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[jett]

Was it addressed whether or not this is something that can/will be patched? I'm at work :s

Who knows.

 

[matrix-cat]

Really hope they can patch this, even if it means just adding a 720p mode option when docked.

 

[phanphare]

If this was not Zelda it would have been hammered.

lol, people will never tire of trotting this out will they?

 

[Soi-Fong]

I think it says a lot though, that even with these performance issues, it did not affect the scores at all. Any other game would have been hammered. Bloodborne I remember took a hit in scores because of its performance issues.

More disappointing too considering Horizon's rock solid performance.

 

[SirPinkyNose]

20fps at 900p with that kind of graphics.
Switch is massively underpowered. Is it even as strong as a ps3?

 

[RoadHazard]

It bumps the resolution, meaning it makes performance worse.

Except the GPU clock increase in docked mode theoretically means it should be able to up the resolution while keeping the same level of performance. For some godforsaken reason that's not happening. Memory bandwidth seems the most likely culprit, which means this console (handheld) is gonna be shit for resolutions over 720p.

 

[Vampirolol]

Why do people keep saying this. We've seen plenty of games not get hammered for performance issues. Some even shipped in worse states than Zelda.

It's an alt-post-truth fact, we have to live with that.

 

[Fret]

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[PackAPunchedMick]

Why do people keep saying this. We've seen plenty of games not get hammered for performance issues. Some even shipped in worse states than Zelda.

But have we seen 98 rated games with performance this bad?

 

[Theorry]

any breakdown of increased draw distance, increased detail/shadows - anything? Because even if portable mode is using the rumoured increased clocks, 900p is only 50% more pixels and docked mode should be minimum 2x GPU clock speed.

It just doesn't make sense.

Its more the same really for both versions.

 

[NSESN]

It looks like Nintendo is prioritizing portable performance before docked performance. The Splatoon 2 and Mario Odissey demos are in a similar position, perfect undocked, no resolution bump docked. For me it's good because i see it as handheld that I can play on my TV, but it sure will be disappointing for people expecting great thing for the docked mode.

But have we seen 98 rated games with performance this bad?

There's only about 5 games with that same meta score. The only game above run at 20 fps

 

[Skyzard]

No wonder I was getting OoT flashbacks at the switch event.

Luckily WiiU version feels a lot smoother, looks great and the undocked switch version is good too.

Hope they do a comparison vs WiiU and show villages.

 

[shandy706]

20 fps in 2017 is a bummer.

5 seconds straight of 20fps

 

[dmr87]

Drops down to 20 fps by running down a hill in the starting area, I can't imagine what'll happen later on in the game.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

Why do people keep saying this. We've seen plenty of games not get hammered for performance issues. Some even shipped in worse states than Zelda.

It makes you wonder if I'll be able to discover a salt mine in Hyrule.

 

[Kingpin Rogers]

I've noticed the fps issues but apart from that the game looks beautiful to me. I guess I'm just blind to aliasing issues because the game looks great both undocked and docked. I'm gonna stay away from videos like these because they might make the problems more apparent and sour my experience. Still don't know what frame pacing is and my experience with bloodborne was nice and smooth because of that.

 

[sn00zer]

Proof? Receipts? Anything?

Every DF thread. Performance issues are either downplayed or over exaggerated depending how a poster feels about the game.

 

[SRTtoZ]

Team Portable standing by.

 

[Interfectum]

Yeah I was noticing very weird drops in just completely random locations. I think this can and will be patched soon, I don't think it'll stay this way

That's what I've seen too. In docked mode I could be doing nothing and the framerate would take a sudden dip then go back up for no reason.

 

[phanphare]

But have we seen 98 rated games with performance this bad?

OoT?

 

[shtolky]

Based on the reviews, it sounds like the game is so good that the frame rate issues don't hamper the overall experience. I would rather have an all time classic dip occasionally than a decent game run at a smooth 60fps. I can't wait to play it later.

 

[pswii60]

No excuse for the docked performance.

There is... it's a console game running on a handheld. Docked or not, it's still a portable.

 

[Disxo]

But have we seen 98 rated games with performance this bad?

Gta IV on pc?

 

[Skulldead]

If this was not Zelda it would have been hammered.

This is sad to tell, but this is freaking true... I could say the same thing for review score, but this is not the subject of this thread.

I could simple change : This was not a Nintendo game it would have been hammered.

 

[Theorry]

20fps at 900p with that kind of graphics.
Switch is massively underpowered. Is it even as strong as a ps3?

They do say it looks more like a weird streaming issue.

 

[Vampirolol]

But have we seen 98 rated games with performance this bad?

