better in some aspects, inferiors in others, it depends on how they build the game for it to be better or worse,
but having 1GB of ram and not 512MB is a nice thing.
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In what ways are switch games visually superior to 360/ps3 games?
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better in some aspects, inferiors in others, it depends on how they build the game for it to be better or worse,
but having 1GB of ram and not 512MB is a nice thing.
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I say 360/ps3 games. That is not hard to understand. The only hardware they will run on is the 360 and ps3.
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Since you think art style will confuse things and you want to be technical. We can use Skyrim to compare differences of last gen console against switch.
Which ones were best for you?I still have a PS3,and so far,games like The Last of Us,GTA V,God of War 3/Ascension,Uncharted 2/3 still looks better to me than everything I played on Switch yet,but of course Switch could run those games even better.
I agree, really, it's hard to find anything,that looks bad.Next gen games will be mind blowing.
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We can use any game on the platforms, they don't have to be the same game.
But skyrim is a good one.
As in the game is developed with PS4/Zone in mind and later ported to PS3/X360? Straight up no. The GPU on both are ancient and incapable of doing a lot of modern rendering pipeline. To not talk about the RAM difference. Unlike Switch, a DOOM 16 version for PS3/X360 would be a demake, not a port.
WiiU GPU is much more advanced than both PS3/X360. There's also the RAM which is bigger and others WiiU specifics. Zelda wouldn't be running on PS3/X360.
The Switch is able to do a lot more than PS3 ever dream of. PBR is a starter.
Yall do know WiiU had like 2 GB of ram with like 1+ dedicated to games
There is nothing stopping the PS3/360 from using PBR, several games did. PBR itself is not that performance intensive.
I don't understand why some of you are thinking that listing down ports is a bad thing. Doom looks great. Wolfenstein looks great. I'm looking forward to Witcher 3.
But here's my favorite down port and a reminder to those who don't know this exists. It's by far the best looking game on the Switch.
But here's my favorite down port and a reminder to those who don't know this exists. It's by far the best looking game on the Switch.
This is some straight up "Wii sucks" circa 2006 topic quality, complete with cherry picked gifs.
Also, overselling the horrific variable resolution ("720p" in name only, usually more like 540 if that), aliasing, blurred textures, and other problems of the 360/PS3 era is laughable.
Also, overselling the horrific variable resolution ("720p" in name only, usually more like 540 if that), aliasing, blurred textures, and other problems of the 360/PS3 era is laughable.
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Really? Have any examples.
And yet you waste your time posting in this thread.
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A few come to mind, Remember Me did PBR in UE3. MGS5. PBR is not very complicated at its most basic level.
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If your going to post examples of graphical effects, then post them, rather then just say the games titles. Please.
I edited my post above to include a link to slides on the subject with numerous images.
Not a game, but there was also this tri-Ace demo:
- Rendered in real-time on Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3
- Runs at 30Hz with 720p and is directly captured from the video output on the devkit
- Real-time lighting and shadowing used (no baked light maps)
- Key features are physically-based shading models, physically-based lighting and image-based global illumination
This isn't really true, but it's also a handheld so the comparison itself is kind of flawed from the start.
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Thanks.
Never seen remember me, looks ahead of its time. Makes the current gen "leap" seem smaller
The PC version looks practically as good as some current gen games.
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I don't know about everyone else but I'd be very pleased if Metroid Prime 4 looked as good as Halo 4 but rendered at 900p when docked with some more advanced effects.
Halo 4 was absolute witchcraft for a 360 game and shows (like RDR2) what can be achieved when you combine extremely talented artists and programmers with an almost unlimited budget.
Halo 4 was absolute witchcraft for a 360 game and shows (like RDR2) what can be achieved when you combine extremely talented artists and programmers with an almost unlimited budget.
Yeah, it was super forward looking. Games like it are a great demonstration of how much graphical improvements are driven by advancements in tools and approaches on the developer side rather than exclusively hardware.
It has the hardware architecture and components to outperform both the 360 and PS3 in many situations, yes. The OP seems to wish this was a subjective debate that could be argued by posting "screens", but it ain't.
Both the PS3 and 360 struggled to achieve 1080p/60Hz. Switch's first year set of releases demonstrated the Switch could meet that standard without difficulty.
Both the PS3 and 360 struggled to achieve 1080p/60Hz. Switch's first year set of releases demonstrated the Switch could meet that standard without difficulty.
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I suppose this gen was just a higher quantity of graphical effects, more polys, better textures and higher resolutions.
I suppose next gen will be the same I wonder what effect will be the most dramatic new one next gen.
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Lol, I remember being blown away by this demo, now it looks quite unimpressive.
Oh how perception changes.
Naw, the person is using Skyrim because it's a true apples to apples comparison. You can say "Halo 4 looks better than SMO" and not be disingenuous becuase you prefer the art style of Halo 4 over that of SMO.
A comparison of Skryim on a 360/PS4 is literally comparing the capabilities of each machine using the same base product, which you actually don't do in any of your original comparisons.
Unless the point of your post is actually saying "I prefer this art style over that art style," which is fine, but doesn't really serve much of a point. I think some SNES games are visually superior (in the sense that I prefer them) compared to some more modern games. They certainly aren't technically more impressive, I just prefer the art.
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No
Well odyssey does run at 60fps, with more advanced effects then halo 4.
But its a poor comparison which is why I compared halo 4 and Doom switch.
The thing about the switch/360 skyrim comparison is that it's selling the switch a bit short because its limited to the advancements in the skyrim remaster.
Doom switch show a quantity and quality of effects that no ps3/360 game got close too.
Higher resolution and 60fps, a lot of games with a cartoony look on the 360/PS3 were sub-HD and 30fps and even struggling with that.
I don't see MK8D or Smash running on the PS3/360 at 1080p and 60fps.
I don't see MK8D or Smash running on the PS3/360 at 1080p and 60fps.
Had more to do with the minimum effort funding and time put into the wiiu ports vs the increases performance and memory.
Why wouldn't it? It's basically a Wii U game upscaled for switch. And Wii U is basically PS3/360 levels.
Generally they aren't superior. It's been all about the art design and level of polish that affect how appealing games look since the PS360 days.
Sure, image quality and resolution are often higher now, but at least to me, Switch games "look the same" generally, and that's okay!
It's quite telling that opinions vary whether Switch is closer to PS3 or PS4. The difference just isn't very big to most.
Sure, image quality and resolution are often higher now, but at least to me, Switch games "look the same" generally, and that's okay!
It's quite telling that opinions vary whether Switch is closer to PS3 or PS4. The difference just isn't very big to most.
ps3 or 360 could not run mario kart 8 or bayo 2 at the same res and framerate as wiiu. Let's be serious here