I got the pleasure to live in the UK for work.  Was there for about 3 years.  When the conversation occurred, I happened to have taken the test a few months prior.  

I wouldn't spend the resources on this generation of hardware.  I think 120 fps being common on consoles is a generation out.  

Yeah the same happened in music, people preferring MP3 sound over lossless in blind tests.
And in movies, people still preferring 24fps over 48fps in cinema.

Now console gamers have the choice there is some data:

A significant majority of PlayStation 5 players opt for performance mode over quality mode. A statement from Mark Cerny indicated that three-quarters of PS5 players prefer performance mode.

On PC (and in VR) you sit a lot closer to the screen, filling more of your fov, which amplifies the benefit of going beyond 60fps.

I sit about 14" (typing) to 18" (watching videos) from my 15.6" 1080p 144hz laptop screen and scrolling at 60fps feels horrible. Fov of 41 to 51 degrees, equivalent to 4.9 to 6.3ft from 65" screen. 

I don't know what the typical viewing angle is when played on a handheld, 7.9" screen held at 10" is 38 degree fov, at 12" 32 degree fov. Which is about holding the Switch with bent arms in front of you. Comparable to 7 to 8 ft from a 65" TV.

All kinda shows the overkill of 4K for consoles. Going over 1080p only becomes beneficial at fov over 32 degrees. Over 1440p at fov over 42 degrees, over 1600p at 47 degrees and over 1800p at 53 degrees fov. Over 4K at 64 degrees fov (into VR territory), 8K good up to 128 degrees fov. (max fov per eye is 150 degrees)

Ugh, welp! Kirby is also a game born of Switch 1 DNA. Looks exactly like Smash Bros Ultimate but the scale of the maps is impressive.

Well the thing with cinema and non interactive visual media, Framerates and shutter are used creatively to mimic different feelings

Smoother doesn't equal better or more expressive.






In film, going up in framerate generally takes away from the drama of actions. For example dance choreography or action is more impactful/staccato at lower frame rates, versus high. Higher frames rates increase the inbetween steps which creates less exaggeration and thus less impact or sudden movement. It's not uncommon to use specific framerates to create feelings of choas or violence for set pieces.

One of my favourite scenes from HP specifically filmed at 12fps and then played it back 24 to create that hectic chase and make everything appear faster. A higher FPS would only ruin the tension


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Nature documentary and Sports are maybe the only places where higher FPS is appreciated.

I imagine frame generation will be how 120fps becomes a common feature then. It could be really nice for the people that prefer the smoothness more than they mind the increased input lag.

Apparently Elden Ring is running like trash on handheld mode from reports by people who are playing it at Gamescom. 

No excuse because the game runs decently on Steam Deck and base PS4. 

From Software isn't the best developer when it comes to optimization though. 

Not shocked.  The ps5 doesn't even maintain 60 fps.  The ps4 version couldn't hold a constant 30 fps.  I expected the S2 version to target 30 fps while dropping often to 20s.  

From, my 2nd favorite developer, isn't great at optimization and with handheld being 60 gb/s....  just not shocked, but would love to see reports be wrong.

Elden on the PC, along with AC Rubicon, have the worst HDR I've ever seen.

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And Souls 1 Remastered is one of the laziest jobs I've seen.  Their games are tremendous but their ability to leverage hardware is complete ***.

Yeah From Soft has always been kinda terrible at optimization sadly, I still remember Dark Souls dropping to like 10fps on PS3/360 back in the day.

If they free a CPU core up and that impacts their online systems, like with the OG Switch... I would rather they didn't, personally.
The Switch 2's OS/Online system is finally performant enough where I am not making a cup of coffee between clicks unlike the terrible Switch and WiiU interfaces.

What they can and should do is just implement another "performance profile" which takes TDP away from the GPU and channels it into the CPU for games that developers require.
I.E. Have a 2Ghz CPU clock, rather than 1.1Ghz, but drop the GPU clock from 561Mhz to 350-400Mhz in order to make up the power difference... Or an even better approach is to allow developers to choose their exact CPU/GPU clocks out of a range that targets a certain TDP.

Not all games require all of the GPU performance, just like some games don't need all the CPU performance, so best to let developers pick and choose.

Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom have their roots in WiiU era tech.

But you are right, none of these games showcase the hardware capabilities of the Switch 2 in the truest sense... I think it's mostly just Cyberpunk which is doing that currently, but even that game wasn't designed from the ground up for the Switch 2's hardware nuances.

Keep in mind our eyes don't perceive in resolution or framerates... And everyones visual acuity actually differs.
You also have the "care factor". - I tend to prefer a clear and responsive image, which is why I avoid things like FSR, XESS and DLSS on PC, I just hate the artifacts it creates.

120hz is definitely a massive upgrade over 60hz or even 90hz, there is far less motion blur, more clarity, higher responsiveness... Which is why the Switch 2's mobile display is such a massive disappointment, it may have a 120hz display, but the motion blur makes it look far worst than it should due to pixel response times.

As for resolution, that's definitely an aspect that is influenced by number of pixels over a display size, viewed from a set distance.

Thus a 1440P display at 32" may have the same "perceived" resolution as a 2160P on a 47" display when viewed at certain distances.

Personally I find 1440P to be the "Sweet spot" in terms of resolution on PC, it allows me to dial-in settings to boost visual quality and chase higher refresh/frame rates.

FF Remake on the S2 reportedly is 1080p at 30 fps. As benchmarks the ps4 is dynamic 1080p at 30 fps. Ps5 is 1512 at 60 fps.

Reports say it runs stable at 30 fps, which is good given what folks are saying about Elden.

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Ps4 pro is 1620p at 30 fps.