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Kyuu on 23 January 2026
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curl-6 said:
Chrkeller said:

I am not convinced that is true.  Largely because there is no need for many games.  Most games have minimum specs of a gtx 1660, which the S2 easily stands with.  Even the higher end ones that require 2060s, drop resolution and the S2 holds fine.  I don't think people are customizing games because of the S2, PC (for years upon years) builds around multiple GPU tiers.  There isn't a need to custom build for the S2, in most cases.  Silent Hill F runs on a GPU that S2 can match.  

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As an example, RE9 runs on a gtx 1660 (6 gb vram) which is a 2019 GPU.  Games are super scalable, I realize I am beating a dead horse, but hardware generations are not software based anymore.  Frankly haven't been in a long time.  

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Monster Hunter Wilds also runs on a 1660.  Expedition 33 runs on an even weaker GPU, a 1060 (2016 GPU).  Spiderman 2, a ps5 game (not ps4) runs on a 1650, which is weaker than a 1660 (30-40% weaker).    

Technically, you do need to do a "custom" build for Switch 2, cos it's not as simple as just using PC presets. If porting was that easy, then the whole process would be done in an afternoon, when in reality in takes months and often requires the expertise of dedicated porting studios.

Devs don't just take go "let's take the PC low settings, set it to dynamic 720p, boom, done, let's ship it" it often takes a large amount of in-depth optimization to get a game running properly on a low power platform, in many cases you have to dig deep into the code and rework things to better fit the hardware.

Games today are indeed scalable, but not to the point where they "just run" without a lot of work.

Your original comment implied that "it looks a little last gen" (V-Rock's comment) partly because the devs had the Switch 2 in mind, which isn't exactly true, because most "current gen only" games also pretty much target Switch 2 level hardware or weaker as the minimum requirement (with some optimized for SteamDeck as "SteamDeck Verified"). Graphics not looking great doesn't have much to do with the Switch 2 in this case. The game's minimum requirements are probably well below Switch 2's specs anyway. A game can be designed with Switch 2 in mind and still have amazing graphics. Rift Apart can run on PC's much weaker than a Switch 2 and it looks stunning.

With that said, I think Fatal Frame looks good. I understand what you meant by Switch 2 being in mind, but it can be misinterpreted as you saying Switch 2 held it back. This game wouldn't have necessarily looked better without Switch 2's existence.

I don't think the 3 of us disgree on much here. It's just the way we're wording things lol.