It’s fair to say that the trailer forBeyond Good and Evil 2was one of the most exciting announcements of E3 2017. The game, which has long been in development hell, was thought by many to be nothing more than vaporware. However, Ubisoft changed that mindset entirely with the reveal of thegame’s E3 2017 trailer, leading many to wonder exactly how they would be able to play the game. Now, the question of platform availability may have been answered.
Although it’s possible that this is not the final list of platforms available for the game, and that systems may be added or removed after this initial signup stage, it would make sense for Ubisoft to open up testing for the game on all planned systems. However, that does leave off one very important player in the video game industry: Nintendo.
Recently, rumors have been flying that point towardsBeyond Good and Evil 2being a timed Nintendo Switch exclusive, with some suggesting that Nintendo was helping to fund the project in return for a temporary exclusivity deal. If the Space Monkey Program signup page is correct, then it brings to mind two options: that the Switch version of the game is still being kept secret, or that at the moment the Switch exclusivity rumor is not entirely accurate.
TheNintendo tie toBeyond Good and Evilis a rumor that had been circulating for some time, with initial whispers starting in March of last year. As such, many thought it was a matter of when - not if - the deal was announced, but it’s odd to see Switch not being an available as an option on the beta signup.
Thankfully, the issue of platform availability forBeyond Good and Evil 2will be resolved sooner rather than later, but at least until then fans of the original game can rest easy in the knowledge that the game will be coming. What’s more, based on theBeyond Good and Evil 2gameplay detailsrevealed by Michel Ancel, the project could be quite something.
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