Actually a 99 game. But yeah, it was named Zelda, sorry.

 

[ChaosZeroX]

If this was not Zelda it would have been hammered.

Yep.

The fact that its Zelda and reviewed well is the reason its not getting slammed right now.

 

[Malus]

Really starting to feel tempted to wait for potential patch news. Kind of funny since I've played and enjoyed plenty of games with performance issues before, but it'd be nice to play Zelda at its best.

Or maybe I'll play portable mode but that's a last resort.

edit: I see people are discrediting the review scores already lol

 

[hardcastlemccormick]

I think it says a lot though, that even with these performance issues, it did not affect the scores at all. Any other game would have been hammered. Bloodborne I remember took a hit in scores because of its performance issues.

More disappointing too considering Horizon's rock solid performance.

It did affect the scores though, many reviews mentioned the performance issues and highlighted them as the major significant issue the game has.

I don't really get why folks are so hung up on the review score anyway. It's a throwaway number. Read the text, it's where the game is actually reviewed and quantified.

 

[Darkman M]

Welp, they need to patch this asap that small bump in res shouldn't cause that drastic of a performance issue.

 

[Gotdatmoney]

20fps at 900p with that kind of graphics.
Switch is massively underpowered. Is it even as strong as a ps3?

Jesus christ. Is this a serious question?

 

[nkarafo]

Is the WiiU version smoother than the Docked Switch mode then?

I wouldn't want to play this game in portable mode. I want to play this game on the big screen.

 

[Instro]

To my untrained mind this seems like a fairly simple thing to fix.

Well they would either need to adjust their vsync implementation or improve performance such that there are no framedrops. If the former is not easily possible, that might explain the reason for 900p vs 1080p as well I suppose.

I'm sure someone with more technical knowledge can provide more detail.

 

[ironcreed]

Proof? Receipts? Anything?

Common sense is all one requires to see it. Other games have the screws put to them over such issues, but Zelda is a darling and you cannot convince me otherwise.

 

[MisterCTwo]

Damn it! Frame rate drops with camera rotation are the one thing I can't stand in how a game performs. #TeamPortable

 

[Smellycat]

Will not bother me one bit. I am immune to these issues. I never notice them

 

[Summer Haze]

I've noticed the fps issues but apart from that the game looks beautiful to me. I guess I'm just blind to aliasing issues because the game looks great both undocked and docked. I'm gonna stay away from videos like these because they might make the problems more apparent and sour my experience. Still don't know what frame pacing is and my experience with bloodborne was nice and smooth because of that.

Get out of here and save yourself before it's too late.

 

[Jack Scofield]

If this was not Zelda it would have been hammered.

Most reviewers probably assigned the game a 10 score at the time of its first unveiling.

 

[NotLiquid]

If this was not Zelda it would have been hammered.

Would it? GTA V's performance on last-gen consoles was questionable at best, but that got critically acclaimed as well.

Unless you want to change the narrative to "if this wasn't -popular franchise- it would have been hammered".

 

[InsaneTiger]

Docked should match or improve performance, not be worse. Ugh.

 

[KojiKnight]

To my untrained mind this seems like a fairly simple thing to fix.

Ideally they'd use adaptive vsync, but even triple buffering would be pretty easy to enable and wouldn't likely add enough lag you be a problem.

 

[Servbot24]

Poor frame rate seems to be a sign of a great video game.

 

[RoadHazard]

They're also clearly using the simplest, shittiest v-sync solution. The game might be running at 29.9 fps under the hood, but because of v-sync it drops right down to 20 and stays there. TLDR; Triple buffering, pls.

 

[Interfectum]

Common sense is all one requires to see it. Other games have the screws put to them over such issues, but Zelda is a darling and you cannot convince me otherwise.

So personal issue and #alternativefacts. Gotcha.

 

[Twilight Princess]

Why do so many critics give it a 10/10 despite stating outright that performance is not good? You should play the game to find out.

 

[trixx]

The game is better in portable mode :lol come on man

 

[Qassim]

I noticed this immediately and went back to playing in portable mode because of it.

 

[rekameohs]

20fps at 900p with that kind of graphics.
Switch is massively underpowered. Is it even as strong as a ps3?

Yes, of course. By a lot. But it seems like it's a not entirely optimized port from a console that is very weak.

 

[Chumley]

If this was not Zelda it would have been hammered.

Same perf. problems happened with Witcher 3 and it still won more GOTY awards than any other game ever made.

 

[popsicle_sundays]

Yeesh =/

I planned to only use portable mode on my Switch anyways but that's pretty jarring.