Fast Fusion's Switch 2 Performance And Resolution Detailed

Fast RMX was an amazing early game in the switch life cycle which gave players a chance to play something very different to breath of the wild back in 2017, that game got tons of support after launch with updates so I'd confidently pick up this new title to see what the new hardware is capable of.

I loved Fast Racing Neo on Wii U and Fast RMX on Switch. I will check for Fast Fusion surely. The fact that the complete game at 4k weights less than 4 Gb sure is something. They are up there with Nintendo as compression masters.

I don’t understand why they chose graphics over fps. Graphics over 1080p barely make a difference, fps stops mattering around the 120fps range.

@pikachupikachup

Well that's a load of nonsense.

@SBandy1 Ok. Could you please explain your point of view?

@pikachupikachup I own an 8k2k 240Hz monitor and a 4k120Hz TV and the difference between 1080 and 4k is extremely obvious and the difference between 120fps and 240fps is very noticeable.

The reason why what you are saying is nonsense is because frame rates and resolution don't exist in a vacuum. A 60fps game on a console on a TV with a controller is infinitely more acceptable than 60fps on a PC with mouse and keyboard. 30fps on a Switch screen is more acceptable than 30fps on a 4k TV. A stylized and high contrast game like Luigi's Mansion 3 is more acceptable at 1080p than a photorealistic PS5 game that uses TAA.

Games can also rely on the output render resolution to determine the quality of secondary and tertiary effects like motion blur and depth of field. A post processed fog effect running at 1/4x resolution will still look very good when running at 1/4 of 4k but look horrible running at 1/4 of 1080p.

What I'm trying to say here is that even proposing a debate of "frame rate vs resolution" is somewhat archaic. There are situations where higher frame rate is preferable and situations where higher resolution is preferable. To put any kind of blanket statement like that is ignorant, especially when those statements are subjective opinions.

@pikachupikachup

What Goob said!

I would kill for a new Iridion, Nanostray, and Jett Rocket game from these guys!

1080p at 60fps is already enough for me, as long as that's an option then I'm good. I barely notice any difference in graphics passed 1080p.

@Goob @SBandy1 Got it. I’ve only played for appx 1 1/2 hours on 240fps, few more on 120, and used to game on hd, now on 4k. To me, 120 was a much bigger jump than 240, and 4k is very similar to hd. Honestly, I think ray tracing with the extra power is more worth it. But that’s just me. I shouldn’t have assumed that not as many people care about 4k vs 120fps. That’s on me. Honestly, thinking about it more, people care more about 4k, shown by the Ps5 and XBX focusing on that vs 120fps. Sorry for assuming.

@pikachupikachup

All good!

Please delete the 30 fps option, why the heck anyone want to play racing game at 30 fps when there's 60 fps option available? They should focus on 120 fps mode patch after launch.

I love it, and this game looks amazing.

@wiiware

How does it affect you that the option exists?!

Don't be silly.

This sounds awesome. Pleanty of options and 60fps is fine. These guys were masters at squeezing every ounce of power out of the original switch. So they will be able to work miracles with the Switch 2.

@wiiware,

Most people will not even notice. And it's a;ways great to have more options. Outside of core hobby gamers people rarely obsess over graphics and frame rates. Also I am nit sure why people moan about 30fps so much. like all frame rates as long as it's stable there is no issue.

Hopefully they can get a 120fps mode later because this would look amazing at 120fps. Obviously either way Shin'en makes amazing looking and playing games for such small sizes so still very excited to eventually check this out

4k 1440p 60fps HDR is basicly how i prefer to play on ps5 on performance mode.
imo it should be the standard for gaming nowadays.

the 120fps 4k mode feels not realy like a big deal for me on ps5(it looks sick with racing games though) so the switch 2 has some great specs for how inthink most of us like to play games on consoles.

60fps in 4 player split screen mode yet Nintendo can't manage the same for Mario Kart World, even though GameCube Mario Kart could do it!

