Elden Ring Switch 2 running in handheld mode gameplay video
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DirtInUrEye
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Seems to look and run significantly better than we had been led to believe.
LordOcidax
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Or probably is a newer build… Who knows.
DeafTourette
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Umm... That looks pretty fluid.
I was told it was a choppy mess with horrible Image quality
Buggy Loop
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This was at fan expo
So likely different build
But a good reminder on why most devs have stopped doing demos of their games, look at the internet overreacting over a game that still didn't have a release date. This video will get a lot less traction than the click bait articles IGN made
Also, while footage quality sucks, there's impressions from peoples there
So likely different build
But a good reminder on why most devs have stopped doing demos of their games, look at the internet overreacting over a game that still didn't have a release date. This video will get a lot less traction than the click bait articles IGN made
Also, while footage quality sucks, there's impressions from peoples there
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yet_another_alt
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It doesn't look bad but that area is hardly taxing. Should have at least shown the fight with Agheel.
iHaunter
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Buddy you see that resolution?
Buggy Loop
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No, it's not the worst performing but Limgrave is in the higher tier of performance taxing in the game. The other places that are worse are often with weather effects such as the snow mountains or the Crumbling fatum azula (sp?)
Pretty much everyone with lower spec rigs question the game performances right off the bat in Limgrave
Buggy Loop
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And you do?
Deerock71
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I'm watching a guy cut down a 'souls-like' enemy like a knife through hot butter. Looks totally playable.
DirtInUrEye
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Warspite
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Its reassuring to hear that its a lot better but FromSoftware have there own part to play in this, giving the rather hyperbolic reactions some people are having to the Switch 2 recently, demoing a poor preforming version at gamescom might not have been the best idea.This was at fan expo
So likely different build
But a good reminder on why most devs have stopped doing demos of their games, look at the internet overreacting over a game that still didn't have a release date. This video will get a lot less traction than the click bait articles IGN made
Also, while footage quality sucks, there's impressions from peoples there
Chittagong
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Would IGN just go and create a fake clickbait article??
DeafTourette
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ByWatterson
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I'd say it's walking
yet_another_alt
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Is it? From what I remember it's mostly traversal stutter and a lot of it got fixed if you run mod engine. Steam Deck didn't have the traversal stutter but it instead struggles when it's raining or if you pull a lot of mobs or fights with lots of particles like Agheel.
Buggy Loop
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Except Armored Core 6, that ran good. First 120 fps From game.
Clear
CliffyB's Cock Holster
And yet people still enjoy the game... almost like performance/frame-rate doesn't actually matter nearly as much as some would have us believe.
Luipadre
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Well what can you do about it? Nothing really. It is what it is, from will never gonna make good performing games
It wasn't just IGN though. NintendoLife also had similar impressions
Luipadre
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Never played that, sounds like some anomaly
LordOcidax
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I was expecting a slideshow
NeoIkaruGAF
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But I was told it ran horribly and Bamco didn't allow people to show footage online? 
FoxMcChief
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Looks fine to me. Fuck me. I'm triple dipping, aren't I!?
LordOcidax
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I did that with DS1… And have more than 300 hours in the series X version of Elden Ring… Going to wait for the final verdict of the performance before pulling the trigger.
drotahorror
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Looks fine and still time for optimizing.
I didn't even post in ign thread as I thought, well maybe they need time for optimization or it's an old build. A lot of optimization goes in towards the end of the dev cycle right?
I didn't even post in ign thread as I thought, well maybe they need time for optimization or it's an old build. A lot of optimization goes in towards the end of the dev cycle right?
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simpatico
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I kinda like that AR for some reason. At least enough to want to plat it like that for a bit to see if it suffers someway. Color me interested! I'm just so tired of 16x9 bros. I want to go taller as soon as I can.
FoxMcChief
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I've 100% Elden Ring and the DLC on both PS5 and Series X.
FoxMcChief
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I played the PS5 and Xbox Series X versions in their quality modes exclusively. Give me visuals before frames 100% of the time.
ultrazilla
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Eh this doesn't look bad at all IMO.
I love my Switch 2. Play it daily. I still look forward to an OLED version of it though....perhaps a "Pro Switch 2" in a couple years....
I love my Switch 2. Play it daily. I still look forward to an OLED version of it though....perhaps a "Pro Switch 2" in a couple years....
Clear
CliffyB's Cock Holster
The point I'm making is that so long as their games play great and people love them, its not a deal-breaker that their looks and performance are less than best in class,
It just seems a bit pointless to me how people are bagging on Switch 2 ports for performance and visuals when its inevitable that down-ports of games that only perform well on way higher-end hardware are going to be impacted.
Buggy Loop
Gold Member
Never played that, sounds like some anomaly
You should play it, it's amazing.
Super smooth, no stutter, Ultra wide and 120 fps on PC, yes an anomaly in terms of From Software technical know how.
DeafTourette
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Then this must be a newer build
Sebastian1295
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You can't possibly judge performance/resolution based off a video like this where i can barely see wth is going on lol.
Polygonal_Sprite
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It's almost like rage bait makes money online in 2025…
