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[Shaki12345]

There are NEW Switch 2 previews up on YouTube channel GVG. Extensive preview and hands on footage of MP and Cyberpunk. Nintendo Life as well. They had a secret preview.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Cyberpunk looking absolutely incredible for a handheld!

 

[Luipadre]

wtf some of these games looks impressive af. Offscreen mind you, but cyberpunk looked... great?

prime looks crips af and i saw MK world footage and it looked incredibly too

 

[Shaki12345]

Reminder; Treehouse in 30 minutes. MP confirmed and probably some of these games as well like CP.

 

[daclynk]

but its barley powerful than the PS4 some gaffer told me

 

[Bitstream]

Cyberpunk is actually looking pretty impressive on here!

 

[Robb]

Man, Metroid Prime 4 looks sick! Why isn’t it available at launch?

Can’t wait!

 

[Shaki12345]

MP4 4k60 NEW video.

 

[PeteBull]

Cyberpunk is actually looking pretty impressive on here!

Infro from cdprojekt dev, build played there was only made in 7weeks, and game gonna have 40fps performance mode, and 25 to 30fps quality mode, timestamped:

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Cyberpunk is actually looking pretty impressive on here!

Yeah, it does look decent from the off-screen footage.

CDPR said there will be two modes: performance @40fps and graphics @30fps.
Pretty solid, tbh.

Curious to see an actual analysis and full specs for Switch 2.

 

[Shaki12345]

Yeah, it does look decent from the off-screen footage.

CDPR said there will be two modes: performance @40fps and graphics @30fps.
Pretty solid, tbh.

Curious to see an actual analysis and full specs for Switch 2.

Full screen capture.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Honestly? That is putting me off of Switch 2.

Really not impressed in any way by Metroid Prime.

 

[Ogbert]

Well, it looks a hell of a lot more impressive than the Steam Deck.

 

[Shaki12345]

Yeah, it does look decent from the off-screen footage.

CDPR said there will be two modes: performance @40fps and graphics @30fps.
Pretty solid, tbh.

Curious to see an actual analysis and full specs for Switch 2.

40fps? Really? That's great. Where did you hear this?

 

[Killjoy-NL]

40fps? Really? That's great. Where did you hear this?

They said so in the "we played Cyberpunk etc" video in the OP.

Technically they were quoting CDPR in that video, but I see no reason to doubt it.

 

[Shaki12345]

In the GVG preview video there's footage of Soul Calibur and F-Zero running in widescreen (hiding the ugly NSO borders). Seems like it's only possible if the game originally supported widescreen. The game seems higher res as well.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Well, it looks a hell of a lot more impressive than the Steam Deck.

Unless you’re really into Steam why on earth would anyone buy a SteamDeck when this is available?

 

[pulicat]

That MP4 footage is gorgeous. Holy hell at 120 fps too.

 

[Shaki12345]

Treehouse Live in 10 minutes. Surely there will be more full screen captures.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

Cyberpunk is actually looking pretty impressive on here!

25fps for a years old game. Meh. Maybe they get 40fps VRR mode working better than on PS5P?

 

[tkscz]

Interesting to hear that the Cyberpunk port has only been in development for about two months and they got that far. CDPR are damn good at what they do.

 

[Ogbert]

Unless you’re really into Steam why on earth would anyone buy a SteamDeck when this is available?

You’ve answered your own question.

I love my Steam Deck to bits, and Steam still gives you access to tens of thousands of games at a far more reasonable price.

But the Switch 2 gives you Nintendo games.

 

[Shaki12345]

You’ve answered your own question.

I love my Steam Deck to bits, and Steam still gives you access to tens of thousands of games at a far more reasonable price.

But the Switch 2 gives you Nintendo games.

Switch 1 has 15000 games.

 

[Ozriel]

but its barley powerful than the PS4 some gaffer told me

And they weren’t wrong.

Do you really not realize how impressive PS4 tier GPU power in a handheld is?

Unless you’re really into Steam why on earth would anyone buy a SteamDeck when this is available?

- Significantly cheaper games
- more third party games
- emulation
- Desktop/Productivity use

I will be preordering a Switch 2 as soon as humanly possible, but there are many reasons why some would prefer or buy a PC handheld.

 

[FalconPunch]

Infro from cdprojekt dev, build played there was only made in 7weeks, and game gonna have 40fps performance mode, and 25 to 30fps quality mode, timestamped:

 

[Bruno_Arrais85]

Honestly? That is putting me off of Switch 2.

Really not impressed in any way by Metroid Prime.

it's a switch 1 game.

