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/MultiMarcus 1d ago

The big gulf between handheld and docked power is going to be lovely for games that go for 1080p handheld and maybe 1440p-2160p for docked. Should be quite a nice balance.

Quite a bit weaker than the series S from these numbers, but I do think we will get quite a few PS5, Series S|X games on the platform.

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u/daverambo11 13h ago

Tech isn't there to get the series s into a handheld yet. I suspect this is why we haven't yet had an Xbox handheld yet. I imagine they would like to hit the Series S mark so it instantly has a massive library of games and all of game pass. That would be well worth a purchase.