Many players are waiting for a release of Fall Guys on Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. What is the current status of an Xbox version of the party game?
What is going on with Fall Guys? The party game Fall Guys was released on August 4, 2020, for PC and PS4. It had a record launch and recorded the best start of any PC game since 2016. However, players on Xbox and Nintendo Switch still have to wait for the many mini-games in the style of Takeshi’s Castle that Fall Guys offers.
In this article, we want to show you the current status of an Xbox version. What the official reports say and what we learned from leaks.
We will keep this article up to date for you and will revise it regularly as soon as there is new information.
What do we know officially?
This is what the team says: At the end of August 2020, Kate Stark conducted an interview with the Fall Guys team. She asked if Fall Guys would be released on Xbox or Nintendo Switch.
The lead designer Joe “GosuJoe” Walsh replied, “Maybe one day.”
This is what the website showed: The website of the Fall Guys developers, Mediatonic, has a section with frequently asked questions (FAQ). Regarding plans for a release on Xbox or Nintendo Switch, it stated:
At launch, Fall Guys is only available on PS4 and Steam. However, we would like to bring the game to other platforms later. Let us know on Twitter and Discord which platforms you would like to see a release on next. We would like to see how great the demand is.
Source: Gamefaqs.gamespot.com
This answer, however, no longer exists on the FAQ webpage of Fall Guys.
On Twitter, the official account of Fall Guys stated on August 12 that they are currently focusing on PC and PS4. In the future, they plan to release on more platforms.
Officially, there are still few details about a release of Fall Guys on Xbox One or Xbox Series X/S. However, dataminers have already found more information. And this is good news if you are waiting for the release.
What do leaks say about Fall Guys?
This is what a dataminer says about Xbox: On Twitter, dataminer thethiny showed that there seems to be good news for players waiting for an Xbox release.
In the game’s code, thethiny found clear hints about Xbox One. On August 28, the dataminer wrote: “The current version of Fall Guys supports Xbox One.”
This is what a dataminer says about Switch: An interesting hint for the Switch was also found in the code of Fall Guys. Twitter user OatmealDome explains: “Interestingly, Fall Guys has the ‘NintendoSDKPlugin.dll’ file in the game files on Steam. This file has been present since the first version of Fall Guys. However, this does not confirm a release yet.
However, such leaks should be taken with caution. The findings of the dataminers do not confirm a release date for Fall Guys on Xbox One or Nintendo Switch.
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