Tekken Producer Surprised By Nintendo Switch Announcement; Talks PS4 Pro/Scorpio Support

Don't look Tekken 7 to release on the Nintendo Switch anytime before long, every bit the franchise's producer has stated to be surprised about the contempo Switch reveal.

Katsuhiro Harada, the producer of the Tekken series, was nowadays at the North American finals for the Male monarch of the Fe Fist Tournament and Gamespot caught upwards with him to talk about the upcoming Tekken seven.

During the reveal of the Nintendo Switch last month, Nintendo as well provided a list of Nintendo Switch partners. Tekken 7 publisher, Bandai Namco, is among those partners and fans have been speculating about a possible Tekken vii port for Nintendo's new hybrid platform.

In the Gamespot interview, Harada was asked about a possible Tekken vii Nintendo Switch version, but judging from the producer'southward answer, fans won't be seeing a Tekken 7 port on Nintendo's console anytime soon.

"We're quite surprised by the Nintendo Switch declaration; read into that what you like", Harada told Gamespot.

Although the producer doesn't deny a Nintendo Switch port, his answer surely suggests that it isn't in the works right now.

Harada was also asked well-nigh possible PS4 Pro and Xbox Scorpio support for Tekken 7, simply stated that it was difficult to comment on that right at present due to those platforms being relatively new.

"Those platforms are relatively new equally far as what we know about them and what's been released publicly about them. It's hard to comment on that right now", the producer said.

Tekken vii is slated for a release on Xbox One, PC and PS4 in early 2022 and only got a brand new trailer, focused on the story and characters; yous can find it below. While yous look for the game to release, check out our Gamescom 2022 preview.