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Dying Light is out soon for Nintendo Switch - and Digital Foundry has exclusive access to the game. This is one of the most challenging ports we've seen and Techland has done a remarkable job in scaling down and optimising this brilliant game for a vintage 2015 mobile chipset. John Linneman has all of the details.

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• uses TAAU
• outputs 720p and 1080p, native is lower of course
• XBO is sub-1080p already
• DoF is shallower due to resolution
• IQ is less blurry than expected
• shadow res is way lower
• texture res is lower, but still good in gameplay until you get up close
• AO is lower quality but less error prone than the original
• no motion blur
• TAAU causes shimmering
• draw distance reduced, lower LoDs, etc
• screen composition is retained
• animation rate for distant actors is cut in half
• loading times are better than on PS4
• frame rate is generally 30fps+ (unlocked)
• devs are thinking about implementing a frame rate cap
• night time has sub 30fps moments
• The Following DLC is also 30-36fps
• no surround sound, 2.0 stereo only
• when you're not looking for faults, it's a good port
• John recommends playing Dying Light

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