Kotaku has reached out to developer Zynga who was named in the Bloomberg report last night as having Nintendo Switch 4K development kits. The company, which is best known for its smartphone and Facebook games, is working on a new Switch and smartphone multiplayer game based on the Star Wars franchise titled, Star Wars: Hunters. A spokesperson for the development studio has denied the report and says that they do not possess Switch 4K development kits, thought that’s something that one would expect them to say.
Zynga has denied the report. “To clarify, Zynga does not have a 4K developer kit from Nintendo,” a spokesperson for the company told Kotaku in an email. “As a Switch developer for the upcoming Star Wars: Hunters game that Zynga announced on a recent Nintendo Direct, we can confirm that none of the developer kits Zynga has or is in receipt of are 4K developer kits.”
Maybe Bloomberg’s source is Emily Rogers.
It could be Emily, but we don’t know that yet.
Good. Zynga is the definition of mediocrity, and couldn’t get a game to look half-decent if they tried. Don’t waste perfectly good kits on thrift-store-equivalent studios.
And if they had, this is the answer they would have been forced to give anyway xP
I appreciate the thoroughness of the report and the fact that Zynga has directly addressed the Bloomberg report, denying their alleged possession of these dev kits. It’s encouraging to see a company like Zynga responding to rumors in a transparent manner. This article serves as a reminder to be cautious when interpreting rumors and highlights the importance of relying on official statements. Overall, it’s a well-written piece that sheds light on an interesting topic within the gaming industry.
You are such an amazing person! I’m not sure, but I don’t think I’ve ever actually read through something quite like that before. How refreshing to look someone somebody who really has some genuine ideas about this issue. Sincerely, many thanks for launching this endeavor.