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Switch 2 is out! How you classify?

Terribly outdated! 3 5.08%
 
Outdated 1 1.69%
 
Slightly outdated 14 23.73%
 
On point 33 55.93%
 
High tech! 7 11.86%
 
A mixed bag 1 1.69%
 
Total:59
Chrkeller 10 hours ago
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 10 hours ago
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 10 hours ago
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 9 hours ago
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



Bite my shiny metal cockpit!

Pemalite 9 hours ago

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




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curl-6 8 hours ago

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.