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[Official] The Witcher 3 on the Switch will run at 540p in handheld mode and 720p docked with dynamic resolution enabled.
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Wait why you get Witcher 3 for docked switch. This is one of those games where the reason to get it on switch would be entirely for portable action.
This shows just how far behind Nintendo is to the other console makers with the power of their hardware but it's saving grace is the portability. I doubt Ninendo will ever make a console only system again and I guess they really don't have to.
I expect the game to be full price too.
I expect the game to be full price too.
same, figured it's best bet was to be on par with Xenoblade 2 resolution wise
They're not going to openly say "runs around 25 FPS" so expect the official answer to be 30 FPS and the reality to likely be somewhere a bit lower on average.
Sure.
Because, as everyone knows, the absence of evidence is the evidence of absence.
Made me feel sick every time it happened. My body can't handle these low ass resolutions
I'll wait 'til I see videos of how it does in Crookback Bog or Novigrad. I sincerely doubt it's locked at 30FPS in either locale, or anywhere in game
Feels like a capped 30FPS I think. That's just from the Direct. It could be livestream latency.
Witcher 3 on Xbox One is 900p with a bad framerate. Wheres the huge downgrade? Seems about the same downgrade as any PC game compared to how it runs on PS4 / Xbox but no one seems bothered by those
Really the only reason to get this is for handheld play. Playing this blown up at 720p on a 4k tv is not going to look good at all. 540p is pretty reasonable for Switch if they can get it to stay at 30FPS.
There looks to be a lot less vegetation, lower polygon counts, and worse textures. We don't know if effects have been downgraded, but it's likely.
This isn't just a lower resolution copy of the Xbox/PS4 versions.
Breaking and shocking news, everyone. Switch is less powerful than PS4/XBO.
I'm guessing that's the difference between multiplatform port jobs and console exclusive efforts
I gotta ask to anyone offended by this news: What did you expect?
It's actually impressive to me considering the specs.
It's actually impressive to me considering the specs.
This is a gentle reminder that lower-res ports of recent games like Team Sonic Racing and Saints Row III have sold gangbusters despite the obvious downgrades relative to other consoles.
We already knew that smart ass but at least now we can really see the difference with something that multiplat and open world.
There is way more stuff/interaction to do in Witcher 3 but yes, exclusives will take more advantage of the hardware and will develop specifically within the limits of that hardware. This will include how many enemies you can have onscreen, how many items you can interact with and so on.
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And the Xbox / PS4 versions aren't just lower resolution versions of the PC game. You seem to be missing my point.