Digital Foundry Switch 2 analysis video

[Gizmo_Duck]

0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:22 Displays: 120Hz VRR HDR 1080p internal display, 4K60/1440p120 docked display output
0:10:09 Battery and battery life
0:11:55 Controller changes: GameChat, magnetic attachment, mouse control, Pro controller upgrades
0:18:14 Storage: 256 GB internal, MicroSD Express support, Game Cards and Game-Key Cards
0:26:27 Game compatibility: games with support issues, Switch 2 upgrades and Switch 2 Editions, GameCube backwards compatibility
0:38:15 Pricing: Console prices, game prices, and value
0:46:45 First party games: Mario Kart World
0:52:31 Kirby Air Riders
0:53:57 Donkey Kong Bananza
0:57:02 Third party games: The Duskbloods
1:00:39 Elden Ring, Cyberpunk 2077, FF7 Remake, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4
1:08:56 Closing thoughts on the presentation and system

After an interesting but games-lite reveal, we wanted to see much more from Switch 2 - and Nintendo has delivered, with an hour-long Direct that goes into depth on first and third-party games, hardware, new system level features and much more. Rich, Oliver and John share their notes on the show, the games and the console. And of course, there's a range of pixel counts and performance tests on some of the games we saw. Just don't go looking for any ray tracing...

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Pixel counts:
MK World 1440P 60fps
DK 1080P 60fps
BOTW and TOTK 1440 at 60fps
ER 1080P 30fps
Cyberpunk 540P to 1080P 30fps (but it looks clean unlike PS4/XONE version)
Tony Hawk 4k60fps
Final Fantasy 1080P 30fps (looks clean but it has poor framepacing, which was fixed in the ps5 port but was present in the footage)
Duskbloods 1080P 30fps

 

[Illuminatos]

So no DLSS? After all those rumors?

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

So no DLSS? After all those rumors?

Yeah, thats kind of weird. That was like the biggest rumor going into this

 

[Hip-Hop-Bulls]

Imagine having no DLSS after what they already pulled on folks .

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

There’s been some drama over the weekend of the display in the switch 2








Nintendo definitely cheaped out on their screens for version 1.0. Def worth waiting for the refresh or oled

 

[rabbid]

Stans waving it off as per usual. But this is why you never buy products with no reviews at launch. Even the Switch 1 had reviews. They hoed fans but you not gonna really notice until Metroid or other high framerate games that something is lacking, but oh well, 3 million units so they ran it up off of ignorance. Guess you can just trade it in when they release the new model.

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:22 Displays: 120Hz VRR HDR 1080p internal display, 4K60/1440p120 docked display output

Are there or will there ever really even be any games at these numbers here, lol?!

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Are there or will there ever really even be any games at these numbers here, lol?!

I guess Metroid prime 4 but it’s a cross gen game. It’s been in development since the switch 1 launched

 

[tripleaamin]

I guess Metroid prime 4 but it’s a cross gen game. It’s been in development since the switch 1 launched

I would add Splatoon. I think Mario Kart World should have been pushed for a 120 FPS. It would be a better way to differentiate from 8 better, maybe.

But I don't really see Switch Games needing to go that far. 1440P 60 FPS would be great in dock. Let's be honest, those higher settings aren't something most switch owners would care for.

Granted, Nintendo always gets the most out of their hardware.

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

I would add Splatoon. I think Mario Kart World should have been pushed for a 120 FPS. It would be a better way to differentiate from 8 better, maybe.

But I don't really see Switch Games needing to go that far. 1440P 60 FPS would be great in dock. Let's be honest, those higher settings aren't something most switch owners would care for.

Granted, Nintendo always gets the most out of their hardware.

I don't see really see switch games being capable of going that far. Not on their own hardware at least. Maybe two gens from now.