In 2017 we had crisp, clean and very impressive 1080p visuals in Fast RMX. 8 years later we have 640p blurry ***** upscale with many artifacts on a much more powerful hardware. Video tech did a wrong turn with all these useless raytracing, upscaling, framegen and other *****.
Even Switch 1 has 10x more power to run 2d sprite game like this one at 60 fps. I can't understand how it's possible to write such badly optimized code.
@Stwert PS4 SoC is from 2013, it's 28 nm and CPU is only 1.6 GHz and actually it was very slow even vs x86 desktop CPU from that era
Benchmarks say modern era x86 CPU core have almost the same performance as modern ARM CPU per Hz. But obviously ARM is much more efficient in terms of performance per watt. And Apple gains great boost vs x86 by deploying RAM directly inside SoC.
I think CPU core in Switch 2 is 20-35% faster than CPU Core in Switch 1 at the same frequency.
in the docked mode Switch 2 GPU is close to Series S, but XBox has few times more powerful CPU because CPU in Sw2 is capped around 1 GHz.
plus a memory bandwidth in XBox is at least 2x higher
this is a very very lazy port of xbox 360 version with an extra frame of an input lag good news that right now the game is not buried on a venerable system, but port quality is very far from M2 standards
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Re: Review: Infernax (Switch) - A Great, Gory Throwback That's More Ninja Gaiden Than Castlevania
a 2 player co-op was added so already great game becomes even better
Re: Game Of The Year Nominee Donkey Kong Bananza Wins Critics' Choice Award
@Tayrailbridge looks like you live on Nintendo planet, not on Earth
Re: Elden Ring Delayed On Switch 2 "To Allow Time For Performance Adjustments"
just follow Atlus example!
release as it is and promise to fix a performance sometimes later
Re: Mini Review: Astalon: Tears Of The Earth (Switch) - Likeable, High Fantasy Metroidvania Action
the game is awesome, but be ready for an old school difficulty
Re: Digital Foundry Delivers A Technical Breakdown Of Switch 2's DLSS
In 2017 we had crisp, clean and very impressive 1080p visuals in Fast RMX.
8 years later we have 640p blurry ***** upscale with many artifacts on a much more powerful hardware.
Video tech did a wrong turn with all these useless raytracing, upscaling, framegen and other *****.
Re: Borderlands 4 Has Been Delayed For Switch 2, Digital Pre-Orders Cancelled
the game runs like sh*t on RTX 5090.
good luck to optimize it for Switch 2.
Re: Poll: So, Will You Be Getting The Switch 2 Upgrade For Kirby And The Forgotten Land?
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Re: Review: Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound (Switch) - A Gorgeous & Gory Return To The Series' 2D Roots
Even Switch 1 has 10x more power to run 2d sprite game like this one at 60 fps.
I can't understand how it's possible to write such badly optimized code.
Re: Round Up: The First Reviews Are In For Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4
the game crashes few times per hour on a Switch 2
Re: Forget The PS4, Koei Tecmo Reckons Switch 2 Is Closer To Xbox Series S
@Stwert PS4 SoC is from 2013, it's 28 nm and CPU is only 1.6 GHz
and actually it was very slow even vs x86 desktop CPU from that era
Benchmarks say modern era x86 CPU core have almost the same performance as modern ARM CPU per Hz. But obviously ARM is much more efficient in terms of performance per watt. And Apple gains great boost vs x86 by deploying RAM directly inside SoC.
I think CPU core in Switch 2 is 20-35% faster than CPU Core in Switch 1 at the same frequency.
Re: Forget The PS4, Koei Tecmo Reckons Switch 2 Is Closer To Xbox Series S
in the docked mode Switch 2 GPU is close to Series S, but XBox has few times more powerful CPU because CPU in Sw2 is capped around 1 GHz.
plus a memory bandwidth in XBox is at least 2x higher
Re: The Switch 2 Will Emulate Switch Games, Because It Shares No Internal Hardware With Its Predecessor
pure *****
S1 and S2 use the same ARM architecture and I'm sure they use the same graphical APIs so it's not an emulation, it's a translation
Re: Feature: Nintendo Life eShop Selects (January 2025)
7/10 game is on the 3rd place and few 9/10 games are below...
Re: Review: Shadowverse: Champion's Battle (Switch) - Switch's Best Card Battling RPG Yet
story is meh, but gameplay is great and balanced
one of the best card battler for a signle player expirience
derenetly worth $30
Re: Review: Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (Switch) - Aping A Retro Classic
wow! actually this is the 3ds version of the game and coop is broken in many levels! google for it!
Re: PS5 Will Sell More Than 'Switch 2' In The US This Year, Says Analyst
we don't know anything about "Switch 2", even a name
and some "analysts" already have posted some predictions )))
Re: Review: DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou (Switch) - Cave's Vicious Shooter Is Close To The Series' Best
this is a very very lazy port of xbox 360 version with an extra frame of an input lag
good news that right now the game is not buried on a venerable system, but port quality is very far from M2 standards
Re: Bullet-Hell Shmup Refused Classification In The West Over 'Expression Restrictions'
BTW this is really cool shoot'em up game!
as great as previous games "CosmoDreamer" and "Like Dreamer"
must have for all buller hell lovers!
Re: Review: Angel At Dusk (Switch) - A Magnificent, Grotesque Gateway To An Entire Genre
I'm a huge STG fan.
Already refund this on steam.
Gameplay wise the game is just boring.
Re: Atari Revives An Iconic Racing Gem With 'Fatal Run 2089' For Switch
50 shades of gray
Re: Fasten Your Seatbelts, Horizon Chase 2 Is Out Now On The Switch eShop
it's a big disappointment after the first part
too easy, no fuel, bad track and visuals design
Re: Video: 10 Exciting Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In April 2023
@Everythingnotsaved I'm from Ukraine.
Believe me, that was not funny joke.
Re: Video: 9 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In October 2022
we will have Factorio on October 28th
Re: Bayonetta 3 Trailer Confirms Launch For This October
hmm... October 28th... I will be busy playing Persona 5
Re: Nintendo Uploads New Big Brain Academy Switch Overview Trailer
Nintendo asks only $30 for a game?
It's very suspicious.
Re: Mini Review: Beast Breaker - A 'Pinball RPG' With Surprising Depth
Tried it, it's VERY boring game.
Re: Feature: Nintendo Life eShop Selects - August 2021
Shadowverse showdown!
Re: Skulls of the Shogun: Bone-A-Fide Edition
The great game, but unfortunately switch port is buggy as hell
Re: Review: Demon's Tilt - A Worthy Successor To Devil's Crush
Yet another terrible port to Switch.
Screen is too dark. Controls suffer from very high input lag (around 150 ms!).
Barely playable after PC version.
Re: Review: Skulls of the Shogun: Bone-A-Fide Edition - A Fine Port, But Online Play Is Dead On Arrival
It's not possible to complete 3rd phase in "Murderous Moats" stage due to critical bug in AI, game stuck on CPU turn forever.
Re: Review: Pawarumi - An Amazing Shmup That's Like Ikaruga On Steroids
The game runs at 30 fps and suffers from very high input lag.