In an interesting interview by Games Industry with THQ Nordic's Reinhard Pollice it is being mentioned that Elex most likely won't be released for Nintendo's newest console. The game is "just too demanding right now" for Nintendo's Hardware, which is hardly surprising.

Although this statement doesn't exclude a Switch version completely, it also makes little hope. It is "a bit sad" that Nintendo hasn't chosen faster hardware. Further topics in the interview are the general orientation of THQ Nordic and the legacy of the brand name "THQ".

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The E3 took place in Los Angeles last week and a few websites have reported about Elex. We collected all the previews and other media for you in this news. Just click on the bold headlines to get to the respective preview. Update: We have updated the roundup with more previews!

At E3, Wccftech have asked Piranha Bytes about the console versions of Elex. According to their article, the Playstation 4 version will run in a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels (Full HD), while the resolution on Xbox isn't determined yet. The framerate will likely be limited to 30fps, which hasn't officially been confirmed though. Elex is going to get adjustments for PS4 Pro and Xbox One X, but PB isn't certain whether they can integrate them for release, or only later.

According to Wccftech, PB is very confident the PS4 Pro version will run in native 4k resolution, and it's safe to assume the same will be true for the Xbox One X version as well. (With a look at the theoretical performance of the PS4 Pro we want to doubt this a little though.) About the Xbox One X Piranha Bytes also said that it's a good console which is cheap for the hardware it offers. However, it's questionable whether players want to pay so much for a console, especially should Sony decide to reduce the price of the PS4 Pro.

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23.06.2017 12:00

From THQ Nordic comes a new video with 12 minutes of gameplay, which was shown at E3. The gameplay is identical to the RPC livestream, but now contains ingame sound as well.

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21.06.2017 18:00

At Elex' product page on german Amazon it's already stated and now Michael Rüve from Piranha Bytes also confirms in the official forums that the retail version of Elex will require Steam. While the forum post is only about the Collector's Edition, it's safe to assume the Steam requirement is true for the standard version as well.

With this Elex moves away from the Risen 3 course to offer the disc version DRM-free. If you don't like the Steam requirement, you have the option to buy Elex on Gog.com DRM-free however.

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On the official Nvidia Geforce Youtube channel an interview from E3 with Elex producer Michael Paeck has been released. Some general questions about the game are answered and short gameplay clips are shown.

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The Youtube channel "Warmly Calculated" has released three informative videos about Elex not long ago, showing the strengths of the Piranha Bytes games in comparison with the big competition and explaining what's so interesting about Elex.

The videos are mostly targeted at gamers who aren't very familiar with the games of Piranha Bytes, but are also worth seeing for fans. You can find the other two videos by clicking on "Read more".

11.06.2017 15:00

The german magazine PC Games has released a new video about women in Piranha Bytes' games, especially Elex. According to the video there are more memorable female characters in Elex than in earlier PB games. The video also shows new gameplay.

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On their Youtube channel Piranha Bytes have released a new video with impressions from the RPC, showing the gaming stations, their presentations and more!

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07.06.2017 18:00

On the official Facebook page about Elex, yesterday it was announced that the game will be presented at E3 this year, which takes place from 13th to 15th of this month in Los Angeles. The post promises "important announcements", but it's unknown what they mean exactly and in which form Elex will presented there.

A THQ Nordic booth is likely, but Elex could be presented at the PC Gaming Show as well. Also this year not only journalists will be able to attend E3, but 15.000 ordinary people as well for the first time in over 10 years.

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