Through the Switch 2 reveal occasion in January, Nintendo confirmed off the console’s up to date Joy-Con controllers and seemingly teased mouse-like performance. Such a function can be “intriguing,” based on Civilization VII government producer Dennis Shirk.
Shirk advised IGN, “It is undoubtedly intriguing.” A management setup like that might in principle assist video games like Civilization be embraced on console, nevertheless it’s too quickly to say if the mouse-like controls for Switch 2 are actual or if Civilization VII may come to the Switch 2 (the sport is barely confirmed for the unique Switch proper now). Shirk mentioned it “can be cool” for the Switch 2 to supply some type of mouse-like management performance.
“You all the time do some trade-offs when it’s important to cope with pure console controls. And the [Switch 2] announcement has some nice stuff in it. I really like what they’re doing with the controllers. It is all very cool. That is about all I can say about it when it comes to an opinion. I feel it appears superior they usually’re not mistaken, so it might be cool for one thing like that.”
Whereas Civilization VII isn’t a confirmed title for Switch 2, the system helps backwards compatibility, so it is attainable it may play on the system.
In associated information, former PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida additionally mentioned the Switch 2’s Joy-Con controllers and the obvious mouse-like controls. Yoshida mentioned he hopes Nintendo makes use of the mouse controls, in the event that they’re actual, for “some extra bizarre, superb means” that individuals will not see coming, versus the management setup getting used to play a recreation like Name of Obligation on Switch 2.
Nintendo will share extra details about the Switch 2 in April throughout a Nintendo Direct occasion devoted to the console, at which period the corporate is anticipated to disclose heaps extra on the system.