Nvidia: Nintendo Switch 2 Leveled Up With NVIDIA AI-Powered DLSS and 4K Gaming
Baemono
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justiceiro
Marlboro: Other M
9 women make a baby in one month
I would have bought NS2 for this if the beams had a lighting effect on them. But as it stands, MP4 is my last voucher game.
I want the release date.
daclynk
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blacktout
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Yes, screencap from Nintendo treehouse live gameplay in fidelity mode 4k/60fps
Got an audible "wow" out of me, and I had been down on this game's graphics in the past. No fucking chance I'm playing this on the original Switch.
Win31enjoyer
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Switch 2's gpu is based on the Ampere architecture so it doesn't support dlss framegen.
daclynk
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says who?
LordOcidax
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Prime 4 looks INSANE on Switch 2. Gameplay start at 1:11:40z Jaw dropping
It looks fantastic. Absolutely love it.
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
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Hmm....
So they're saying it's around 10x the graphics performance of Switch 1. I don't think they literally mean 10x the TFs, as that'd mean Switch 2 having 7.84 TF of compute, well ahead of Xbox Series S and even the One X.
However, maybe when fully utilizing the DLSS components and when docked, the system can provide graphics performance equivalent to a raw 7.84 TF system, and that's what Nvidia are implying?
Yeah I'd say this and that one F-Zero-looking racing game are the visual highlights for the system's launch. MK World doesn't look bad either, but...it's MK. Same for DK Bananza (I like the environmental destruction in it tho).
So they're saying it's around 10x the graphics performance of Switch 1. I don't think they literally mean 10x the TFs, as that'd mean Switch 2 having 7.84 TF of compute, well ahead of Xbox Series S and even the One X.
However, maybe when fully utilizing the DLSS components and when docked, the system can provide graphics performance equivalent to a raw 7.84 TF system, and that's what Nvidia are implying?
Yeah I'd say this and that one F-Zero-looking racing game are the visual highlights for the system's launch. MK World doesn't look bad either, but...it's MK. Same for DK Bananza (I like the environmental destruction in it tho).
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James Sawyer Ford
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Metroid Prime 4 looks fantastic. The Nintendo games designed for lower power should all look fairly good on switch 2, with 1440p at a minimum and hopefully 60 fps targets
Obviously it's not a current gen power standard, so third party ports of ambitious visual games will notice serious declines over current gen counterparts
Obviously it's not a current gen power standard, so third party ports of ambitious visual games will notice serious declines over current gen counterparts
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
AtomicStarving
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You with a beef pc gaming, why you need this lol
Drell
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Maybe Nintendo are learning to create modern looking games and started DK and MKW with Switch 1 as a base and we'll see better looking game from them after some time. I'd like to know how Elden Ring runs on this. An asset and performance comparaison with the PS4 and PS4 pro versions could be a good first benchmark to see if it's closer to the first or the second one.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Little beast 
in all seriousness for it's form factor and for the wonderful art style that Nintendo has in its first party lineup this will be very nice to look at.
Dlss is the shiz. Glad they chose Nvidia.
in all seriousness for it's form factor and for the wonderful art style that Nintendo has in its first party lineup this will be very nice to look at.Dlss is the shiz. Glad they chose Nvidia.
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sendit
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Framegen is not mentioned at all in that blog post. Huge miss for a current device slated to last 7 years.
Hero_Select
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Holy crap those screenshots look insane
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
I don't see why a 2d Mario game for example couldn't run on a switch 2 at 120 without framgen. It's probably for games like that.
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Hero_Select
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Nintendo should invent a time machine so that framegen was a thing when this console entered development.
sendit
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Frame gen has been a thing since 2022 from Nvidia. Meaning it was an option for Nintendo when selecting their feature set to include. There is absolutely no way Nintendo had their feature set locked in 2022.
GHG
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Xaeroxcore666
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Wow! Hardware wise this Switch 2 is solid, at least for the pricing...Mario Kart World looks like it´s gonna be another killer app for the entire lifespan of the system, DK Bananza looks pretty good and fun...With those specs, will it be compatatible with UE5 and ID Tech 8? At least Series S level of performance seems very doable, if not better. Everything perfect until that fucking game pricing! Why Nintendo? Also, how true it is the physical games won´t have the actual game and it will need to be downloaded?
