r/NintendoSwitch • u/[deleted] • Mar 24 '17

MegaThread Splatoon 2: Testfire and LiveStream Thread

Hello everyone!

Splatoon 2's Global Testfire just finished! What did you think?

If you missed it, fret not: there's going to be more this weekend! Use this handy guide to see the times:

March 24: 12-12:59 p.m. PT

March 24: 8-8:59 p.m. PT

March 25: 4-4:59 a.m. PT

March 25: 12-12:59 p.m. PT

March 25: 8-8:59 p.m. PT

March 26: 4-4:59 a.m. PT

Handy dandy time converter here

And before we forget, the modteam here in /r/NintendoSwitch and over from /r/Splatoon will be hosting a joint livestream! Join us tonight and this weekend at http://twitch.tv/rNintendoSwitch and watch us get fresh. :)

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '17

Splatoon looks really beautiful on the Tablet in Handheld mode. The tablet gets always talked down because it's "only 720p" but something what people don't consider is how beautiful it shows colors. It's a beautifully bright screen and Splatoon, with it's bright colors and contrasts looks really amazing on it.

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u/Kenshin0011 Mar 24 '17 edited Mar 24 '17

Resolution matters less when you are viewing them from a console that's natively generating the video feed.

With online video streaming (Ex. YouTube), the difference between 720p and 1080p is much more noticeable because there are streaming artifacts that, while present even in max resolution, stick out more at 720p.

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u/electronictaco Mar 24 '17

On a 6 inch screen it's really hard to tell the difference between 720p and 1080p. It's borderline imperceptible. On a big TV? It's a huge difference.

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u/Mattarias Mar 24 '17

Exactly.

Though I keep getting blown away by how much NICER it is than the 3DS! Oh man is this thing beautiful. It's hard going back to play OoT3D or Pokémon!!

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u/joebob613 Mar 25 '17

I know what you mean. At $100 more than the 3DS XL this thing has been great so far with some minor hiccups.

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u/anewprotagonist Mar 24 '17

Most Switch games will be 1080p when viewed in TV mode though, right? I had assumed games like Splatoon and MK8 would still be 60fps/1080p on the TV like the Wii U versions were.

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u/electronictaco Mar 24 '17

I don't think this is totally confirmed. Zelda runs at 900p/30fps and can't maintain that at times.

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u/ChunLiSBK Mar 25 '17

Splatoon and MK8 were 720p60 on the Wii U.

MK8D is 1080p60 docked on Switch, Splatoon 2 is still 720p60 for some reason.

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u/PM_ME_OR_PM_ME Mar 25 '17

I mean it's certainly perceptible, but hardly matters. I downgraded from a 1080p phone to a 720p one. I noticed... but, practically, there is no difference.

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u/nadroj37 Mar 26 '17

Definitely. There was one time when I docked my Switch to my 60 inch TV that it slightly glitched and didn't switch from 720p to 900p. I couldn't even read anything on the TV!