Or it was just PR talk to project a strong image for a company that was in a dire situation bsck then
If waiting until 2025 to release the successor will enable them to price the successor between $299 and $350 I can def the see the rationale between taking their time. Losing momentum is bad but releasing a console only moderately cheaper than PS5/XBOX that's won't have much games in its first years seeing as third parties don't have dev kits yet is pretty bad too. I'm not convinced Nintendo can launch a $400 Switch 2 with a 3D Mario and call it a day, those titles have never been huge system sellers except for Odyssey and SMO's sales (and general interest) were very front-loaded compared to BOTW. 2024 is the year GTA VI could release too, no less.
The psp was def much closer to a ps2 visually than a ps1 lol
they've been in no rush to bring a number of "no brainers" to switch. with on launching in the last week that skipped it. if ABK doesn't have a dev kit, they're probably still in the "nintendo will come later" mode
Everyone's in the "Switch port later" attitude, at least for Activision, there are too few releases that skip it. CoD being the only one. Ubi, EA, 2K and WB they all made some questionable decisions regarding Switch ports of their games.
Ubisoft would be sooner to promise support through ports, and are an IP partner with the Mario and Rabbids series. not to mention the new Prince of Persia is switch first
Ubisoft, I'm not too certain. I feel like their problem is that they don't want to do bespoke work and, instead, simply dial down what they have. with the Switch's CPU what it is, they can't really do that. so for Drake, things might change
Me?
to the point of getting salty about the polygon count though?
I mean is what it is but why beat around the bush vs being honest?
but like it wasn't even that bad of a post lmfao
not me, i always expect the Switch sucessor to have the techinal/graphical perfomance of a PS4 with also having a more modern archtiture, given the console is using a very modern SOC
PSP's arch was actually based on PS1 and CPU wise it was code backwards compatible. In some ways it was almost like a handheld "PS1 Pro".
For what is worth, we have a justification for why certain Capcom titles didn't come to Switch. Apparently, the version of the RE Engine used in a lot of Capcom's games doesn't perform well on Switch. According to some rumors, Capcom actually tried to port Resident Evil 7 to the console before giving up because it just wasn't working.
Co-sign and THANK YOU for saying this. I would say it’s embarrassing, but I was accused of being “impolite for using that word and disrespecting opinions, maaan…”, although I take nothing back because I was on point, especially in the face of what is known. It’s also the same when people say “looks like a PS2 game”, then they’ll pull some cinematic shot. It isn’t slick. It’s either trolling, misty-eyed memories of what they actually were, a very primitive understanding of what “graphics” are (true for 90-something percent of the gaming community), or ignorance speaking. Perhaps a cocktail of all four, but for sure, it needs to be killed with fire once and for all.
If anything, Switch is a fully portable Wii U+, but also easier to develop for. And Wii U itself was already basically a PS3 with a less-bespoke CPU/GPU that was a little easier to squeeze a bit more out of. So yeah, "on par or less" is a weird take.
Don’t know why. P5 was originally a PS3 game. I was a bit surprised we got Royal, but to be honest, P5R isn’t that much of a demanding game neither
Steam Deck isn't. in practical games (God of War), it's about half since it has to render at 720p to match PS4 at 15W. Asus ROG Ally hits PS4 performance in its 30W mode
Yes. Exactly this. People pick Tomb Raider and The Last of Us like all of the PS360 games looked like that. And even those games imho were surpassed by stuff like TotK, Luigi's Mansion 3 and Metroid Prime 4. Those games don't aim to look photorealistic but perform better, use more advanced lighting and particles effects, which were basically what people used as the step up from PS3 to PS4, and somehow everyone downplays when a Nintendo game does the exact same thing. Or something even greater, since I'm sure as hell something like TotK wouldn't work on a PS3. I mean just look at how late gen open world games looked and ran on those consoles lol.
For sure. It’s equally true for Bayonetta 2 VS that version of Bayonetta 1 or GoW: Ascension, or LBP Karting VS Mario Kart 8 - LBP Karting released around 2012, six years after the PS3 launched, but still managed 30FPS, so, it’s reasonable to say that game pushed the PS3 to its limits; it’s nowhere near as busy as Mario Kart 8, which has antigravity, more racers and items on course, defying physics AND maintaining a sense of speed, all with 60FPS performance. Or Yoshi’s Woolly World VS LBP3, Or XCX VS early 2010s Rockstar Games, and other faves… Lots of examples. I would pull a post from the Old Old Place, if I could find it.
️
Since this is apparently about me, I didn't "accuse" you of anything. I just told you (in good faith, I might add) that literally starting your argument disrespecting others' opinions makes for a lousy first impression. It's not about being right or wrong, it's about being civil.
