This. I always see this videos as "look how good the Switch version looks for a fucking mobile chipset."
Great video as always.
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Digital Foundry: Wolfenstein Youngblood: Switch vs Xbox One X Analysis - How Well Can id Tech Scale Across Consoles?
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Great video as always.
It was them. This runs a thousand times better than Wolfenstein II did at launch, so if you were happy with that, you should be happy with this.
It's weird that they note that there are three dynamic resolution options on the One X. I only have a simple "On/Off", no "Aggressive" option to be found.
I mean some people were already pleased with Doom and Wolfenstein 2 on Switch and I have no idea why.
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The full DF article is also up:
The article doesn't go much into frame rate comparisons.
The article doesn't go much into frame rate comparisons.
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Because we understand the machine is portable and runs on 7 watts, and those benefits are worth the sacrifices to some people.
I'd say at least half of the people saying that don't have any other way to play the games, so the fact that it's better or worse is irrelevant.
In anticipation of this title I fired up wolf ii on ye olde switch. It's definitely playable, but (and I've said this on here before) I think these versions just present a different experience to playing on the consoles and PC. Still an enjoyable one though, and people will have their preferences and reasons for playing these - which doesn't mean that they're invalid just because you have different preferences.
Ha, if you look at the author, you can see why! All four of us did parts of this. I haven't played it on PS4, for instance, so I couldn't compare while Tom hasn't played on anything BUT PS4.
Switch version played fine at E3...
I was too busy having fun to notice maybe ...
Either way performance and visuals didn't hamper my enjoyment of the product. Clearly not everyone wants this version but lets not pretend that there aren't people out there who don't mind it, and are even pleased it exists.
I was too busy having fun to notice maybe ...
Either way performance and visuals didn't hamper my enjoyment of the product. Clearly not everyone wants this version but lets not pretend that there aren't people out there who don't mind it, and are even pleased it exists.
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hah true, I think this is the first time I've seen a DF article with 4 co-authors.
I mean it's obvious we need a new switch that's more beefier.... when that will happen who knows🤷🏾♂️ With that being said I will take this and enjoy it.
Who the hell is thread whining? You can dm me if you would like to continue the conversation don't want to liter the thread with a back and 4th on a discussion on a shitty port.
I loved Doom on Switch even before the patches, but Wolf 2 made me weary and I probably won't be buying in this time.
Surprised they returned to the Doom handheld formula with nixing AO. I think Wolf 2 had full lighting parity in docked and handheld. Maybe that's why it turned into a complete mess in the late game.
Sidenote: I find the damage indicator so distracting.
Is Richard able to confirm the performance profile for handheld mode with his hacked unit?
Surprised they returned to the Doom handheld formula with nixing AO. I think Wolf 2 had full lighting parity in docked and handheld. Maybe that's why it turned into a complete mess in the late game.
Sidenote: I find the damage indicator so distracting.
Is Richard able to confirm the performance profile for handheld mode with his hacked unit?
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I have a fairly beefy gaming PC and a Switch. I played DOOM on Switch, why? because I played it on the train :P
Portability is almost always the reason multi platform owners buy current gen ports on Switch. It's amazing having something like DOOM on a handheld and once you get into the experience the low resolutions and framerate issues melt away for most people.
Great video as usual.
I've seen some of the later firefights in the game and imagined the switch dropping frames really bad, an average of 25fps is woof too. This looks like a fast paced game indeed and dropped frames in intense situations will increase.
I watched the vid on my 50 inch 4k TV and the switch footage gave me a slight headache. The flipping between xb1x crisp footage and switch blurry footage docked is not a flattering comparison at all. Made my eyes hurt.
Can see how this would be ok in portable mode though. But not docked.
Also, Jesus at the clip @9.19 in the vid. That's not good at all. Looks like a gen difference between the two.
The framerate during those brothers sections, Jesus my xbox one x was sinking to sub 10 fps. I had to switch dynamic resolution to aggressive and even then that barely helped. Who thought that was a good idea on these consoles?
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VGTech did their exhaustive analysis as well: