Nintendo has provided game file sizes for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond on Switch and Switch 2, letting console owners know how much space they need to download the first-person adventure game. On Switch 2, Metroid Prime 4 comes in at an estimated 31.6GB, while the original Switch version only takes up 26.3GB, per the Nintendo Store. Intriguingly, though, the eShop accessed via Switch 2 showcases the Switch edition as taking up 28.9GB.
Regardless, it makes sense Metroid Prime 4 has a bigger download size on Switch 2, since the game offers 4K visuals in quality mode docked and 120fps in performance mode docked. There is also HDR support and mouse controls, courtesy of the Switch 2 Joy-Con controllers. Both versions will launch this Thursday, December 4.
The wait for the game has been almost two decades in the making, as Metroid Prime 3 released in 2007. Additionally, Metroid Prime 4 was originally unveiled at E3 2017, months after the original Switch launched. Bandai Namco was initially developing the game, but Retro Studios was brought on to reboot Metroid Prime 4 in early 2019. Retro was the studio behind the first three Metroid Prime games.
Nintendo revealed a new trailer for the game in November, showing off space battles, Samus flips, and even an Akira slide. For more, check out GameSpot's Metroid Prime 4 review.
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Regardless, it makes sense Metroid Prime 4 has a bigger download size on Switch 2, since the game offers 4K visuals in quality mode docked and 120fps in performance mode docked. There is also HDR support and mouse controls, courtesy of the Switch 2 Joy-Con controllers. Both versions will launch this Thursday, December 4.
The wait for the game has been almost two decades in the making, as Metroid Prime 3 released in 2007. Additionally, Metroid Prime 4 was originally unveiled at E3 2017, months after the original Switch launched. Bandai Namco was initially developing the game, but Retro Studios was brought on to reboot Metroid Prime 4 in early 2019. Retro was the studio behind the first three Metroid Prime games.
Nintendo revealed a new trailer for the game in November, showing off space battles, Samus flips, and even an Akira slide. For more, check out GameSpot's Metroid Prime 4 review.
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