Relatable topics, so, I said what I said. I couldn’t even remember names, as I had lots of notifications since AND I had seen so many people on here and mostly elsewhere posting the same thing, or words to that effect, but I didn’t mention anybody by name for a reason. I called the opinion embarrassing in the face of what is known because it patently was. Now, just because I found it embarrassing, it doesn’t mean I don’t respect the right of others to a point of view at all. I’m still allowed to call said point of view BS and state my reasons without playing the person. Oh, and if an opinion is ignorant of the facts, it doesn’t have to be respected or afforded “civility” - that leads to the normalisation of misinformation, and in far more serious areas than video games, that can have terrible consequences.
look like a PS2 game smh /s
Fair enough. I agree with many of your points (for instance, I also dislike the prevalent notion that the Switch isn't good enough. For the record, I claimed that Arkham Knight, if done properly, would be a miracle port, not because I don't believe the Switch to be capable enough, but because I remembered an interview with some members at Rocksteady in which they claimed that AK required a ton of optimization for PS4/Xbone, and as we all know, many times devs of Switch ports aren't given enough time to do that) and I disagree with others, but this is neither the time nor the place, so let's leave it at that. Have a good one.Relatable topics, so, I said what I said. I couldn’t even remember names, as I had lots of notifications since AND I had seen so many people on here and mostly elsewhere posting the same thing, or words to that effect, but I didn’t mention anybody by name for a reason. I called the opinion embarrassing in the face of what is known because it patently was. Now, just because I found it embarrassing, it doesn’t mean I don’t respect the right of others to a point of view at all. I’m still allowed to call said point of view BS and state my reasons without playing the person. Oh, and if an opinion is ignorant of the facts, it doesn’t have to be respected or afforded “civility” - that leads to the normalisation of misinformation, and in far more serious areas than video games, that can have terrible consequences.
When the same patterns follow every announcement AND ignore that we are typically showed a WIP, not a finished product, that isn’t giving developers a chance. So, the idea that I, or anybody has to respect it is rich. Actually, I thought “embarrassing” was one of the more polite ways I could’ve expressed it.
But in each case, I played the ball (the opinion, which I was critical of because I don’t respect it, again, in the face of what is known), and not the person (If I had an issue with the person, I would address them directly… But I wasn’t in the business of antagonising anybody, only responding thoughtfully and passionately to a topic). I didn’t mention anybody by name because it would’ve been unfair to single out one person - I had seen the assertion in various places online that “Switch is a toaster, it couldn’t possibly run this game” with every single announcement. That’s tiresome. We already have a bunch of games on this scale or greater, and they’re running competently - So, once more, it’s wild that these people still show an unbridled confidence in their mediocre contributions to the topic. But I guess cheap clout, clickbait, faves and retweets must prevail at all costs.
For the main part, as Switch owners, we already know, or have an idea of what we’re getting, and we’re happy to make the trade-offs for the ability to play anywhere. So, the faux concerns, the “can it even run?”, the “we need a “Pro” or new hardware”, the “it looks too good to be running on the Switch”, the “Switch will melt and explode!!” “discourse” deserves to die once and for all. Developers aren’t cancelling these games, no matter how much some would sooner see them do that, and they’re not going anywhere, especially once they’ve got to a Direct. If, when the final product is in our hands, it turns out to be a badly done job, then as customers, we’ll be the first to say so, BUT a badly done job is exactly that. It isn’t indicative of the hardware, and it doesn’t need to be followed with the same calls on repeat until a successor comes - and let’s not pretend that the goalposts won’t shift when it’s here.
So, in the name of better discourses, and encouraging developers to persevere with and build on 3rdP endeavours on the Switch, I’ll take calling those opinions embarrassing, in the face of what is known. Even in the event that they have a failed product, I’ll keep saying what I said because developers and publishers need to know most fans are still on board, that they needn’t be discouraged, and while one project might have failed this time, next time, everything is possible. Have a nice afternoon. I’ll leave it here.
how's Asus ROG battery performance in 30W mode?
you can't get 30W mode on battery. you're limited to a max of 25W, which is higher than the SD's max. like for like (15W) the batteries are about the same
cheers to everyone.The Crysis trilogy really shows how much more powerful the Switch is than PS3. Digital Foundry does an excellent video on it. Basically, PS3/X360 struggled with Crysis 3 a lot, and Switch not only runs it perfectly smooth at all times, but does so with a better picture overall.Yeah I suspect even when Switch 2 comes out there's still going to be hot takes like "still doesn't look as good as TLOU/God of War 3/Insert PS3 game here" simply because Nintendo doesn't pursue realism they way those games do, plus rose tinted memories.
Here's how TLOU actually looks on PS3.
It's an impressive showpiece for it's time and hardware, but hardly in a class beyond Switch.
Before the wii nintendo always did cutting edge graphics, the n64 was the most powerful console at the time, but since the wii they want to do their gimmicks instead of power I guess
