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Biggerboat1 on 16 June 2025
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HoloDust said:
Biggerboat1 said:

Which devices in the same category & budget as S2 are destroying PS4 & handily beating Series S?

I'm disappointed that S2 wasn't on Lovelace which apparently would have provided an extra 30% GPU performance, but it wouldn't have been a night & day difference - I can still appreciate what S2 is.

And it doesn't really matter how old a game is, but how demanding it is & CP 2077 is up there.

Handily beating XSS?! Bollocks. We all watched the same video, right? It manages better textures, though not all, it resolves SSR better and has crisper image in some cases, but it has lower rendering resolution with more aliasing, worse shadows, last gen level of traffic and NPCs, and finally, the most important thing, worse frame rates, where XSS is running always on locked 30, while SW2 has prolonged dips in low 20s, and even sub 20 on occasion.

SW2 port is really, really good, but let's not go with wild statements.

CPU will be its weak spot it seems - they could've gone with smaller node AND bigger battery with 30Wh capacity (instead of actual 20Wh), letting it run at 15W handheld and 30W docked - that would be big performance uplift.
Bulkier I hear? By small amount, not that I care - I don't see any of these "handhelds" as proper old school handhelds, yes, they are portable, but not something you can put in your pocket and carry around that way.
Much higher price I hear? Bollocks. It raises price by max 15$, plus $5 for additional cooling and bigger chassis - sure it would eat into Nintendo profit somewhat, but I'm willing to bet that at $450 it would still be profitable, just not as profitable as it is right now - they are making them to sell at least 100 millions, not 1 million.

I already clarified that statement in a reply to Hardstuck-Platinum.

I'm not claiming that S2 handily beats Series S - I agree that overall the Series S version is a slightly superior experience.

I was asking Hardstuck-Platinum to provide an example of a handheld in the same price bracket as S2 that does easily beat the Series S as he seem disappointed that the S2 isn't much more performant than it is.

I'm basically asking him to justify his reasoning as his criticisms seem more based on willful negativity than on the real-world tradeoffs you have to make between mobile & plug-in consoles and the available tech for each.