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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Switch 2 vs. PS5 | Side by Side
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Wilhelm_85
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Honestly impressive considering what the Switch 2 hardware is. Genuinely looks like a good way to play the game, especially for those who want the option to play handheld.
Bojji
Gold Member
Where are apples
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adamsapple
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
HRK69
Gold Member
NeoGamer and GVG
Mr. PlayStation
Member
Frame pacing issues galore on Switch 2?
DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
*heart eyes at the Switch 2*
RomanceDawn
Member
No fruit huh? Maybe I'll reconsider my purchase.
Fbh
Gold Member
Like pretty much every big third party game on Switch 2: Seems decent enough if Switch 2 is your only console and/or portability is very important for you.
Some big cutbacks but overall seems like a decent version given the hardware.
Yeah, most comparisons I've seen are using the performance mode on Ps5.
And yeah that mode looks like shit on the base PS5, it's the blurriest game I've played on ps5 by a long shot. So unsurprisingly the Switch 2 version actually has slightly better IQ.
Some big cutbacks but overall seems like a decent version given the hardware.
Yeah, most comparisons I've seen are using the performance mode on Ps5.
And yeah that mode looks like shit on the base PS5, it's the blurriest game I've played on ps5 by a long shot. So unsurprisingly the Switch 2 version actually has slightly better IQ.
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Bojji
Gold Member
But it runs half the fps and is missing objects.
20fps in first city, hmmm...
Fbh
Gold Member
But it runs half the fps and is missing objects.
20fps in first city, hmmm...
I mean, yeah. It also has very notorious pop in.
Like I said, if you only have a switch 2 or playing in handheld mode is really important to you it still seems decent enough.
Otherwise there's no reason to not pick the Ps5/SX/PC version.
More than anything it just goes to show how much Square fucked up the performance mode on Ps5 when the Switch version running at 720p actually has slightly better IQ than the PS5 running at 1152p.
Bojji
Gold Member
kevboard
Member
the door is back, in the form of a rock
kevboard
Member
the PS5 has Linux running on it now.
someone should try running the PC version on a PS5 with TAAU or FSR at 1080p internal, upsampled to 4k, and see how it looks and runs... I swear they could so easily fix the image quality but somehow refuse to
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Bojji
Gold Member
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
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But it runs half the fps and is missing objects.
20fps in first city, hmmm...
Not really a knock; Rebirth is on UE5 and that engine is a resource hog no matter the platform. Rebirth itself is also a very ambitious open-world game, and we don't know what particular team Square-Enix put on the Switch 2 version (I'd assume a very good one) or budget allocated to the port itself.
Plus, they can always patch performance with an update, just like other platforms. But most importantly, these are Nintendo gamers: they don't give a shit if it looks rougher than the PS5 version. They want it on their Nintendo system and they want the portability, that's what Rebirth is giving them.
Bojji
Gold Member
It's most likely CPU limited here.
kevboard
Member
it's not, it's UE4, and not even the latest version
Lokaum D+
Gold Member
if it can run on a steam deck it can for sure run on a PS4, there is just no reason to make a port for that system.No PS4 comparison?
DreamcastSkies
Gold Member
I think it's incredible what they pulled off with this. Yes, it doesn't look as good as the PS5/5 Pro version. The Switch 2 isn't that expensive/strong. The PS5 version itself struggled with visuals and performance. They still produced a Switch 2 version that looks fine in handheld mode and I think it looks a bit better when docked. I think that's a huge accomplishment. I hope the Switch 2 user base can come in clutch and add 2-3 million more sales for this great game.
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It's a noticeable downgrade in terms of geometrical detail and also lighting:
DLSS compared to the shitty upscaler used on PS5 is doing the heavy lifting but can't do magic on problematic things like hair transparencies:
I guess that for those that don't have another system it's still a playable way to enjoy the game.
DLSS compared to the shitty upscaler used on PS5 is doing the heavy lifting but can't do magic on problematic things like hair transparencies:
I guess that for those that don't have another system it's still a playable way to enjoy the game.
Go_Ly_Dow
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It's a noticeable downgrade in terms of geometrical detail and also lighting:
DLSS compared to the shitty upscaler used on PS5 is doing the heavy lifting but can't do magic on problematic things like hair transparencies:
I guess that for those that don't have another system it's still a playable way to enjoy the game.
Yeah looks like a ton of cutbacks even vs the 60fps PS5 mode + running at half the framerate +more unstable FPS + lower resolution + lower quality models.
It's impressive that they've got it to run on the NS2 in a largely good performance state, but it's far from parity compared to the base PS5.
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DreamcastSkies
Gold Member
Some are saying the Switch 2 version feels like an impossible port.
Bojji
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kevboard
Member
the storage speed is realistically the only thing that could give a PS4 real issues here.
and even there I wouldn't be surprised if it worked out ok
Bojji
Gold Member
Game also looks on par (or even worse) with Remake.
Rebirth has bigger environments but I don't think it wouldn't be able to run on PS4 with enough cuts.
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CentralScrutinizer
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Hey, these are all temporary textures. They can't give you all the goods the first go around. You'll need to buy the FF7 Remake Trilogy Remastered for PS6 to get the real intended version. It'll only cost you $99.99.I will forever be traumatized by the Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Rebirth textures and ugly jpegs backgrounds
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kevboard
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Dorfdad
Gold Member
I love my switch 2, I do but I can't enjoy modern AAA games at 30 FPS it's become so noticeable to me since building my PC. I can't do games under 60FPS anymore for the most part. 30 FPS the controls are so awful and heavy and turning the camera actually hurts my eyes. We need a real solution like lose less scaling to come to these consoles, and a better frame gen to make 30 fps feel 60FPS in terms of latency and smoothness.
kevboard
Member
on a small handheld screen 30fps is fine to me. on a big TV not so much.
the larger your screen, the wider the gaps between frames when object move... so it becomes exponentially worse the more of your FOV the screen takes up
CentralScrutinizer
Member
On a GPU that's more powerful than even a PS5 though...
Bojji
Gold Member
But if it can run on HDD, then it means PS4 version should be possible.
kevboard
Member
not the point. it shows the streaming system isn't limited on an HDD.
we now know a PS4 raster level GPU can run it (Deck/Switch 2), we know a PS4 level CPU can handle it (well, with dips into the 20s), and we know it runs on an HDD with slow seek times.
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squallbr
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Damn whe I played the game,and looked at that, I remember when devs Blames CELL and 256MB for many issues on PS3,.......So now with plenty of memory, X86, upscallers, teraflopsm what the excuses now?
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CentralScrutinizer
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Could've been possible.
Okay? So what's the point overall? That Square screwed up by making it PS5 only at launch? I don't see the point in trying to justify whether or not PS4 could've ran this game. That ship sailed.
Hawk The Slayer
Member
I just hope the sales will be great cause Rebirth deserves all the sales with how much work and passion they put into it.
kevboard
Member
because it would mean it's not an "impossible port", simply a port that is as expected. that was the original topic
