Gather and recruit your party and explore the world of Obsidian Entertainment’s roleplaying game Pillars of Eternity when it releases for the Nintendo Switch August 8. Pillars of Eternity: The Complete Edition will feature both the White Marsh expansions and all other downloaded content as well.
Obsidian released the first game of their series in 2016 on PC. It wasn’t until the following year the development team ported the game to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. One reason the port to the Switch took a bit longer may have been due to the control layout. To allow players the option to play it through the system’s handheld mode, game designers had to optimize the controls to be both comfortable on the TV and the console itself.
Greetings, Watchers! We are happy to announce that the original Pillars of Eternity adventure is coming to the Nintendo Switch on August 8th, complete with both of the White March expansions!
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— Avowed (@AvowedtheGame) July 26, 2019
Pillars of Eternity: The Complete Edition is, for now, only being released through the Nintendo Switch eShop. Obsidian has not stated whether or not the game will be available in a physical copy yet.
We are very happy to announce that the adventure made possible by over 70,000 backers, the original Pillars of Eternity, is coming to the Nintendo Switch on August 8! Come explore the world of Eora for the first time with the ability to easily take your party and venture forth wherever you go.”
Obsidian is well-known for their contribution to the Fallout series with their work on Fallout: New Vegas. The studio is also responsible for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords and the upcoming RPG The Outer Worlds. The success of the first Pillars game helped them launch the followup, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, in 2018.
However, the announcement of the game for the Switch does raise the question of when fans can play the second on consoles? Obsidian said it is expected to launch sometime this year but has yet to give a release date.