Got a hankering to revisit this gem sometime soon. I figure the odds are slim that the game looks or performs better on Switch, but the port was warmly received, so I might as well check.
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Beyond the obvious (portability), is there any reason to play KOTOR on Switch rather than Xbox Series?
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This pushes all aspects of playing KOTOR on the Xbox to the void if it's true.
16:9 >>>> 4:3 in 2021.
I believe that the one on Xbox is Xbox one x enhanced. So it will be a higher resolution than the one on switch. But it's still the old assets and 4:3. Don't know if the switch version upgraded anything other than the resolution and aspect ratio. Did it?
The 4k upscale on series X is sublime though, it's a tough trade lol, not sure if the switch port has any good fixes or QoL stuff though.
Wow, this is a no-brainer for me then. I'd take the Switch port over Xbox.
The PC version hasn't received any updates yet (that's Kotor II) and the android one has certain effects cut. Right now the best version is the Switch one.
Really? Personally I like playing old games in 4:3 unless they supported 16:9 natively, makes it feel more authentic
KOTOR just wasn't widescreen on the OG XBox. The hardware supported widescreen but not every game took advantage of that.
I've had the ios version for years plays great on an ipad with gamepad and to be honest the touch screen controls are also perfectly fine.
I'd go for the 4K, 60 fps, HDR version on Xbox in the original aspect ratio, without some of the annoying pop-ups and glitches the Switch version has. That assumes of course you don't want to play portably. Plus, if you already own it for Xbox (disc or digital) you don't need to re-purchase it to play on modern hardware.
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i hope they did or do soon, was the one thing holding me back
What Xbox games were converted to 16:9? I didn't know that was a thing.
I'm on this boat with TV shows where there was usually some artistic choice behind every framing, but for games where your character is just always in the center I think widescreen modes are just more utilitarian.
Opposite for me. Whenever I play a 4:3 game I can't stand knowing I could see more if it was 16:9. I know it'd break some old games, but for 3D games it's just a huge benefit. The main upgrade from the GC to the Wii for me was that almost every game was 16:9, I loved it.
Some games released on the original Xbox supported widescreen as an option. If playing via backwards compatibility, the system will detect and automatically set the display as 16:9 if so.
If I'm not mistaken, most (if not all) games on console until PS3/XB360 used anamorphic solutions to achieve widescreen. That is to say, you are sacrificing horizontal resolution while increasing your field of vision. However, I'm not 100% sure if that is the case with Xbox or games running in backwards compatibility mode.
Wider variety of controller options. But that mostly applies to 2D/retro games.
They said it was intentional design… but that they're open the feedback. Tbh the Switch version hasn't had an update yet afaik and it's not just the big ass text box that's a problem, it's apparently missing voice lines, grunts and death sounds throughout the game outside of dialogue.
I wanna get it on Switch but I'll be waiting for a patch tbh.
I'd rock the Xbox version for purity, plus you can play the sequel on the Series console as well