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DigitalFoundry analysis of DOOM for Nintendo Switch
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I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
30fps Doom isn't Doom.
Equanimity
Member
Did that!
AcademicSaucer
Member
I expected 480p/60
ExigentContact
Member
Another point to mention from the video is that the press only got to play in undocked mode. Like I mentioned in the other thread, I doubt it'll bring it up to 60, but we don't know yet what kind of extra bells and whistles the docked version will have comparatively speaking.
Buddy Mcpuddy
Member
Video is down for me.
Not surprised by the 30 fps lock though.
Not surprised by the 30 fps lock though.
I'm sure the average consumer wont even know or care. But yeah, I'll probably be sitting this one out, I dunno.
manueldelalas
Time Traveler
According to the DF dude, it wasn't. It was good, but got choppy at times, although better than the PC version running on the video.. Hope it's stable...
The video mentioned that it was all handheld usage, not docked.
Barrel Cannon
Member
30FPS doesn't cut it for DOOM these days. It's not the 90s anymore. Would have hoped for a 540P with 60FPS option on the go.
MrCunningham
Member
The link doesn't work for me, was it pulled by DF?
ethomaz
Banned
Rellik
Member
And that it gets really choppy on some of the more demanding levels.
SinCityAssassin
Member
The video as a whole was comparing the Switch specs to an exact build they created to run Doom. Essentially the Switch performed a fair number of things better than the build they made and they're impressed that it can run a decent Doom port in its form factor.
CassidyIzABeast
Member
Lower than Low spec settings at a fluctuating 30fps. Woof.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
No 60fps no buy.
Simple as that.
Simple as that.
Kingpin Rogers
Member
Looks like the uploaded it too early. Video down now.
LinkSlayer64
Member
Read my whole post, I literally said "from a pulled article"
The game probably would of looked horrible if they had to get it running at 60 FPS.
Pankratous
Member
I really wish people on this forum would just enjoy videogames instead of video game performance. "No 60fps, no buy!!!1!one1!".
Jesus christ. 30FPS is fine. It's absolutely fine.
Jesus christ. 30FPS is fine. It's absolutely fine.
ExigentContact
Member
I think that was in relation to the PC build they meant to emulate Switch specs with, not the Switch version itself. He said that he got to try a variety of arcade stages on the Switch version and while they had performance drops, none were as severe as the low specced PC version.
Equanimity
Member
30fps is fine, but not in Doom.
SinCityAssassin
Member
Okay now this video is pulled too? Todd Howard, you can't silence them aaaaaaaa
dreamcastfan
Member
Did they take the video down?
ethomaz
Banned
It uses dynamic resolution... it will probably stay higher docked with same bells and framerate of undocked.
He mentions this is in handheld mode, and keeps performance up better than the PC he built which emulates docked switch clocks, basically twice as fast - rather impressive actually. The docked switch should perform significantly better.
I'm not interested in buying either port but I love me some port analysis.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
Not for Doom it isn't.
Dictator93
Member
Anyone else unable to watch this video in DE ( Germany )?
Strange, I have never had this problem with DF videos before!
oh, it must have been DMCA'd or such if I read above. So strange, I cannot remember that ever happening for DF vids before.
I think it is completely fine to have those performance preferences, especially in the FPS genre. Doom, next to Titanfall, is probably the fastest FPS on consoles... it really needs that extra fludity in motion and responsiveness.
Strange, I have never had this problem with DF videos before!
oh, it must have been DMCA'd or such if I read above. So strange, I cannot remember that ever happening for DF vids before.
I think it is completely fine to have those performance preferences, especially in the FPS genre. Doom, next to Titanfall, is probably the fastest FPS on consoles... it really needs that extra fludity in motion and responsiveness.
540p/30fps
Borderlands 2 Vita indeed.
People were fooling themselves thinking this would open the gates for direct AAA ports of current gen games. Anyone could see this coming a mile away. There's no way the Switch hardware can run current gen games like Doom without making them Mortal Kombat / Borderlands 2 Vita tier.
The dream is dead. And this is Doom. Can't even begin to imagine how FFXV would be. Square needs to stop talking utter nonsense and get on FFVII.
30 fps is generally fine for third person games and other genres but first person shooters are headache-inducing for me at that framerate.
Borderlands 2 Vita indeed.
People were fooling themselves thinking this would open the gates for direct AAA ports of current gen games. Anyone could see this coming a mile away. There's no way the Switch hardware can run current gen games like Doom without making them Mortal Kombat / Borderlands 2 Vita tier.
The dream is dead. And this is Doom. Can't even begin to imagine how FFXV would be. Square needs to stop talking utter nonsense and get on FFVII.
30 fps is generally fine for third person games and other genres but first person shooters are headache-inducing for me at that framerate.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Honestly, would never sacrifice graphics and performance for portability for a game like Doom, and even Wolfenstein. It's cool that they are coming, but there are better suited options for me.
Edit: Anyway, where the hell is that video?
Edit: Anyway, where the hell is that video?