If they make a real physical edition, then I will buy it. Their last game was pretty cool and I trust them, that this one will be too.

@Suketoudara Mario Kart World is open world, FAST Fusion and Double Dash are not. That allows the latter two to do heavy culling of assets out of view and to tightly scrip camera angles and such so that you can't see past a certain point, but whilst maintaining the illusion that there is a bigger world out there. Removing all that extra stuff allows the game to run faster, higher resolution etc. Open worlds cannot remove that stuff because of their very nature, they can't elude to a bigger world being there, the bigger world has to be there.

Very interesting comments in this section. Thank you so much guys! 🙏🏻

"making a game for launch day isn't that easy".

They could easily just delay the game until September or something, and release it with the 120fps mode added.
It would be sensible, as we'll have Mario Kart and F-Zero to enjoy in the meantime. I'd do that if I were them, honestly...

@killercerial Even my non gaming friends can see the difference between 30 fps and 60 fps on ps4 tomb raider, they can see that the camera swaying is way smoother in 60 fps mode.

@SBandy1 It affect me by making the 120 fps doesn't exist, if the developers didn't spend their time and money making the useless 30 fps that nearly everyone didn't want, maybe they can have 120 fps at launch.

More option is good, but not if it's the worst option.

@wiiware,

Do you not find people's eyes glaze over when you tell them this kind of stuff. Movies run at 24 fps... not sure why this bothers people so much. Well in reality they are not botherd...

@pikachupikachup honestly I think focussing on graphics over FPS is an easy decision for the developer.

Given the Switch 2 will be able to play Fast RMX, they clearly need a visual improvement to the game to justify people upgrading to it, and it's a much easier sell to show a game that looks more pretty compared to a game that plays at a higher FPS, especially given that Switch 2 is being marketed as a 4k console.

I honestly think that most casual gamers will also pick graphics quality over FPS as well. Especially those already accustomed to Switch 1's 30 FPS. Given the new game already defaults to twice that, even at 4k, shows it's an obvious decision to make.

The argument over graphics in 1080p is fairly moot, since the focus for most, if not all, games on Switch 2 will be how they play in docked/4k mode. How they look in handheld mode is fairly irrelevant in comparison as a game that looks and plays great in 4k is always going to look and play great in 1080p too, and 60fps is still a very acceptable level of performance for a handheld game.

I was lucky enough to get Switch 1 on launch day, and like many Fast RMX was pretty much the only game I had besides BOTW (especially as we waited for Mario Kart's release) and I thoroughly enjoyed it, so absolutely will be purchasing this on launch day too!

@wiiware I suppose a 4k@30fps ultra-high details mode could be useful for screenshots or photo mode, but other than that I agree it doesn't make much sense for a high-paced racing game.

@Suketoudara I assume the resolution will be reduced once 4-player split screen happen. Reason why Mario Kart World and 8 Deluxe+ dropped to 30fps in 4-Player split screen was so to keep the resolution native and framerate stable to how it was in non-split screen mode.

Optimizing for resolution for a game at 1000 km/h is certainly a choice.

I'll give the game a shot if only as a visual showpiece for the hardware at launch. I honestly never really liked Fast RMX much, because it absolutely pales in comparison to F-Zero. But at least Shin'en knows how to really show what gaming hardware can do from a technical standpoint. Just wish they were better game designers.

@Sebos That's a nice use for game screenshots, although maybe gamers that buy the game expecting great graphics but in reality it only run 30 fps with that graphics will be disappointed.

I think it would be cool if maybe one or two years in the future nintendo make switch 2 dock that's can upgrade switch 2 graphics in tv mode (like external gpu for laptop) so all switch 2 games can be played in 4K & 120 fps mode.

Play cyberpunk 2077 portable on switch 2 with 720p & 30 fps, and 2K & 60/120 fps on tv

@killercerial Movies is different, playing movie at 60 fps make the movie seems "cheap" somehow, like watching telenovela, for movies 24 fps is way better.