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Nintendo Switch Emulator yuzu Adds Higher Resolution Rendering Support
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Emulation was a game changer for both XC1 and XCX, I can only expect the same with this one. Those are gorgeous game with sadly poor IQ.
That doesn't quite make any sense.
If the WiiU emulator has had such a huge demand, why did the console flop? Meanwhile, the current best selling console PS4 has no progress at all in the emulation scene.
Most of the ps4 games are available on pc. Same reason why xbox emulation took so long to be developed.
I think cheap off the shelf hardware thats a generation old with plenty of documentation out there how it all works makes it easy to build emulators.
Yep they say in the blog post that BOTW and Odyssey have a hard coded AA solution that they can't get rid of
Expensive hardware and software which rarely go on sale is the reason why there is a bigger demand for emulators of Nintendo consoles.
Kinda depends on the console for the reasoning.
In the Switch's case, it's an off-the-shelf Tegra X1 and the OS got hacked near-immediately.
With the Wii U, bear in mind emulation only really started popping off near the end of its lifespan, and the biggest emulator (Cemu) is Patreon funded and makes sweet bank of it, meaning the devs are working on it full time. (It's also been dogged by long standing rumours that it's built off stolen Wii U documents, though I don't totally buy it.)
For GameCube/Wii, PCSX2, the big PS2 emulator, actually came out before Dolphin, and Dolphin languished for years in "SMS sorta boots" mode before it went open source and picked up real momentum. It's also a much much better managed project than PCSX2 is, so there's that.
Also, bear in mind that it's not always true - N64 and DS emulation are still both in notoriously dire straits. (though the MelonDS emulator is promising)
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What would be the expected PC specs to run games at reasonable performance once the emulator's matured?
Switch games don't need increased resolution- they all desperately need a good implementation of anti-aliasing.
Most Switch games make my eyes bleed with all those horrible jagged edges. It's really unacceptable in 2019.
Most Switch games make my eyes bleed with all those horrible jagged edges. It's really unacceptable in 2019.
its not that get done easily it's just that secretly everyone wants to play Nintendo games they just don't want to buy the system
i remember 2 years or 1 year ago people put up money to hack it, no one puts this effort for the other systems
shows how much people value Nintendo games
The same is true for Switch(and some that aren't are also emulated on WiiU).
Not with Nintendo's larger number of exclusives.
Nintendo has Mario, Kirby, Zelda, Metriod, Super Smash Bros, Xenoblade 2, soon to be Xenoblade 1 Definitive Edition, Astral Chain, Bayonetta 2, soon to be Bayonetta 3, Splatoon, Animal Crossing, Pokemon, and Fire Emblem,
Relatively less compute needed, and the majority of AAA 3rd party releases are on PC. Emulating Naughty dog would be a nightmare, they optimize so specific to hardware and you need a lot more compute than what you're emulating.
I gave up on the game because the framerate dips were giving me a headache.
I was thinking Spider-Man personally but yes that would be good too :-). Not going to happen for a long time though, so Switch emulation will have to do for now.
The PS4 hardware is older and not quite unknown too. Guess it's a bit easier to emulate weaker hardware.
They have quite a way to go with Xenoblade 2 i guess
There are over 2800 games on Switch. And less than a 100 are exclusive.
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Honest question: how are emulator threads allowed when general piracy ones aren't? I guess you can lie to yourself and say everyone using it is playing a backup of a legal copy they own....but c'mon. No one's that naive.
In the case of the Switch, it's honestly more a case of documentation than anything else.
Same reason we can discuss Game of Thones but not speak about where to pirate the episodes.
Yup I agree. I have heard people saying numerous times that they are not going to buy a Switch for just one or two games. Nintendo's first party output usually consists of different genres so chances are high that you are only going to like a few titles if you are just into one specific genre.
It's basically a combination of high acquisition costs of Nintendo hardware/software and the desire to play high quality Nintendo software.
Downsampling is the most expensive yet highest quality anti-aliasing.
Not sure if it is true, but there is a rumor of a PS4 emulator in development named Ps4Delta.
It's in early stages right now and it doesn't really do much at this point.
Not sure about N64 but hasn't DeSmuME been out for over a decade and been pretty much perfect?
DeSmuME runs like trash, has massive compatibility problems, and has no multiplayer or Wi-Fi support because the project lead has a giant Pokémon hateboner.
Just took at the compatibility list and I wouldn't say it's amazing.
There are three PS4 emulators in the works
Orbital
Spine
RPCS4
and the new Ps4Delta that is not an Emulator it's a compatibility layer for PS4 applications like WINE.