Xenoblade 2 thoughts (no spoilers)

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caffeinade said:

Cerebralbore101 said:

I haven't encountered any bugs that tank the FPS below 25fps. I agree that NOA needs to stop being lazy and do a proper localization with the VA. I don't play this one in handheld mode, but I can agree with that. 500p in handheld is disappointing. Character designs aren't part of the technical aspect of the game, though. That's what I was ranting about. 

It isn't just memory steaming that is tanking the framerate.
The game is just too big for the standard Switch.

No, looking at Digital Foundry, the bad framerate troubles look very much like a bug.  I've seen similar things before.  It is most likely caused by the engine failing to completely purge unnecessary data from previously loaded levels/regions when exiting them.  Large worlds like the Titans are made up of segments that are loaded in as you move towards them and unloaded as you move away.  It seems the game is failing to properly do that in certain specific areas.  Other games have had similar issues on PS4 and Xbone.  This should be a patchable issue.  Just a question of if they will.