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Switch 2 is out! How you classify?

Terribly outdated! 3 5.00%
 
Outdated 1 1.67%
 
Slightly outdated 15 25.00%
 
On point 33 55.00%
 
High tech! 7 11.67%
 
A mixed bag 1 1.67%
 
Total:60
Chrkeller on 22 January 2026
Pemalite said:

"Lumen Lite". Get it? Light.

UE5 is a dog of an engine, so seeing the Switch 2 running it even in a scaled back fashion but feature-complete is a good indication of where the software running on this hardware is going this generation, expect further performance enhancements and refinement over the next 7 years.

I am interested to see how pricing for the Switch 2 goes over the next 12 months... LPDDR5X has increased 250% in price with a potential for it to reach 500% in 2026 if some projections pan out... It might make Nintendo expedite a premium OLED console release where they can capitalize on a higher average selling price... But also make them delay a Switch 2 lite potential release.
It really depends how long they can coast on their current pricing/supply contracts before they get renewed, which is why Sony can do heavy discounting of the PS5 this holiday season.

But absolutely no way can Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft keep their current prices without some pricing trickery long term. (So buy now!)

But in Nintendo's favor... In hindsight, even though it sucks... 12GB of Ram is probably going to play in their favour in terms of DRAM pricing in 2026 and 2027.
Same goes for the Series S.

100%.  I am not sure everyone realizes how bad pricing has gotten.  My 32 gb of ram was $130, bought it 2 years ago, today the exact ram (and I mean exact) is $470...  



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sc94597 on 22 January 2026
Chrkeller said:
sc94597 said:

Been playing FF7 on Switch 2, and image quality and performance wise it feels very much like the PS4 Pro version I originally played, albeit with the intergrade upgrades. Not bad, not bad. 

I haven't played it, but DF said the graphical settings (outside textures) was basically closer to the ps4 than ps5, which is what most of us expected.  So, to your point, take the ps4 version, add the Integrade textures and the final product is the S2 version.  None of the above is bad, seems reasonable.

Lighting-wise and aesthetically/art style it is more like the other Intergrade versions. 

Shadows are PS4-like, which is a common trend on SW2. 

And of course anything CPU-bound (NPCs) is PS4-like, again common trend on Switch 2. 



Chrkeller on 22 January 2026
sc94597 said:
Chrkeller said:

I haven't played it, but DF said the graphical settings (outside textures) was basically closer to the ps4 than ps5, which is what most of us expected.  So, to your point, take the ps4 version, add the Integrade textures and the final product is the S2 version.  None of the above is bad, seems reasonable.

Lighting-wise and aesthetically/art style it is more like the other Intergrade versions. 

Shadows are PS4-like, which is a common trend on SW2. 

And of course anything CPU-bound (NPCs) is PS4-like, again common trend on Switch 2. 

Yeah, the pop in seemed very ps4.  But shadows, I mean, weaker than ps5 but still looked good, based on the videos I saw.  It deserves credit, holds steady 30 fps, which is nice.  good port.  



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Leynos on 22 January 2026
sc94597 said:
Chrkeller said:

I haven't played it, but DF said the graphical settings (outside textures) was basically closer to the ps4 than ps5, which is what most of us expected.  So, to your point, take the ps4 version, add the Integrade textures and the final product is the S2 version.  None of the above is bad, seems reasonable.

Lighting-wise and aesthetically/art style it is more like the other Intergrade versions. 

Shadows are PS4-like, which is a common trend on SW2. 

And of course anything CPU-bound (NPCs) is PS4-like, again common trend on Switch 2. 

The real test is if Clouds door is blurry like PS4 or not. :P



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Pemalite on 22 January 2026

Lighting is where Switch 2 has the advantage with Final Fantasy 7 over the PS4.




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curl-6 on 22 January 2026

Image quality is better on Switch 2 as well, due to DLSS being superior to the vanilla TAAU in the PS4 version.

Due to faster I/O, there's also less texture pop-in.

All in all, a very good port, Square Enix did right by both the game and the Switch 2.



h2ohno on 26 January 2026

Finally got to play a chunk of the FF7 remake on my 4k tv. It looks great. I was focused on Cloud's hair because of how it looked in the Youtube videos, but it didn't look anywhere near as bad once I got it on a big screen, and the image is so clean it's hard to believe it's only 1080p. I'm very happy with how the game looks and runs so far.



curl-6 on 28 January 2026

GRID Legends on Switch 2 seems a very competent port; in graphics mode it outperforms the PS4 version with a dynamic 1440p resolution when docked, (PS4 is 1080p) and reflections that update at full rate. (They update at 15fps on PS4) 

It also offers a performance mode that manages a mostly stable 60fps, where PS4 was stuck at 30fps, though this mode does cut back things like reflections and volumetric lighting to get there.

Curiously, the game does not seem to use DLSS on Switch 2 at all, instead relying on native res rendering.



sc94597 on 29 January 2026

So connected my Switch 2 to a capture card (Elgato 4k X) and applied Lossless Scaling via OBS on an EM680 mini-PC. This is how tiny the mini-PC is. But the iGPU (680m) is sufficient for lossless scaling FG. 

Been playing with FF7 and it definitely "feels" >30fps, especially during combat. 

Two big issues are 1. The latency is slightly noticeable. Not horrible for a console game (feels like playing 360 games on an old, slow 2007-era LCD.) 2. Ghosting can be noticeable. I would not say latency or ghosting is worse than lossless scaling from 30->60 fps on a Steam Deck or Rog Ally though. Feels about the same. 

I am pretty insensitive to ghosting, especially in fantasy games so I don't mind it. Also for this game I don't find latency to be a big issue, because even though the combat is action combat, it is forgiving + I am playing on Normal (Classic) anyway, which automates quite a few of the actions. 

Might try out some 30fps locked turn-based games doing this. 



borisr on 31 January 2026
Its still physical license. If you care about preservation your game will be forever on hard drive or memory card. Also both eshop and ps store dont have online check if console is primary. So you can keep most important for you games with latest patches always on hard drive. Game fully on disc or card is ideological question not preservation problem.