Rocket League Is Getting Some New Graphics Options This Spring

I think they're doing a great job of supporting Switch - and it's a brilliant game (that I'm terrible at).

Just update the game to Unreal 4 already.

60fps is much more important for me than fancier graphics.

Good to hear. Need to log more hours into this one for sure in the near future. Now if only Panic Button! would patch up Doom to resolve the bugs, I'd jump back into that as well

60fps. Controller input latency and 30fps is a big no no for me, though those that prefer graphics over gameplay should be pleased

60 fps all the way! I hope and expect that Hyrule Warriors on SWITCH will have the same 60 fps options as Fire Emblem Warriors

This does put a damper on my plans to buy a physical copy as I want the cart to contain the updated variant.

im always preffer 60fps more like 30fps and little bit better resolution/graphics.....60fps rocks !!!

@Luffymcduck thats true !!

60fps will always be the superior option in games like these, but it's really cool that the devs are giving people options!

Nice

As much as i wanted to avoid RL on Switch (i have it on PS4 already) it gets more and more appealing ... sigh .. my poor wallet lol

@Pichuka97 'Now if only Panic Button! would patch up Doom to resolve the bugs'
Yeah, the audio bugs are pretty annoying. Although, I must say there have been times when I've been clearing out a particularly fiendish Gore Nest and having the industrial metal drop out for a little while has been quite calming. Almost meditative. Well, as meditative as tearing a demon's face off can be anyway.

im play now in SHIFTLINGS and have option 30/60fps,,, try play 2-3min on 30fps before you start playing in 60fps....huge different

@FX102A 'This does put a damper on my plans to buy a physical copy as I want the cart to contain the updated variant.'
If storage is your problem, I picked up one of these babies last week:
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128GB Samsung Micro SD Card for forty bucks! It delivered in 5 days and works an absolute dream. They were actually selling them for €33 last week, so the price seems to be fluctuating a bit, but either way that is cheap as chips!

I’ve only played it in handheld mode, and imo the game already looks great the way it is. But it’s terribly sweet of them to give us options:)

Nice, glad to see that more game on the switch are giving us this option. ^^

Maybe they’ll finally add video capture once it’s prettified

Hand-held all the way. Tried docked once as an experiment and it didn't look any better anyway.

Now if they could just get that Psyonix logo to pulsate smoothly when you're booting the game, I'll be happy. Bugs the bejeezus out of me.

Great support guys!

@Curlynob

I agree with each part of that statement. Kudos.

I am one of those who (usually) see no major difference, if any, between 30fps and 60fps. Just the way my eyes or whatever work, can’t help that.
I say “usually” because in really fast action games I can sometimes tell the difference. I doubt I will be able to tell the difference in RL.
However anything in mid twenties is very noticeable, regardless.

So I guess I am one of the few in this case that goes for max resolution and prettier graphics.

I'll probably try it out for a while to see what the fuss is about, but I'm not keeping it on the high graphics settings forever though.

@The_Mysteron Storage isn't the problem, I just prefer physical media over digital and the knowledge that a "significantly" inferior version is on the cart and that if I am ever to lose the ability to download the patch data I will lose access to the enhanced version.

Same problem with Rime, the physical release has many technical issues and they are working on a patch to fix it. Yet the data on the cart remains the "buggy" version.

@Hotfusion
When frame pacing is stable, 30fps is near indistinguishable for me. The only time I've ever had a problem with 30 is when it's consistently dropping to the low 20's, and even then it's still playable, just a minor annoyance.

FE Warriors, I played that game in 1080p 30fps and honestly thought I was playing the 60 mode.

You even see MH World running 24-26fps and most people are saying "it's fine, haven't noticed any issues at all".

I would stick with 60fps as it gives a faster controller response time though it is good to have the option between better graphics or better frame rate.

Already loving the game and now I'll love it even more! Hyped!

@Pichuka97 That's what I keep saying. I've asked them on Twitter countless times and they either don't respond or dodge the question. I'd love to buy and play Doom but not with all of those frame rate issues and audio glitches.

I need people to play with... It's a lovely game and I wanna crush the competition.. anyone want to lose?

This is the way to do it. Give the player the option for graphics vs performance. Kudos to Psyonix for really getting this port right.

Good news. Been drifting between the PS4 and Switch versions for a while now and if the Switch version could close the visual gap a little that would be really impressive. Expect most people will go for the 60fps option, it really does make a huge difference to gameplay.

The difference between 30fps and 60fps is negligible, so Quality Mode is the obvious choice.

@FX102A Must be very hard for you to buy games these days as everything seems to release in need of work later. I've been following RL since it's PS4 release, we also have the "prequel" on PS3, and it's always being updated on a regular basis. We just bought ARMS last week, version 1, had to update it to 5. Now 5.1 today apparently.

That's not sarcasm btw, it's empathy. I only try to buy the complete versions of games these days, my backlog would literally last me years, but that's simply due to me not wanting to go back to games I've already finished playing. Wanting the complete game on physical media, well me thinks those days are gone. Even SMO, single player offline Mario, is getting updated this month. Nothing is ever done at release, even when we think it is. Pokken Tournament DX, the DX Switch port of the old Wii U game, is getting paid DLC. When DX versions of games start getting paid DLC, well it's over.

Sorry for the long rant.

Which mode will you play on more?
Will compare and make a decision then

@rjejr in nowadays competitive online games can't be done at once, it isn't games any more it is services.

That's a nice option to have. Ill try it out for sure.

Can I have my portal stuff back on the game? They removed them last update...

@FX102A
So how would you cope if the physical version was on a disc rather than cartridge? You will always have the problem that the cartridge will be out of date if any bugs/patches are released......or you could choose to play offline and therefore not be forced to have pesky fixes on your Switch (btw, might make online multiplayer a challenge!)

I'm unsure why your knowledge that a cartridge does not have the latest version matters one bit ?
Surely if a game has some update/fix data which improves the game then that is all that matters??? As for maybe one day losing the ability to redownload update data, then chances are that the game would no longer playable online (which is the major part of rocket league!). Why worry about things that may never happen during the lifetime of the game? Much more likely we'll all be wiped out in the next 6 years due to a nutty dictator playing nuclear button chicken with N.Korea!

@rjejr The odd stability patch and post game content I can handle, its part of modern day gaming. However major changes or fixes are different in my book.

This sounds like quite the graphical tune up. I had heard it was coming but really hoped it would be included on the cart.

@JaxonH

That’s good to hear. It’s good to know I am not the only one with this “I usually can’t tell the difference between 30fps/60fps” problem.

@Hotfusion
Nope, you are certainly not alone! I do notice when the frame drops and the game jitters, so prefer a really great 30fps game which is stable versus a 60fps which often drops resolution.
I bet if you blind-tested (oxymoron I know!) most gamers, they'd probably not notice anywhere near as much they claim to.

@Kopchony "services"

Well that's true. Someday when I stop playing video games that will be my reason.

@consolfreak1982 Poor guy, you just missed a rocket league sale for switch. Was $15 I think

@coolaggro ugh damn lol They should do another Sale soon then .. haha

@The_Mysteron There is no shame in that whatsoever

@Prof_Yoshtonics Yeah, I have no idea why they are being all hush hush about a simple patch. I was going to download the game because of the sale on the eshop just for the fact I wouldn't have to take the cart with me but they aren't getting my money twice until it gets fixed

I agree with others here, they should prioritize performance instead of graphics or even better; gives us the option to choose between Cinematic mode and Gameplay mode.