Kataploom
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It has Ada features migrated, but even if it doesn't, there you have FSR 3 anyway
I now see why that rumor began that MP4 would "blow everything else out of the water" regarding the direct. I am pleasantly surprised by all the info that came out today regarding DLSS, Hall effect joy cons, seeing these games in 4K etc. I'm actually shocked why Nintendo themselves withheld all this info yesterday.
awwr999999
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That would make it an advertisement for Nvidia as opposed to Nintendo.
Anyone who cares about any of those acronyms is going to realize that they could get better results via emulation with a real Nvidia GPU.
It's the exact same problem PlayStation has as an AMD/AMD box and the reason why R&D matters now more than ever.
Console gaming without proprietary console HW is driving PC gaming and literally digging its own hole like never before.
You can use OEM Nintendo controllers on a PC and play downloaded Switch games with a 'better' Nvidia GPU than Switch 2 has.
You can use OEM DualSense controllers on a PC and play many of the same PS5 games on a 'better' AMD CPU/GPU than PS5 Pro has.
Unknown Soldier
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The developer needs to implement DLSS and it's obvious Nintendo first party will not
awwr999999
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There's no room on Switch 2's >300GB SSD for 4k assets that won't work with the Switch 2's display.
Dacvak
No one shall be brought before our LORD David Bowie without the true and secret knowledge of the Photoshop. For in that time, so shall He appear.
Lol that looks like ass my guyStill images are always flatering, look:
Edit: Nevermind, I didn't catch the sarcasm haha
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Diddy X
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Yes, screencap from Nintendo treehouse live gameplay in fidelity mode 4k/60fps
Why does this look so much like Halo?
Robb
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Halo 4/5 devs/artist were hired by RETRO Studios throughout development.
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Dr. Wilkinson
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I'm constantly more impressed by the tech inside the Switch 2 the more I read the last couple days. Just awesome to see Nintendo embrace modern tech again for more advanced games. I love it. Selling my Steam Deck to raise the funds.
Dr. Wilkinson
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Well a lot of people left Retro back in the mid 2000s and went on to 343 to make Halo 4. Maybe they were hired back?
I dunno, a sci fi shoooter in space with lots of spaceships and shooting at aliens just invites a lot of comparisons, ya know
.They owe it all to Alien
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Dacvak
No one shall be brought before our LORD David Bowie without the true and secret knowledge of the Photoshop. For in that time, so shall He appear.
I feel like late Halo started looking more like Prime than the other way around.
And reading the above comments about Retro -> 343, that makes sense now.
Either way, both look great, so I'm happy.
And reading the above comments about Retro -> 343, that makes sense now.
Either way, both look great, so I'm happy.
PurePlatinum
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The only thing that matters about the technical aspects are how the end results look. Nintendo games almost always look great, regardless of platform.
Imagine thinking that digital foundry and likeminded technical breakdowns are interesting in the slightest. I always felt one of the primary benefits of not being a PC nerd is not having to care about this stupid shit.
Imagine thinking that digital foundry and likeminded technical breakdowns are interesting in the slightest. I always felt one of the primary benefits of not being a PC nerd is not having to care about this stupid shit.
Dr. Wilkinson
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Conversely, a lot of people left Retro after 2007 and joined 343 which then went on to make Halo 4 then 5
It all comes back full circle
LordOcidax
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The fun part is they were Retro Studio employees first. Worked for Halo and then the go back to Retro. Halo 4 has influences from Metroid Prime too.
Gambit2483
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Nvidia putting the final touches on Switch 2 SoC and DLSS
//DEVIL//
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no disrespect but anyone who plays this game on the original switch needs to check at the nearest hospital.Yes, screencap from Nintendo treehouse live gameplay in fidelity mode 4k/60fps
this is too good to be true -_-
super impressive
I fully intended to just keep my OLED Switch and play it on that and hold off getting the Switch 2 for a while. Based on some of the things I've learned and saw today, I'm leaning towards getting Switch 2 at launch now.
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
been waiting for... years (?) to post this, so gonna post it a couple more times
You should tag him directly in here
E-Cat
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They know Nintendo fans are idiots, so wouldn't appreciate that stuff
/s, but not really
Hugare
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DK, Mario Kart and Metroid looked clean, imo
3rd party devs probably didnt have access to it yet or something
Barakov
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Yes, screencap from Nintendo treehouse live gameplay in fidelity mode 4k/60fps
I'm going to have to get a Switch 2 when MP4 hits.
Xaeroxcore666
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Are out there leaked specs about SoC and RAM?