‘Apex Legends’ hits Nintendo Switch on March 9

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We already knew that Apex Legends, the real battle sniper from Respawn Entertainment, was coming to Nintendo Switch. But when? Several leaks suggested that the door would come out on February 2, but that was not accurate. Today, the renowned developer behind Fall of the Titan and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order announced that the port will be launched on March 9. It will support multiplatform gaming, which means that Switch owners can team up and compete with players using PlayStation, Xbox and PC hardware. Respawn also promised “total resource parity”. So, visuals and frame rate aside, you shouldn’t notice any major differences or omissions.

Respawn recruited Panic Button to help with the project. The little-known developer in Austin, Texas, delivered a series of surprisingly playable Switch ports, including Rocket League, Doom (2016), Warframe, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, Wolfenstein: Youngblood and Doom Eternal. He also created an Xbox Series-optimized version of Forza Horizon 4. “Therefore Apex Legends on its smallest screen it’s still a big achievement, and we couldn’t have done it without our friends at the Panic Button, ”Chad Grenier, game director at Apex Legends said. “We are very proud of what the team was able to achieve with some smart optimizations for the switch port to provide a full feature Apex Legends moving experience. “

The port will be launched in the middle of the 8th season, which is already available on other platforms. The biggest addition is Fuse, a demolition expert Respawn described as a “walking AC-DC song”. It comes with a skill called Grenadier, which allows you to stack two grenades in a single inventory slot, and a mechanical arm that can launch them farther and faster than your colleagues. Fuse can also drop a cluster bomb and an ultimate ‘Motherlode’ that envelops enemies in fire. Respawn is promising an “obliterated” version of the Kings Canyon map, too, with a bumpy spacecraft and filtration dam. Finally, there is a new weapon called Repeater 30-30, which does more damage if you aim for a second.

Apex Legends it’s not the biggest real battle – Fifteen days and Call of Duty: Warzone usually has more viewers on Twitch, for example – but it has a loyal player base that appreciates the use of Respawn weapons and traversal systems. If you are not happy with War zone at the moment, who is struggling with failures, cheaters and unbalanced weapons, it may be time to give Apex another shot.

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