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Hiku on 03 April 2025
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Hiku said:
Slownenberg said:

- Also a bit concerned that they made it clear there isn't 100% backwards compatibility, but hopefully it's just means it's like 99% of games and only a handfull of games can't make it for some reason.


- Elden Ring announcement wow!!!! Definitely plan on getting this game. Though I'm a bit confused about the "Tarnished Edition" part. Does that mean it has extra things...or does that mean it is downgraded? Assuming it's a good port this would definitely be the first AAA third party game I get on Switch 2 as it's one of the main games from the consoles the past 5 years that I've been interested in.

It's understandable to not promise that every game will be backwards compatible. You never know if one game may be troublesome to get to an acceptable playable state for whatever reason, and then you may have a false advertisement lawsuits on your hand.

So it should be standard practice to not promise that.
PS5 did the same, but I have still not heard of a PS4 game that isn't backwards compatible.


I think the "Tarnished Edition" indicates that it will include the DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree.
There was at least one case where a subtitle on Switch indicated a downgraded version (I believe it was a FIFA game running on an older engine), but Elden Ring should not have any issues on Switch 2.
It's a cross-gen PS4 title which ran at 30 fps there, and I expect the Switch 2 version to run at 60fps while looking the same, which was the case for the PS5 version.
Although it wasn't stable 60fps, even on PS5 Pro for some reason. So we'll have to see how Switch 2 handles that. But I'm expecting it somewhere in that range.

Elden Ring is great. You can make it as difficult or easy as you want it to be, since they allow you to explore most of the world right from the start. And very few bosses require defeating in order to progress. Maybe just 2 or 3? Not counting the final boss segment.
So if you have trouble with a boss, you can go somewhere else, find powerful equipment out in the world, or take on any of the other 100+ bosses and then come back hours later and one-shot the boss that gave you trouble.

I stand corrected.
It seems my expectations were a bit off from what's been reported today.

Although I expected 60fps with the expectation of DLSS being used, but for some reason it's not featured in any of these titles.
I thought for sure DLSS was a big incentive for them to port these games.
Maybe it will be added later? But weird not to launch with it if the games are 30 fps.

Supposedly Digital Foundry reported on the assets in FF7 Remake being from the PS4 version, despite having Integrade in the name.

Jason Schreier said Cyberpunk ran at 40fps in Performance Mode. I guess no DLSS there either.

Cyberpunk 2077 On Nintendo Switch 2 Runs At 40 FPS, Costs $70 - Insider Gaming

Though I think Elden Ring and FF7 Remake are fine to play at 30fps, but I expected DLSS support for these type of third party games.

Last edited by Hiku - on 03 April 2025