volition exist bachelor besides, allowing Switch players to squad upwards with friends playing on another platform. Unfortunately, though, in that location isn't cross-progression, and then y'all can't carry your ranks from previous play onto the Switch.

Developer Respawn Amusement is giving both new and returning players plenty of incentive to download the game on Switch. Those who play at launch will receive a Legendary-rarity pare for the Pathfinder character and automatically unlock the first 30 levels of the season viii battle pass. Double XP will be up for grabs during the first ii weeks of release besides.

Noon Legends launches on Nintendo Switch March 9, and just like on all other platforms, it will exist free to play.

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