Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Demo is out now on Switch 2 and Xbox Series

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curl-6 said:

DF's coverage is out:

Switch 2 vs Series S is quite interesting; in the S's 30fps mode they have a lot in common; same textures and mostly the same settings.

Series S is a tigher 30fps lock, and has better hair rendering and full-rate animation at a distance (character animation is reduced at range on Switch 2, likely due to its slower CPU) but on the other hand Switch 2 has sharper image quality and some slightly better LODs.

The Series S performance mode though drops all the way down to just 648p-540p, resulting in extremely poor image quality, along with persistent stutter.

Really puts into perspective how demanding this game is, and makes the Switch 2's cuts make a lot of sense.

Agreed.  And this is what I meant a few years ago when I said the S2 versions wouldn't be the ps5 versions.  Cuts are required and credit to Square (and Ubi) for putting in the effort.  A straight up port would not go well; the hardware just can't do the exact game.  Cyber reduced the NPCs while Hitman reduced NPC background resolution, again because a straight port isn't going to run well.  I am glad to see third party understanding the need to custom ports.