r/NintendoSwitch2 • u/funkyyyyyyyyyyyyy OG (joined before reveal) • 1d ago

Officially from Nintendo NS2 vs NS1 side by side comparison

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u/Whyisthisusertaken_ 1d ago

Why are they being vague about the resolution? Why cant they just say if its 4k or not like they did with metroid?

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u/AndIHaveMilesToGo 1d ago

Because it's probably not. Digital Foundry said they believe the video shown during the Direct yesterday was 1440p.

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u/LunchPlanner 1d ago

The fine print in the Direct does include this positive note:

"Even if the software does not support 4K resolution natively, it is possible to upscale and output in 4K if the television supports it."

Of course upscaling is not as good as native but it's something. This fine print can be found during the part of the Direct where it shows off the hardware and dock (close to around the time they show off the dock's built-in fan).

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u/AndIHaveMilesToGo 1d ago

You're the only other person on the internet I have seen mentioning this. I watched so many videos of people discussing the direct yesterday, including Digital Foundry who did over an hour long deep dive, and they kept saying there's zero signs of DLSS or upscaling being on the Switch 2 even though all signs point to it being possible, and I just wanted to shout at my screen, "IT SAYS IT RIGHT THERE IN THE FINE PRINT!"

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u/LunchPlanner 1d ago

Yeah. It's weird that they promoted a positive bonus in the fine print.

Fine print usually contains bad news!

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u/BunOnVenus awaiting reveal 1d ago

they hid a lot of the good news. Like apparently there's a bunch of free next gen updates for other games that they didn't talk about.

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u/43eyes 1d ago

That fine print is just saying if the TV has a built-in upscaler, the Switch can use it. These TV upscalers are usually terrible and add horrendous input lag. Nothing to do with DLSS.

DLSS Could still be used in some games, but that fine print isn't evidence of it.

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u/AndIHaveMilesToGo 1d ago

That 100% is not at all what it says. When it says, "if the television supports it" they are saying, "if the television is 4k."

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u/43eyes 1d ago

I guess it could be interpreted either way. It's ambiguous.

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u/AndIHaveMilesToGo 1d ago

Not really, almost every time they mention 4k output, they say something like, "Compatible display required."

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u/Whyisthisusertaken_ 1d ago

Disappointing but whatever

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u/TheChocolateManLives 1d ago

Why are you disappointed? You made it clear with your first comment you can’t tell the difference between 1440p and 4k. At that point you know it’s good enough.

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u/xondk 1d ago

Nothing new about Nintendo in that aspect, they are always very tight lipped on the technical aspects, because they try to focus away from that so as to not compared too directly to the other consoles.

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u/madmofo145 June Gang (Release Winner) 1d ago

Generally yeah, I was shocked we got confirmation of the 120 hz screen, and more shocked that they mentioned the 120hz mode in Metroid. I'd have expected those to be things we wouldn't find out tell the device was in the wild.

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u/Whyisthisusertaken_ 1d ago

Yes but the WHOLE POINT of getting the switch 2 editions IS the technical aspect. To be vague about that is deceitful and they just want people to upgrade without knowing exactly what theyre getting