sc94597 said:
To be fair, the SE/AE version of Skyrim is pretty different from the original version behind the scenes (deferred vs. forward rendered; 64-bit compiled vs. 32-bit, etc.) PS4 Pro didn't even run the game at 60fps, and even with a 60fps mod that people made it hovers around 40fps on average when outdoors. As for Xeno X it is mostly based on an unverified reddit post and probably the fact that Nintendo is pretty good about refunding unhappy purchases in the first week of release. Most of what people are seeing is probably a combination of noticing things that weren't noticeable at the lower resolution and a rough SMAA-like solution. People aren't used to games not having temporal AA, in my opinion, and are surprised to see older image artifacts that we don't see usually anymore. The game definitely is sharper than the Switch 1 version and the fact it performs great (at mostly 60fps) is a night and day difference. Many individuals seemed to have had unrealistic expectations that Nintendo would add DLSS or run the game at native-4k, if not. DLSS likely wasn't on the table because it needs extensive motion vector data to work, and games in 2015 in so much as they did have motion vectors it was mostly for better motion blur and other similar effects. There were some exceptions, like the Crysis games and the Witcher 3, but velocity buffers/motion vectors weren't in practically every title like they are today. 4k isn't on the table, because not even entry-level desktop RTX cards (RTX 3050, RTX 2060, etc) can run the game at native 4k and they're about 2.5-3 times more powerful than the T239 in the Switch 2. Sure there is emulation overhead, but not that much. |
100% agreed. I remember arguing with folks, because they thought DLSS would create an image that looked like 4k, which was never going to happen. What we see happening is the S2 renders well below 1080p and we are getting a 1080p like image. I don't think people realize how much power is required to run native 4k, especially with high end RT/path. Hell my 4090 runs 4k Path tracing Indiana at like 30-35 fps.... I don't know how many times more powerful a 4090 is over a T239, but it is a lot.
Overall, the S2 does what it needs to do. Games are 1080p in image quality, hitting 60 fps in some cases, locked at 30 fps in others. For a handheld, that is quite powerful.
