<s>
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
simulator	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Zen	O
Studios	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
2017	O
and	O
then	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
3	I-Application
allows	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
simulated	O
pinball	B-Application
tables	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
online	O
scoreboard	O
support	O
for	O
informal	O
competition	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
will	O
be	O
shared	O
leaderboards	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
options	O
among	O
platforms	O
,	O
although	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
players	O
can	O
only	O
compete	O
with	O
users	O
playing	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
Windows	B-Application
due	O
to	O
Sony	O
's	O
initial	O
decision	O
to	O
prohibit	O
cross-platform	O
play	O
between	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
other	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	O
games	O
typically	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
platforms	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Zen	O
Pinball	B-Application
games	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
non-Microsoft	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
3	I-Application
will	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
target	O
both	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
non-Microsoft	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
Zen	O
intends	O
that	O
any	O
future	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
will	O
do	O
so	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zen	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
a	O
"	O
majority	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pinball	B-Application
tables	O
that	O
a	O
player	O
has	O
purchased	O
for	O
either	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	O
2	O
or	O
Zen	O
Pinball	B-Application
2	O
will	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
3	I-Application
at	O
no	O
cost	O
;	O
Zen	O
cited	O
issues	O
with	O
licensing	O
that	O
prevents	O
some	O
tables	O
from	O
being	O
brought	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
3	I-Application
launched	O
with	O
three	O
new	O
tables	O
based	O
on	O
movie	O
properties	O
from	O
Universal	O
Pictures	O
that	O
includes	O
E.T.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
the	O
Extra-Terrestrial	O
,	O
Back	B-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Future	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Jaws	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
free	O
table	O
and	O
29	O
additional	O
tables	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Switch	O
version	O
takes	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
's	O
portability	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
portrait	O
mode	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
tilt	O
the	O
device	O
to	O
simulate	O
tilting	O
of	O
the	O
pinball	B-Application
table	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Switch	O
version	O
also	O
omits	O
Zen	O
Studios	O
 '	O
Marvel	B-Application
and	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
pinball	B-Application
tables	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
being	O
made	O
available	O
separately	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
,	O
standalone	O
compilation	O
game	O
exclusive	O
to	O
that	O
platform	O
,	O
titled	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Pinball	B-Application
,	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
marks	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	O
series	O
that	O
real	O
world	O
tables	O
are	O
recreated	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
announcement	O
came	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
after	O
FarSight	O
Studios	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
,	O
lost	O
the	O
same	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
tables	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
two	O
visual	O
modes	O
that	O
otherwise	O
do	O
not	O
impact	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
one	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
more	O
realistic	O
appearance	O
of	O
the	O
actual	O
pinball	B-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
another	O
that	O
added	O
Pinbal	O
FX	O
3s	O
simulated	O
elements	O
like	O
animated	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
unique	O
ball	O
trail	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
to	O
retain	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
overall	O
ESRB	O
Everyone	O
10+	O
rating	O
and	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
cost	O
and	O
difficulties	O
of	O
re-rating	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
original	O
graphical	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
pinball	B-Application
tables	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
censored	O
or	O
altered	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
altering	O
innuendo	O
that	O
was	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
Fish	O
Tales	O
backboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zen	O
Studios	O
 '	O
Mel	O
Kirk	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
these	O
tables	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
under	O
its	O
E10+	O
ESRB	O
rating	O
,	O
Zen	O
Studios	O
 '	O
internal	O
review	O
believed	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
way	O
that	O
the	O
tables	O
could	O
have	O
fallen	O
within	O
E10+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirk	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
believed	O
that	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
,	O
"	O
somehow	O
they	O
flew	O
under	O
the	O
radar	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
caught	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
E.T.	B-Application
</s>
