How does Panic Button decide which projects to work on? We imagine your inbox is constantly flooded with potential opportunities.ĭan: We have a lot of different teams here at Panic Button and we always mix up who’s on which team and we dedicate those teams to individual projects. So we’ve worked closely with Respawn to make sure it has that “Apexy” feel. Sometimes having gyro that moves more slowly is better, sometimes you want a snappier response. We’ve kind of tweaked our formula and tweak it differently based on each game. We’ve done it on previous titles and we’ve learned every time. Will Apex have any new features on Switch?ĭan: Yeah, I think a big thing that the Switch has that the other consoles don’t is gyro aiming. So it’s not something we can just turn on, but we are working towards having it and the team is passionate about delivering it at some point. We’re doing work to try to make that happen, it’s a complex challenge of multiple accounts existing for various users that we have to resolve or merge, there are legal and contractual things to navigate with purchasing on other platforms and having those carryover and also some technical challenges. I really want it as a gamer myself, so I hear what our fans are saying and I totally agree with them. It’s still a great experience and it feels like playing Apex!Ĭross-Play has been confirmed for the Switch version, but will Cross-Progression be available as well?Īndy: Cross-Progression is not supported right now.Ĭhad Grenier (Respawn): It is planned, but I think we’re a ways out from being able to offer that. I think ultimately the changes we had to make are not going to impact players' experience with it. I think the big challenge for us is always coming in and understanding what parts of the game that we can adapt and make changes to and optimize and what parts are so essential that we need to leave alone. Plus, the fact there’s even more going on in the world, that’s been a unique challenge for this project.Īndy: Not really as far as features or content, everything that’s there on other versions of the game should be there on Switch.

Even more so than previous projects, the amount of change Respawn makes to their games is so much more than any other client we’ve ever worked with. It’s a lot going on while you’re trying to ship the first version to make sure it stands up and iron out any issues. Towards the end of development, we’re all in the same branch working together, and if we make a mistake and break the build, that impacts Respawn and vice versa. So I think you’re kind of trying to build an aircraft and land it on a moving aircraft carrier all at the same time. How was porting Apex Legends to Switch different than anything you’ve done before?ĭan: One of the things that’s always interesting when you’re doing a game that’s living, breathing, and constantly changing is that there’s always new challenges, new Legends coming out, and new maps. Dan Hernberg (Panic Button): I would like a staff and a cloak!

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