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Biggerboat1 said:

EDIT : if zippy is correct, why would Nintendo settle on 1440p / 60 as opposed to using DLSS to upscale from 1080 to 4K?

Is DLSS gonna be like AA where Nintendo just doesn't bother with it? 

We don't know the performance impact of running DLSS on the Switch 2. Running a game at 1080p, upscaled to 4k with DLSS on the Switch 2 might perform worse than just running native 1440p.

Tensor Cores are used for DLSS and the Switch 2 has 64, the same as the RTX 3050 Laptop, the lowest end ampere gpu for pcs. So Upscaling with DLSS may be quite situational for whether it's worth using or not. I doubt many are trying to upscale to 4k with a 3050 laptop.

We're going to see DLSS more for upscaling to 1080p/1440p than 4k, which will need a lot less performance out of those tensor cores, and probably will be used a lot more by third party than by Nintendo.

It seems even for Switch 1 titles like BOTW Nintendo has opted to use native 1440p rather than use any DLSS.

Last edited by Zippy6 - 5 days ago

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That's very cool especially for handheld mode where I think I'll be less picky about resolution.

It also seems very feasible. Scale & resolution has taken a jump but graphically I think it's not far off MK8 on Switch. Every time I look back at MK8 I'm reminded of how great it looks.

World reminds me of the kind of jump you'll see in a framchise at the beginning vs end of a generation. Add in the fact that the game is built to handle split screen and I think you already have a graphical profiles ready to push 120fp singleplayer mode at 1080p/720p.

https://youtu.be/8-P1tKHnWjc?si=2my1mGQyH6tObg55



Nice but I'll stick to 4k 60



Why are so many people eager for 120 fps? Is 60 fps not enough or something?



CaptainExplosion said:

Why are so many people eager for 120 fps? Is 60 fps not enough or something?

In a way its a bit smoother form of experience but varies between people

I'm okay with 120 FPS but 60 FPS I prefer more because it doesnt compromise whether I am able to play a game at 4K.

Now playing a game at 30 or worse, very noticeable but technically doesnt bother me since I've been used to playing games like that.



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BasilZero said:
CaptainExplosion said:

Why are so many people eager for 120 fps? Is 60 fps not enough or something?

In a way its a bit smoother form of experience but varies between people

I'm okay with 120 FPS but 60 FPS I prefer more because it doesnt compromise whether I am able to play a game at 4K.

Then I will have to try it myself.



I wonder if they will be able to keep 60fps in 3/4 player split screen unlike previous Mario Karts which dropped the game to 30fps when playing with more than 2 on one console.



Does anyone feel that 4K 120 fps would justify the price? Because I don't.



CaptainExplosion said:

Does anyone feel that 4K 120 fps would justify the price? Because I don't.

I don't think supported resolutions or framerates are that relevant when it comes to pricing a game.



Zippy6 said:
CaptainExplosion said:

Does anyone feel that 4K 120 fps would justify the price? Because I don't.

I don't think supported resolutions or framerates are that relevant when it comes to pricing a game.

Indeed.

I do wonder what amount of content the skeptics expect to be in MKW. Must be something along the lines of 16 new tracks and 16 classic tracks which has been the standard from Mario Kart DS through Mario Kart 8.

I doubt that Nintendo will go that route after they bumped MK8D to 96 tracks with Switch's expansion pass. I expect that they'll incorporate a much larger number of classic tracks than ever before on day 1 of MKW, not to mention that world concept itself already means that the new content will be substantially larger than only 16 tracks.



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