Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Ugh goddamn it. I should probably get them on physical since my 128 GB card is almost completely filled up, but I don't pay taxes because I set my location to a place without sales tax lol.

Not sure if I want Mario Maker as a physical or digital though. If the single-player is good enough I'll get it digital, but if the single-player is like it was for Mario Maker 1, I'm just getting it physical because I'm running out of space.

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[See 1tb micro sd news]

The 512gb are already down in price to around $115

Finally got around to playing the Daemon X Machina demo. There's definitely something there. Wouldn't necessarily surprise me if the game got delayed after taking the feedback into account.

Trials Rising preload is live on the US eShop. Standard game is $25, the Gold Edition that comes with the DLC is $40.

I’ve been saying that. ‘Retooling in response to feedback’ gives them the perfect excuse to move something out of a ridiculously crowded second half of 2019.

I dont think Switch is as capable with UE4 as we think. Daemon x Machina doesnt run great, Fortnite just...jesus, and even Yoshi only hits 60fps with a resolution thats below 720p when docked, and incredibly low resolution depth of field effects.

We mag need to temper our expectations. Remember Epic forced the full version of an engine they made for PC years ago onto a mobile chipset.

I looked alright in handheld mode; haven't seen it docked yet. Maybe it's just the demo.

@AlternateButtons Octopath is 720p 30fps with drops

DBFZ is 60fps sure but lowered resolution is a given. And I think looking at Travis Strikes Again people found issues with performance.

Basically even exclusives need to be very minimal to get good performance. 720p is a high end.

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Never had a problem with Fortnite when I played it. I know they've issued updates that have caused temporary problems on Switch, but the implication that Switch can't handle UE4 based on Fortnite doesn't work for me.

Yoshi looks great to my eyes

@gcunit Fortnite tanked around Season 5. Performance had been miserable until very recently where it's now better, thank God.

@electrolite77 Yoshi does look great. It's art style makes up for what had to be sacrificed. I'm not saying the things they dropped to make it work was a mistake, just that UE4 isn't as good on the system and still somewhat limited.

Yoshi is downright adorable, and the detail is fun.
Weren't the early graphical load issues in Fortnite related to an optimization bug with the memory buffer, and not UE4 itself?

It's so weird seeing all these Starlink Starter Packs on discounted for €25-30. And to think that it was €80 a few months ago!

@JackEatsSparrows I personally think Yoshi looks beautiful, but I can see what sacrifices had to be made to get it to work. I'm not saying the games look bad, just that with UE4 on Switch it seems certain things have to be heavily turned down in favour of others.

Regarding Fortnite's issues, I know they removed capture features to save RAM, but the frame drops and loading issues until recently, I'm not sure.

@Octane They've been pretty much constantly on sale since Black Friday sales.

@Knuckles-Fajita If nothing else, UE4 games that push a rock solid 60FPS probably aren't a good fit for Switch. It's clearly too much for the system to handle without tanking the resolution.

@JaxonH @Buizel @ReaderRagfihs ok thanks for clearing that up (about XC2 vs DQXI). I'll go and hype

Does anyone think most of the games on Switch are Indies? I really think so.

Octopath has uneven frame pacing, which isn't the same as frame drops. But it doesn't really matter that much.

@DannyBoi PC has far more indies than AA/AAA. Who cares about the ratio of indies:AAA? A good game is a good game.

Now here's something out of nowhere:

Preload for Assault Android Cactus is now live on the US eShop with a 25% off preorder discount. Game releases March 8th.

Totally forgot about that game lol