Here is a 1280x720 screenshot from the press site. UI is native resolution but 3D parts are not. This is starting to become a worrying trend.
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Xenoblade 2: sub-native resolution on the Switch’s handheld screen.
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Here is a 1280x720 screenshot from the press site. UI is native resolution but 3D parts are not. This is starting to become a worrying trend.
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Well to be fair Xenoblade X was a native 720p on Wii U. This looks like a sizable downgrade. Especially if there's barely any collision detection or physics going on like X.
didn't we just have a thread about the switch going toe to toe graphically with PS4 and Xbox one? But yeah, not surprised at all at this, I expect to see this trend continue.
That being said, still hyped as I play exclusively via TV mode
That being said, still hyped as I play exclusively via TV mode
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I doubt it. Sub native games don't really look too hot if there's bad AA along with it. Remember, you're very close to the screen.
I'm just disappointed that they didn't aim for at least Wii U resolutions...
X was 720p because it was streamed and the gamepad didn't have to use its battery to run the game itself. Also, the font is legible this time.
Edit: Oh my Zanza at that Xeno 3D screen lol
Edit: Oh my Zanza at that Xeno 3D screen lol
Bummer trend. This was always a huge problem on Vita and I was hoping Switch wouldn't have the same issue
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I think it's still good. This relased 2? years ago
That game was a native 240p on the N3DS.
A shame, a tragedy, another arbitrary reason to drudge up the tired "Nintendo is doomed" argument.
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Doesn't the Switch have more computational power when undocked vs Wii U? (Mario Kart 8 got a resolution bump from dynamic 720p to full 720p) Don't see why Xenoblade can't do the same unless the game is really starved for bandwidth and fillrate.
aww that sucks, I play mostly on handheld.
Devs should develop for handheld then upscale for docked, not the other way around.
But the switch is more powerful
Devs should develop for handheld then upscale for docked, not the other way around.
I don't mind honestly, it's an open world game and it'll have a lot of shit happening on screen compared to let's say, Zelda.
I'm willing to deal with that.
I'm willing to deal with that.
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Skyrim is mostly a native 720p. That's why it looks great. Also, the dynamic resolution scaler does not reduce horizontal resolution.
Games don't look better in handheld mode versus a 720p screenshot. That's what everyone was telling me about Rocket League and that looks just as bad in person as it does in screenshots
Isn't Mario also sub-native? I play Mario mostly in handheld mode and it's definitely downgraded, but I don't really notice it anymore.
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I believe it is dynamic 900p/fairly consistent 30 fps. A sub-native 30 fps handheld mode game will not scale to 1080p/60fps when docked. There is no second GPU in it.
I'm more curious as to how it looks on my actual Switch screen as opposed to looking at the picture on my PC.
That being said, I'm sure what is exactly "worrying" about this. Worrying seems like the wrong word to me.
That being said, I'm sure what is exactly "worrying" about this. Worrying seems like the wrong word to me.
That's not how this works. 2 is an upgrade from X. Doesn't 2 actually have a proper real-time lighting system in place? Again, as I explained to you before, the undocked Switch is more powerful than the Wii U, but not powerful ENOUGH that it can run all better looking/more intensive games at 720p while still maintaining a stable framerate. Sacrifices have to be made. It's either 720p and sub-30fps or sub-720p and 30fps.
That's not quite accurate:Here's a screenshot of PS4 and Xbone games in handheld mode
It'll look fine (pretty good even) on the Switch's screen itself. The "sub-native crisis" isn't even a crisis, it's an exaggeration.
For every game that's subnative, there's 5 more that are 720p.
This really isn't a huge deal
and i'm pretty sure it'll be above 720p docked.
Which native res is appreciated, it just doesn't ruin the game experience for me to worry about. Devs are gonna always push to get what they feel is best for the overall gameplay of the game and concessions will be made. Don't get me wrong, there are games that are just a complete mess. But I think res is a fair concession to make in favor of frame rate draw distance and the like.
They do look better in game because you're looking at them in a bigger screen that you're supposed to. That and the compression.
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