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During an interview with IGN, Vice President of Psyonix Jeremy Dunham and Producer Bobby Garza discussed more information regarding Rocket League for Nintendo Switch. In the interview, they spoke about performance being pivotal in bringing the game to Switch, and achieving optimal performance for players in docked and undocked mode.

“Performance was what mattered most to us, so we aim to make sure that the game runs at 60 fps docked and undocked, Dunham said. That effort to maintain the performance of Rocket League as it plays on other systems is in part why the game will have a native resolution of 720p.”

The Switch version of Rocket League will include all the existing features such as Hoops, Drop Shot, Rumble, and Snowday including Season mode.

It will also be cross-network compatible with the Xbox One and Steam, however, due to the portability aspect of the Switch, it will support a two player split-screen when played undocked, and 4-player split-screen in docked mode. Local multiplayer will also allow up to eight Switch systems at once.

“We don’t think people want to squint that much to see four players on an undocked system,” Dunham said.

The development team of Rocket League is also looking into possibly adding Switch-like features such as the motion controls and HD Rumble, but they don’t have anything to announce at this time. They’ve also added that they’re looking into achieving 60fps just as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which was their inspiration behind creating a multiplayer version of Rocket League for Nintendo Switch.

“The fact that they’re getting 60 fps docked and undocked, even in split-screen [with two players in Mario Kart 8] is a huge thing for us,” Garza said. “And then how seamless the multiplayer experience is. Their lobby system isn’t as complex as ours, but it’s so easy to use.”

We’re thrilled to see the Nintendo Switch being supported by key developers in the industry who’re creating iconic games, and Rocket League is definitely one of our favorites! Rocket League for Nintendo Switch is scheduled to release Holiday 2017.

Source: IGN