I thought that Skyrim and Doom won't be beaten but guess I was wrong. If Witcher 3 can run on Switch, they can port RDR2 as well.
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Digital Foundry: The Witcher 3 on Switch Hands-on – The Most Ambitious Switch Port Ever?
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Sounds like the limitations are understandable. Hope they optimize this enough for release date.
I don't think that's a very safe assumption to make, given the Switch's specific limitations (particularly its CPU and memory bandwidth) and the assuredly huge swath of differences between these two open-world games under the hood.
I think people tend to overstate Witcher 3's technical complexity. This is an ambitious and technical port, but the fact that Witcher 3 is a large-scale game is not proof that you can just directly port any old game on the Switch.
I mean, I don't expect it at all but that's basically the same thing many people said in response to "The Witcher 3 can run on Switch." And here we are.
LOL, good way to put it. If the game was fun I would recommend it even with these visuals, but I cannot. I've played the PC version and it's a slog. Gwent is fun though!
i guess people at nintendo did not get the memo that it was a slog
I never think it was possible to run Witcher 3 on a Switch and there it is. You never know what will happens if a few years, some sort of new compression, who knows. But yeah, we won't see new CPU instructions unless it's a new Switch iteration and then, it's not the Switch anymore.
I said I personally could not recommend the game. I know a ton of people loved it. And I'm sure the Switch version will sell well. But I did not enjoy it for the most part.
Damn they got the Novigrad crowds on par with PS4? I figured they would have to cut that back for sure since that is also one of the big things they cut back from PC to PS4/Xbox CPU.
I guess you can port anything to switch if you tweak, cut back and balance here and there. Not sure I would play that way other than for the novelty but really cool none the less.
I guess you can port anything to switch if you tweak, cut back and balance here and there. Not sure I would play that way other than for the novelty but really cool none the less.
the witcher 3 is just barely playable, im laughing at the compromises required for a double disc bluray game that just happens to be the best looking game this gen. they could "Do" it but good lord lmao
It looks fully playable and enjoyable as a portable experience. All people involved in this port put an insane amount of effort into it and should be praised for achieving this result.
"Just barely playable" according to whom? Basically every preview of this is glowing. And unless I'm mistaken RDR2 runs much better than TW3 on the same consoles which suggests it's either better optimized or has more headroom.
And this looks much, much better than that. Like, a massive amount better.
Impressive port by Saber/CDPR.
This game working as well as it does is an amazing achievement.
There definitely is a bit of blur in docked mode along with a good amount of pop-in. But still solid port. Portable mode with its smaller screen will be my way to play.
Will be trying to see how it runs on a max OC'ed Switch and compare lol
This game working as well as it does is an amazing achievement.
There definitely is a bit of blur in docked mode along with a good amount of pop-in. But still solid port. Portable mode with its smaller screen will be my way to play.
Will be trying to see how it runs on a max OC'ed Switch and compare lol
They won't ever bother to port GTAV and you want to see Red Dead 2 on Switch :^P
It would be very, very interesting to see the results of such an unholy attempt
The W3 looks fantastic, but it definetely doesn't look better than RDR2 graphically.
At the very least I sure hope you guys appreciate the irony of comments like this in this particular thread.
From what I can tell, this is one heck of an achievement. There are some real compromises, but how much Saber Interactive has been able to cram into this port, and that it still runs acceptably despite being 30 FPS on PS4/X1, is honestly nuts. In my eyes, it kind of puts Panic Button's efforts on DOOM and Wolfenstein II to shame. From what we've seen so far, it's a fantastic conversion and will likely be the new bar to set for Switch ports.
It seems like a no-brainier, but I think it would have happened by now. I'd imagine a pretty good port of the PS4 / XB1 version could be done at 900p / 720p or thereabouts, but Rockstar clearly aren't interested.
And just like that, poor Panic Button stopped being the darling of miraculous Switch ports 🤧
Considering what they're trying to cram into the Switches limited memory, this is super impressive. I am not too sure how fast the fetching is on the cart, but there might be a fair amount of that to assist the RAM here and there
I remember back in 1998 buying Abe's Odyssey on Game Boy and thinking how compromised it was in comparison to the PC/PS version. Now all these years later we get something like this within the same generation.
I remember back in 1998 buying Abe's Odyssey on Game Boy and thinking how compromised it was in comparison to the PC/PS version. Now all these years later we get something like this within the same generation.
This is just another game on the pile that will make me buy a switch lite on release. It looks fantastic.
No excuses for other devs not to put there games on switch.
If witcher 3 can work any game can.
It's so amazing current gen games can work pretty well on a portable.
If witcher 3 can work any game can.
It's so amazing current gen games can work pretty well on a portable.
Last gen (and before) must have been rough for you.
I remember being one of those that laughed at Doom being ported. Then Wolfenstein. Any comment of "Yeah, but Witcher can never happen."
I'm a firm believer that anything can be ported now.
I never played the expansions, I'm going to get this to play through those.
I'm a firm believer that anything can be ported now.
I never played the expansions, I'm going to get this to play through those.
Home consoles and portable consoles are judged on same standards each gen?
Really makes me want to hack my Switch. Overclock and Switch NX would be a crazy portable experience. I really hope the team will add overclocking testing to the usual workflow, maybe a look at a few major titles every couple months.
This is amazing and I'm happy to see the port is performing so well.
I'm thrilled for no other reason than I remember how many "Switch can't handle games like that" posts there were during the first year of the system's existence.
I'm thrilled for no other reason than I remember how many "Switch can't handle games like that" posts there were during the first year of the system's existence.
They have. Last gen we had the 3DS with a 240p screen where Xenoblade Chronicles looked like this:
Now this gen we have a full port of a multiplatform AAA game on a device that outputs 1/4 the wattage of the PS4 and Xbox One and is the size of a tablet:
The standards have increased. Expecting native handheld 720p / docked 1080p from the Switch version is unreasonable. It is, at the end of the day, mobile hardware.
