Bandai Namco has today announced that the best-selling air combat title, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown will finally be making the journey to Switch on 11th July — in a swanky new Deluxe Edition, no less.
Originally released on PC and consoles in 2019, Skies Unknown will see you living out your Top Gun dreams as you speed through the skies over the fictional continent of Usean and engage in daring dogfights with full 360-degree combat.
The upcoming Switch version recreates all of the lush detail of the original release and throws in a good number of extras too, including DLC, bonus aircraft, a music player mode and more. Oh, and yes, you can pick out a wingman, with 2-8 player multiplayer combat included.
You can check out the full rundown of everything that is included in the Switch's upcoming Deluxe Edition below.
The full content included in ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN DELUXE EDITION:
- ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN base game
- Downloadable content " Three original aircraft sets" + "Three SP missions"
- Part 1 “ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN – ADF-11F Raven Set”
- Part 2 “ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN – ADF-01 FALKEN Set”
- Part 3 “ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN – ADFX-01 Morgan Set”
- Part 4 “ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN – Unexpected Visitor”
- Part 5 “ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN – Anchorhead Raid”
- Part 6 “ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN – Ten Million Relief Plan”
- Bonus “Music Player Mode”
- Playable Aircraft F-104C -Avril-
- Playable Aircraft F-4E Phantom II
- Three popular aircraft skins from the past series
- 8 popular emblems of the past series
Additional DLC that is not included in the Deluxe Edition is planned to be put up for purchase after launch.
We still have a little while to go before this one officially jets off in July, but it is certainly yet another one to look out for this summer.
Are you excited to see Ace Combat flying onto Switch? Do a barrel roll in the comments and let us know.
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If it has motion controls, I will gladly double dip on this one.
That's pretty cool, I didn't see that coming.
I own the 3DS one and although it's not really me, I have played it quite a bit. Will definitely consider 7 in a sale if it runs well on Switch.
Now we just need Tekken 7 Complete Edition on Switch or Switch 2 too.
@cchhaasseerr would love motion controls
Double dipping if:
1. motion controls
2. runs well on Switchi
3. Jpeg Dog as a DLC character
Wonder how this will look.
Sweet news. Bought the PS4 version yonks back for the VR, but it's still sitting unplayed because Sony are **** and I never use my PS4 because of it.
Huh
If this runs well then I might bite but to be honest they should've saved it for the Switch's successor
Well that one is unexpected. I hope runs well. Bandai could you also bring Tekken 7 please?
Wait what?
Wait what!!
WAIT WHAT!!!!
Yeah I’m buying this regardless of how it runs on the Switch cos I’m a total whore for this series. It’ll really just determine how many copies I buy.
I hope it runs well, Ace Combat is one of my favorite series and I really enjoyed this on Xbox and recently grabbed it on deep sale for steam deck. I might triple dip at some point.
Would also buy for Switch 2...
I read "motion controls" here in the comments multiple times.
I like motion controls, but I am honestly not sure how that would work in a benfitial way for controlling an airplane.
Was just googling last night if an Ace Combat title was on Switch that I didn’t catch. Cool
I remember playing Ace Combat: Skies of Deception on psp. One of my favorite games on the handheld. I'll be watching this one.
@JokerCK I honestly don't think the system has the horses for it. It would have to be so dummed down.
@Kirgo you tilt the joycon down to decend and pull it backwards to go up.
This is great news. Not counting on it, but it would be cool if it has Amiibo support. Pac-man cammo, that sort of thing.
@shgamer OH HELL YEAH! Give it Steam crossplay and rollback while we're at it, please!
A comparison trailer (PS4 & Switch) has been published on Youtube. It does look pretty impressive on Switch, to say the least.
... this is the happiest day of my life. Y_Y
Already played on PS4 years ago (the VR mode was awesome), but glad to see this finally showing up on Switch so more people can play it. Hope it's a good port.
I hope that the physical version is on the way. But, first of all, I need confirmation of dual audio option support.
@shgamer 3D fighting games on Switch sucks. They all looks ugly and too much blurry. If it were 7th gen ports, though... I would like to see it. Virtua Fighter 5, TEKKEN 6, or SoulCalibur V... What's about "Switch 2", well... I hope that it will have 1080p screen.
@JokerCK TEKKEN 7 on Switch? No, we don't need that. 3D fighting games looks ugly and too much blurry on Switch. All of them.
No amiibo skins, no buy.
Queen's wings and another queen's fluffy tufts, another banger for this year's Switch schedule? Bamco being among the few big publishers to remain present on Belarusian Steam, I've been that close to grabbing the game for Deck in the past months, although other priorities and an ongoing Vita playthrough of the "Air Combat" original kept getting in the way; now it's a particular heck of a title to kick from the PC wishlist.🍻 Air combat arcades from Mattel's Air Raiders and Konami's Top Gun to Rowan Software's Flight of the Intruder and Tiertex's Mig-29 Fighter Pilot (well, the latter probably more of a sim) were a tangible part of my childhood, and it's great to see a staple franchise of the genre join the Switch library.
@Kirgo pretty much like they do in Warframe's archwing missions, I reckon.
That’s not all the dlc
Lol
If this runs well I will 100% double dip on this game. I love this game and when teams put the time and effort with good quality ports to Switch I have to support it.
Wait what???? Take all my money. Please let someone make a flight stick for this.
I still want soul calibur (except V, you can keep that), bamco but I am less mad at you.
I have it on PS4 but as others have stated, if it runs well on Switch, definitely double dipping. Great game.
finally we get an fighter jet game to play and i would love to see aero fighters 64 get a full blown hd remake plus they better not be lazy on ace combat 7 port.
@Vyacheslav333 I have Tekken 3D Prime Edition (which is basically Tekken 6 Complete Edition). And it's actually become my favorite Fighting Game, because it has the 3D effect (that I sometimes use and sometimes don't), it's slower paced and more strategic than Street Fighter for example, plus it has touch screen controls for combos (which is great for a Fighting Game noob like me - I actually hope we get some touch screen functionality in a Switch/Switch 2 Tekken 7 too).
comparison ps4 vs switch video source IGN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iugj4QWxH34
not bad!!
Capcom doing optimization? now I can understand the big winter change here in Uk
Man can't believe it took Bandai Namco this long to finally give us another Ace Combat for Nintendo. This is like what the third entry they ported to Nintendo, the first two are mostly handheld titles (GBA & 3DS). For once it's not just a spinoff title either but an actual main entry. They need to start giving us Tekken like this too cause the Tekken they gave us were mostly spinoffs or side-games. Since Nintendo was willing to give Bandai Namco a free studio for them to handle Switch games, this is the kind of efforts I want to see them do, port their main games for us that their other studios can't such as Tales of Arise, Tekken Collection (with T1-7), Tekken 8, Tales Collection, Soul Calibur Collection, and more.
This is a must buy if it runs well. Love this series but somehow didn’t play this when it originally released.
Man they 100% should of put this on 4th of July. That would of been so fitting yet so funny. Jokes aside, really cool to see this coming over! Always nice to see Switch usually getting a complete edition of a current gen title. Usually means that if its coming out later it might arguably be the best version to pick up for people who haven't played it yet
@MSaturn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iugj4QWxH34
@JimNorman Will there be a physical version or just a digital release? This game will be a minimum of around 20 GB so I will likely only purchase this physically as I'm already super low in space on my Switch...
@shgamer Well, okay.
I adore this game, highly recommend. I'd love for this series to get more attention. This fills a big empty niche on the console.
@WiiWareWave I can't find any info about the file size, where did you hear it will be 20 GB?
This is cool, but... yeah, I just cannot imagine it would run well on the Switch. I'm definitely a big enough AC fan that I'd buy it anyway... but not at full price. Especially when they can't be bothered to bundle in all the DLC (which could easily wind up doubling the asking price).
Here's hoping we get some AC8 news soon. It's been... so long.
Also kinda shocked that THIS is the Ace Combat game we're getting on Switch, and not ports of AC5 — or 0 or 4 or even 6.
I really wanted this game when it came out originally... Now?
A bit too late for me. At this point I'm not getting any new Switch games anymore.
Waiting patiently for Switch 2.
I'd just assumed Ace Combat was never coming to the Switch! I'm very excited for this, even if it's going to come out right at the tail end of the Switch's life 😏
Woooow! It will be Mine!!!
Glad I held off buying this on the other console. I was wondering if this was coming to the Switch 2, and lo and behold....
Yeah, I'm down.
This game's genre used to be one of my fav as a kid. Not as much now but I am still partial to such games.
Do we know if it will be on a cartridge or not?
@_Figo_ I'm basing it on the massive size of the PS4 version, this one will be smaller than the 50+ GB PS4 version, but it'll still be massive. It could be even larger, but based on how good this port looks I can't imagine it being less than 18-19 GB in size "probably larger".
@WiiWareWave Ni No Kuni 2 has a similar file size and they managed to get that with all it's DLC down to 10.6 GB for the switch version so they could totally have AC7 be less than 15 GB
Out of nowhere... ACE COMBAT 7 coming to Nintendo Switch! I'm definitely gonna buy it at launch. If Nintendo launches their new system, I'll buy that including AC7 as well.
I loved this on PS4, so I will probably be double-dipping for sure on this one.
@NinjaNicky
there will be only the dlcs included from the start the rest of them you will have to buy separate from e-shop later date after be launched on Switch
@Heartless666 Probably a good thing at least in the case of the Top Gun DLC. That stuff will have an expiry date. As a separate thing, when licensing expires they only have to delist the DLC and not the entire game.
Hope it runs well
I remember me wanting this port 5 years ago. Remember the 3DS Ace Combat and its amiibo compatibility?
This is why backwards compatibility is a must-be for the Switch 2, to make these ports worthwhile in the long-term
@GoatFace04
It run good on base xbox one , and there is a video ps5vs switch from ign it looks good too!
@aresius If it plays well than sweet🤟
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