How Will be Switch 2 Performance Wise?

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curl-6 said:

Otter said:

I'm not sure why Digital Foundry is catching all this heat lol. Everything they said is true

The difference between S1 and 2 is that these Witcher style "impossible ports" will be way more frequent and possible, which is a credit to the system. It's a step closer to being a robust platform for AAA games, doesn't mean the average gamer will prioritise playing these games on Switch 2 when the downgrades are as noticeable as they are in motion... Because Outlaws looked pretty rough in motion. And if we take Witcher 3, its cool that it runs on Switch but I doubt many of you would recommend it as a way to first experience the game unless you had no other options. Of the games 60m units I doubt more than 2m are from Switch.

Identifying the gulf in quality is not digital foundry being out of touch imo. The Outlaws clips look impressive in the sense that they've managed to port it over but its running mostly in the mid 20s like it's an N64 title, cutscenes in the low 20s and is a quite a clear downgrade overall. This isn't a major criticism of S2, it's just a reality which will ensure PS5 remains safe as the primary sales console platform for AAA 3rd party titles. The average audience for this type of title does in fact notice and the S2 version will be sought after by Nintendo/Portable tech enthusiasts and kids. Nothing wrong with that.

It's the AA space and tight scope games (sports/fighting etc) where I think we'll be seeing S2 taking leaps and bounds, potentially eating a lot into Playsations marketshare... And arguably those bracket of games are more common compared to the cutting edge AAA titles like Outlaws. 

DF definitely have their niche, and I for one enjoy their content.

My point is more that they come at things from the perspective of graphics enthusiasts; there's nothing with that, as that's their target audience. The average consumer is somewhat less focused on graphics however, so a lot of things that DF find to be serious problems, like a game using FSR instead of DLSS, just isn't an issue to most players, especially on a system like Switch 2 where people know they're not getting a high end device and care more about portability than performance.

Again, this doesn't invalidate DF, I just doubt things that bother those guys will be a dealbreaker for most Switch 2 owners.

The "average consumer" being somewhat less focused would be an understatement lol. Throwing out even kids and casuals entirely, I doubt even 10% of "core" gamers on Playstation, XBox, or Switch platforms could even correctly answer the following questions:

1.) Who makes the GPU for your game console? I remember I asked a good buddy of mine this, and this guy put like a hundred hours into Red Dead Redemption 2 on the PS4, buys COD, buys tons of core games. He's not a casual gamer by any means. When asked he just blankly stared at me and said "Doesn't Sony make the GPU?". Most people don't even know that AMD or Nvidia make the GPUs inside their Playstation/XBox/Switch, lol. 

2.) What class GPU is it? Most people will definitely not be able to answer this.

3.) How much RAM does your console have?

I'd say upwards of 90% of core console gamers can't even answer those 3 basic questions, lol. They have no fucking clue what resolution their games are running, most of them don't even know what FSR or DLSS is let alone the difference between the two. They have maybe a vague understanding of some this stuff at best (like "my XBox is HD!" or "it's 4K graphics! It says so right on the box!" or "I have 1 TB storage"). 

If you can answer the three questions above, you're already in a pretty extreme niche audience.