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Kyuu on 28 April 2025
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javi741 said:
Kyuu said:

There is no "general consensus" yet. And no, it's not necessarily better than a PS4 Pro with or without DLSS factored in. Digital Foundry pegs it at around base PS4 level, but I'm not gonna take their words at face value either.

It has a better CPU and more RAM available for developers than a PS4 Pro, but it lags behind in other areas. There will be many cases where DLSS will fail at elevating Switch to PS4 Pro level. Cyberpunk's image quality is likely inferior to PS4 Pro version even with DLSS on. These systems have different bottlenecks.

And a game having no PS4 version doesn't mean it's impossible on PS4. Several games that skipped PS4 are available on Switch 1 and PS5/Xbox Series. SteamDeck (PS4 level) is capable of playing most current gen exclusives decently.

All evidence points clearly towards the Switch 2 being more capable than PS4 Pro with or without DLSS. Switch 2 is running PS5 versions of games, which yes may not be end all be all, but when you combine it with the other things we've been seeing with Switch 2, it's clearly it's noticeable more capable than a PS4 Pro. PS4 Pro was never capable of 120fps and it was almost non-existent to see native 4k games run on it while for Switch 2 we have multiple games confirmed with 4k resolutions (Prime 4, Yakuza 0, ect..) and as you mentioned the Switch 2 already has a better CPU & RAM, which is already a huge part of the processing power of the system, and likely has a better GPU as well based on the leaks.

It's pretty annoying that Digital Foundry is spreading their misinformed opinion around cause now people are going to believe the bad opinion that the Switch 2 is PS4 level when all evidence has pointed otherwise. It's especially bad that digital foundry is saying this cause they're the go to guys when it comes to the technical aspect side of games/consoles, when they say stuff like this people are gonna run away and believe it even though their opinion is wrong. They were also the same ones to say they didn't think the Switch 2 will be as powerful as a Steam Deck or PS4 which is clearly wrong based on everything we're seeing, neither of those consoles are powerful enough to support 120fps. Digital Foundry's opinion is just wrong.

You shouldn't lump in analysis for existing material with pure predictions. With all their mistakes, the Digital Foundry crew have a deeper understanding to the footage available than your average Nitendo fan who can't tell the difference between high resolution and a sharpening filter. Arguing otherwise is foolish.

Cyberpunk and Street Fighter 6 are rendered in much lower native resolution than PS4 Pro's versions. And the settings are also closer to the PS4 version than PS5 according to DF. DLSS and the slight difference in settings don't explain the massive native resolution gap. 1st party content comparison is pointless, because we don't know the actual workload of these games or how they would run on non-Nintendo platforms.

PS4 Pro's GPU is obviously more powerful than Switch 2 for rasterization, and the difference is likely big. Another PS4 Pro advantage is memory bandwidth (more than twice faster). Switch 2's advantages are the storage system, CPU, RAM capacity, RT, and features. So depending on how these games/modes are designed and factors like optimization, some games/modes will look better on the PS4 Pro, and others will favor the Switch 2.

To the naked eyed though, the Switch 2 may generally look and play better because it'll target much lower native resolutions, and DLSS will take care of the final image clarity.