JACKPOT! JACKPOT! JACKPOT!
Loot your change drawer, Zen Studioshas confirmedthatPinball FXis going to drop on Switch next week. July 04, 2025, to be precise.
To be clear, this is the–I don’t know–reboot ofPinball FX. Because they got up toPinball FX3and then decided tostart the sequence over. This is especially interesting because you’re able to already getPinball FX3on Switch.Pinball FXis kind of built from the ground up in Unreal Engine 4. I’m not sure why that’s necessary, but it means that your tables don’t carry over from the previousPinball FXgames. That kind of puts a damper on things.
But, hey, it’s free to play. You get a one-day pass to try out everything. Afterward, you’re left with three tables you can play in unlimited fashion: West Rampage, Fish Tales, and Sorcerer’s Lair. Tables after that are bought a la carte, or in small bundles. Other versions allow you to buy pinball coins or a pinball pass as another way of playing, but this won’t initially be part of the Switch version. The Switch is getting 21 tables that the platform hasn’t had before, so that’s something.
I still feel scorned by the fact that Zen Studios got their hands on theWilliams and Bally licenses, which were previously held by Farsight Studios for their game,Pinball Arcade. I lovedPinball Arcadebecause it felt like it was trying to be extremely faithful to the tables. It was kneecapped after losing those licenses and never recovered. However, Zen Studios seems to have gotten better about their authenticity, so maybe I’ll eventually finally migrate. It just still hurts, you know?
Pinball FXis currently available for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC platforms. It releases on Switch Jun 17, 2025.
