Trailer looks great although terrible music. It's bound to be based on the latest game engine assets as they are the most efficient but what level of frame rate, graphics detail, resolution etc. It was originally going to be Autumn I thought but now closer to Christmas. What we have seen is probably straight graphics from the dev kit which I believe has the cpu's at 2ghz but the retail Switch is at 1ghz so we can't really assume anything until we see final retail code. The difference between 2ghz and 1ghz on Arm A57's is the difference between being more powerful than 360 and being below it.
I'm interested to see how the Switch version copes under maximum load but also how much cpu generated detail is in the game world, number of characters moving about, cloud effects on mountains etc. Ultimately what sort of average frame rate.
This will definitely be a good test of real world Switch performance as so many versions of Skyrim to compare and allthough old a very ambitious game of its day.
If Bethesda pulls it off and get's high sales I'd love to see Fallout 3 come to the Switch.
What I'd like to see even if it struggles in other areas is much reduced or eliminated loading times. The Switch has 4GB of memory compared to only 1/2GB with ps3 and 360 and if they have to scale back the game anyway to get a good frame rate then that 8x memory should be used to load more of the game into memory eliminating load times. It would be great to walk into a shop instantly without waiting for loading. It's more immersive when it's seamless like that. I think ultimately it will be a game of highs and lows compared to other versions especially the portable version. It wouldn't surprise me if the native resolution in portable mode drops below 720p to keep the frame rate up or it uses dynamic scaling in dragon battles for example.
What I'd like to see is a slow switching mode so when you go between portable and docked mode the game will actually reload higher quality assets for docked mode. I personally wouldn't care if its a 30 second delay switching if you then have a higher quality image on the main tv.
I love Skyrim an absolutely brilliant game and it will surely be a great addition to the Switch game library. I'd much rather the Switch had games of this quality than most of the indie games it is getting which I get thrown at me on playstation plus and hardly ever play. I hope it does well because lets face it if it doesn't it will probably mean a much lower level of support from major developers. The Switch has taken the crown for the most powerful handheld console of the Vita but at least with regards third party support very few games show that. Most third party support is pretty uninspired old titles or games which require a low performance level.
