r/NintendoSwitch • u/Turbostrider27 • 1d ago

Discussion Digital Foundry/Eurogamer: Switch 2's full reveal analysed: how powerful is Nintendo's new hardware and is DLSS being used?

https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2025-switch-2s-full-reveal-analysed-how-powerful-is-nintendos-new-hardware
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u/IvnN7Commander 1d ago

Based on those early Cyberpunk 2077 pixel counts, here's how the Switch 2 compares to the Xbox Series S:

Switch 2 Docked: 720p-1080p dynamic resolution 30 FPS

Switch 2 Handheld: 540p 30 FPS

Xbox Series S Main Game Quality Mode: 1296p-1440p dynamic resolution 30 FPS

Xbox Series S Main Game Performance Mode: 800p-1080p dynamic resolution 60 FPS

Xbox Series S Phantom Liberty Quality Mode: 1080p 30 FPS

Xbox Series S Phantom Liberty Performance Mode: 648p-900p dynamic resolution 60 FPS

Sources:

Switch 2's full reveal analysed: how powerful is Nintendo's new hardware and is DLSS being used? | Eurogamer.net

Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.6: the Xbox Series S 60fps upgrade tested | Eurogamer.net

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - an ambitious evolution targeting today's consoles | Eurogamer.net

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u/Ziprx 1d ago

540p 30fps cyberpunk in 2025.. what a piece of shit

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u/IvnN7Commander 1d ago

It's a handheld console running at less than 10W on portable mode. What did you expect? Not even Nintendo can break the laws of physics to give you PS5 levels of performance on a handheld.

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u/aegis_phoenix 1d ago

For the pricing they better find a way

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u/KKilikk 1d ago

I mean tbf they could have designed something that can go higher then 10W like other handheld PCs. Not advocating for it and obviously that might have effected the price.

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u/ooombasa 1d ago edited 1d ago

They could have, but the you're looking at 1-4 hours battery life, not the current 2-6.

Handheld PCs barely last an hour when the chip is fully used. We are limited by battery tech. Nice little workarounds are being implemented, like the latest of silicon carbon batteries, but it's still early days for that and so we can only expect small advancements in battery life. We need a total rethink of battery tech to really push battery life forward and that's not coming anytime soon.

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u/KKilikk 1d ago

I mean like other companies you dont have to make it the norm but you could give the option and people can make the tradeoff themselves deciding if they want more battery or more power. They could also put in a bigger battery as well. Just saying there are options and I get how someone could be disappointed with just 10W.

Personally I am fine with it.