Former Nintendo Switch Exclusive Daemon X Machina is Coming to PC on Steam
Fans of mech battles will be able to wreck some havoc on Steam when Marvelous' third-person action shooter Daemon X Machina transitions to Valve's digital distribution service on February 13, 2o2o. Up until now the game has been a Switch exclusive, first announced for Nintendo's hybrid console at E3 2018.
Daemon X Machina is an anime-inspired game in which characters designed by Fire Emblem-veteran Yusuke Kozaki have access to customizable power suits called Arsenal which can equip a variety of weapons dropped by enemy mechs. Upon release the Switch exclusive was fourth in Famitsu's Japanese sales chart behind PlayStation 4 titles like Capcom's Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, Konami's eFootball Winning Eleven 2020, and Gearbox Software's Borderlands 3 according to reporting by sites like Nintendo Life.
The game was first given its release date on Nintendo Switch during E3 2019, and today the launch date for Steam was announced by its new publisher XSEED Games on Twitter. There is a 20 percent price reduction for anyone who buys Daemon X Machina on PC before February 13, and players can receive a special promotion offer; including a "Prototype" Arsenal with matching suit and a metallic-themed equipment set; until March 13, 2020.
While Daemon X Machina has not reached the same levels of popularity on Switch as first-party titles like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Pokemon Sword and Shield, it did receive DLC from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in December — not long before Netflix's The Witcher exploded onto the popular culture scene. Chances are the high-speed, heavily action-oriented title will run better on PC, giving it the chance to snag more of a foothold with a wider variety of gamers.
Daemon X Machina not the first game to lose its Switch exclusivity, as Square Enix's Octopath Traveler also came to PC in 2019. Multi-platform releases are honestly to be expected for just about any game published on Nintendo's hardware that has not been developed in-house.
That said, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said the upcoming Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 will not be seen as a major threat to the company's business during a recent Q&A with investors, so it's safe to say losing a few exclusive games to Steam is more of the same. The whole arrangement is certainly a net positive for Marvelous and for fans of action-packed mech battles looking to expand their repertoire.
Daemon X Machina is currently available on the Nintendo Switch, and will be available on Steam February 13, 2020.
Source: Nintendo Life
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