Warframe Devs Begging Nintendo for a Switch 2 Dev Kit – Should We Start a Collection?
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Digital Extremes is desperate for a Nintendo Switch 2 dev kit to properly optimize Warframe, but they're stuck in a queue, prompting a public plea for help. Is it time for the Warframe community to stage an intervention?
Right, so Digital Extremes, the wizards behind *Warframe*, are itching to give the Nintendo Switch 2 a proper workout. Turns out, they’re still waiting on a dev kit from Nintendo. I mean, *Warframe* on the original Switch is already a minor miracle of optimization, isn't it? But they reckon they can do *so much more* with the new hardware. Faster load times, proper use of the extra cores... the whole shebang.
According to Eurogamer, Digital Extremes CEO Steve Sinclair was chatting to the press during TennoCon (their big annual shindig), and dropped the bombshell that their team is basically drooling over the possibilities of the Switch 2's 'high-speed cores.' Sinclair even joked, “So if you know anyone…” as reported by Eurogamer. Sounds like a plea for help to me, mates!
Now, *Warframe* is already playable on the Switch 2 via backwards compatibility, which is fair enough. But Digital Extremes wants to craft a *specific* build, one that truly pushes the console to its limits. You know, really make it sing.
“Faster load times,” Sinclair added, “there's a lot of stuff that we can do to take advantage of extra cores, but we can't until we get a dev kit…”
Honestly, it's a bit of a head-scratcher, isn't it? You'd think Nintendo would be bending over backwards to get a game as popular as *Warframe* firing on all cylinders for their new console. Maybe they’re just playing hard to get? Or maybe, just maybe, they're already drowning in requests. Who knows what goes on behind those closed doors!
In other *Warframe* news (because it's always busy in the Origin System), Digital Extremes is gearing up for their next narrative chapter, 'The Old Piece', which is set to accelerate the current Void War story arc. And get ready for a "monumental" Tau update next year. So, yeah, plenty to keep *Warframe* fans occupied even if the Switch 2 version is stuck in development limbo for now.
All I'm saying is, maybe we should start a collection to get Digital Extremes a dev kit. Seems like a good cause, and imagine how glorious *Warframe* could look!
Tags: Warframe, Nintendo Switch 2, Digital Extremes, TennoCon, Gaming News
Original article: Eurogamer