 

[Lokaum D+]

25 to 30fps is the cinematic experience my dude

 

[MrJangles]

There are NEW Switch 2 previews up on YouTube channel GVG. Extensive preview and hands on footage of MP and Cyberpunk. Nintendo Life as well. They had a secret preview.

I think these guys have done a hell of a better job at selling the S2 than Nintendo did in the Direct. 7 week old Cyberpunk build????

 

[AngelMuffin]

Honestly? That is putting me off of Switch 2.

Really not impressed in any way by Metroid Prime.

This game started out as a Switch game and you can kinda tell it’s just been ported to the Switch 2 with an increase in resolution.

 

[Baemono]

40fps on Cyberpunk is pretty impressive

 

[Killjoy-NL]

This game started out as a Switch game and you can kinda tell it’s just been ported to the Switch 2 with an increase in resolution.

it's a switch 1 game.

Fair enough, but it doesn't really change much.
If they're using it to promote Switch 2, it isn't doing a good job, imo.

Even as a Switch 1 game it looks basic af with meh art direction.

 

[Baemono]

I'm more impressed with Split Fiction, the game just came out (not like the other ports), is one of the highlights of the year, and will already be on Switch 2

 

[Shaki12345]

It seems the Switch 2 is easy to port to. They got Cyberpunk up and running in 7 weeks.

 

[Mr Hyde]

MP4 looks absolutely sublime very crisp and detailed image. I hope the game delivers the magic of the first Prime.

 

[Wooxsvan]

cyberpunk having a 40fps mode is insane. no way i woulda thought possible

 

[Baemono]

Not gonna lie Metroid Prime 4 looks like a remastered (or even emulated) Switch 1 title

 

[Fbh]

Not gonna lie Metroid Prime 4 looks like a remastered (or even emulated) Switch 1 title

I mean...that's basically what it is. It's still launching on the Switch 1, they are just using the extra power on the Switch 2 to push better framerates and resolutions and maybe increase some settings here and there.

It's no different than God of War Ragnarok or Forbidden West.

 

[AngelMuffin]

That MP4 footage is gorgeous. Holy hell at 120 fps too.

You gonna go 120/1080P or 60/4K?

 

[Ashler]

Happy I pre-ordered mine, is all i'll say.

 

[RCX]

Unless you’re really into Steam why on earth would anyone buy a SteamDeck when this is available

Unless you’re really into Steam why on earth would anyone buy a SteamDeck when this is available?

The potential cost of Switch games would be a big question mark for a lot of people.

 

[GoldenEye98]

Does the Switch 2 have to be docked to get the 120FPS mode?

 

[Shaki12345]

Does the Switch 2 have to be docked to get the 120FPS mode?

No.

 

[pulicat]

You gonna go 120/1080P or 60/4K?

The first playthrough is going to be 120fps, and then 4k for capturing every beautiful scenery in MP4.

 

[Sooner]

Switch 1 has 15000 games.

Oh come on. The vast majority are trash shovelware. If we count that, PC gets hundreds of games every day.

It's pointless to argue why would someone buy one over the other when they offer such vastly different libraries. I'll own both.

 

[Shaki12345]

Oh come on. The vast majority are trash shovelware. If we count that, PC gets hundreds of games every day.

It's pointless to argue why would someone buy one over the other when they offer such vastly different libraries. I'll own both.

I didn't mean it in a serious way.

 

[GoldenEye98]

No.

Interesting. I'm curious about all these performance modes now. What is running in handheld vs docked....

Edit: Apparently the handheld mode is running 720P/120fps. So there is a distinction.

 

[GrandlyBodacious]

Unless you’re really into Steam why on earth would anyone buy a SteamDeck when this is available?

$90 games.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

You gonna go 120/1080P or 60/4K?

Don’t know about @publicat, but I’m planning on doing a Normal run at 4k60 and a Hard run at 1080p120. Take it all in in the first run, then sacrifice fidelity for better response at higher difficulty.

 

[Shaki12345]

Don’t know about @publicat, but I’m planning on doing a Normal run at 4k60 and a Hard run at 1080p120. Take it all in in the first run, then sacrifice fidelity for better response at higher difficulty.

Why not Hard at 4K60?

 

[AngelMuffin]

The first playthrough is going to be 120fps, and then 4k for capturing every beautiful scenery in MP4.

Yeah,

Even as a Switch 1 game it looks basic af with meh art direction.

I’m a big MP fan but I have to say I Havnt loved what I’ve seen from the art direction. Hopefully, this is just the first area of the game and not indicative of what’s to come in later stages of the game.