Metroid 4 is one of the great promises of Nintendo Switch that never finish coming. It was presented in 2017, but at the beginning of 2019 it was announced that its development had been completely restarted, or almost completely. Since then, a year later, we continue without news of his status, beyond the signing of one of the Halo veterans and the possibility that some development work has been outsourced. Now it seems that Retro Studios has taken over another industry veteran for Metroid Prime 4, the director of Battlefield and Mirror’s Edge
Jhony Ljungstedt, former member of EA DICE, confirmed through his profile of LinkedIn He left his previous position in the studio responsible for the Battlefield series to join Retro Studios in his most ambitious project to date. After 12 years at DICE, Ljungstedt worked on Battlefield 5, Medal of Honor and Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, among others.
At the moment, Metroid Prime 4 is still in development for Nintendo Switch, although There is no news about your playable proposal, nor your approximate departure date. At the same time, it is said that Nintendo would have up to three different Metroid games in development.
