TotK really makes Switch feel dated

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curl-6 said:

I'm playing on a 2017 Switch with the day 1 patch and it's running fine for me.
Using Ultrahand in a highly detailed and busy area can causes dips, but given the slow paced nature of this feature, it's not a big deal.
Exploration and combat run consistently.

Much as I enjoy Digital Foundry, I feel like it, and just console war propaganda, have fostered a somewhat unhealthy obsession with graphics/performance among gamers.

I wouldn't call it unhealthy.

Digital Foundry has certainly provided a valuable service to gamers as many developers rush out buggy and low-framerate games as of late... It's our money on the line remember.

There are frame drops in tears of the kingdom, but it's also not a twitch-shooter so it's impact is far less pronounced... But was also something that was present in Breath of the Wild also.

SvennoJ said:

It wasn't a thing for me, didn't jump on the 4K bandwagon until HDR became a bit more standardized. That generation was 4K experimental for consoles, you needed a Pro of One X to get 4K output in games and that was mostly upscaled from 1440p. WiiU was fine as a 1080p machine.

But sure, if Windwaker got a remaster (again) today, I would expect it to be native 4K.

Playstation 4 Pro relied on reconstruction to achieve 4k and did so with success.

Series X however had many games at 1800P and many using dynamic-4k. - Definitely higher than 1440P on average.

WiiU was not a 1080P console, it had a few titles that hit 1080P, but for the most part, it's best games were around 720P. (Mario Kart, Breath of the Wild, Smash, Donkey Kong etc')
Or worse. 480P for everything on the handheld display.