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John and Rich have both played - and captured - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Nintendo Switch. Here are the highlights of their playthroughs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ktFlmH_0CI

Nintendo Switch
-720p and locked 30fps in handheld mode
-900p and 30fps when docked
-Texture filtering is poor
-Frame-rate drops typically seem to happen when there's depth of field on screen
-Lowest recorded frame-rate is 20fps.

 

[Lakerchick4life]

SO FREAKIN GORGEOUS!!

 

[KHlover]

900p docked, 720p30 in handheld mode. They call performance in handheld mode "almost locked 30fps".

EDIT: Reaffirmed that "almost locked 30fps" for docked mode as well.

EDIT: One of their two guys only had a single frame-drop in 20min.

 

[bomblord1]

Finally, can't wait for a full analysis

 

[MikeOfAllTrades]

Do we know the handheld screen resolution?

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

Its still super crispy at 900. I do play an xbox tho

 

[vivekTO]

Will it get to 60 Fps or that is not happening ??

 

[Admiral Woofington]

900p docked, 720p30 in handheld mode. They call performance in handheld mode "almost locked 30fps".

EDIT: Reaffirmed that "almost locked 30fps" for docked mode as well.

fuck it

almost locked 30 fps is GOOD ENOUGH. Bring on the game.

 

[Oregano]

Wonder what the bottleneck is for this to be 900p where stuff like MK8 and FAST have bumped up to 1080p(although in both cases FAST is sub-native and doing temporal stuff).

 

[OdysseusVA]

Is "almost locked to 30fps" the same "almost locked at 30fps" as NMS?

 

[Artanisix]

-900p and 30fps when docked

yikes :/

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

Will it get to 60 Fps or that is not happening ??

No

 

[Conkerkid11]

Wonder what the bottleneck is for this to be 900p where stuff like MK8 and FAST have bumped up to 1080p(although in both cases FAST is sub-native and doing temporal stuff).

Open world game?

 

[Sesuadra]

I wonder if there will be even slightly differences to the finished version in march in comparison to this demo.

900p docked, 720p30 in handheld mode. They call performance in handheld mode "almost locked 30fps".

EDIT: Reaffirmed that "almost locked 30fps" for docked mode as well.

EDIT: One of their two guys only had a single frame-drop in 20min.

especially if these small drops will be fixed.

 

[Comandr]

Will it get to 60 Fps or that is not happening ??

3D zelda games never, ever, ever, ever target 60FPS. This has been by design since OOT. I don't know why anyone ever expects them to be 60.

 

[Josh7289]

Been waiting for this. Thanks for the link.

 

[jblank83]

Well, resolution aside, it's nice to hear that the framerate is mostly consistent 30fps.

 

[Bitch Pudding]

Its still super crispy at 900. I do play an xbox tho

That's a trap.

https://youtu.be/SFAF0j3ZyiE?t=11

 

[Oregano]

Open world game?

Yeah, I mean in the more academic, hardware sense. What makes an open world game like this harder to scale up?

 

[gogogow]

Is that guy in the video really asking why Zelda docked is running at 900p and MK8 running at 1080p?
Erm.......maybe because Zelda is a huge open world game with tons of physics?

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

That's a trap.

Aint no trap get out of here

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Is "almost locked to 30fps" the same "almost locked at 30fps" as NMS?

in the video they state that throughout the demo that it dropping from 30 fps was the exception, not the rule. It happened for a split second when they did a drop attack to another level during combat, and then they mention that it happens later in the demo when they're running around but that they weren't sure if it wasn't a streaming issue.

Essentially, they haven't touched the modern Wii U version either but they state they really hope it was optimized heavily because it constantly dipped to 20s and below in the demo they played some time back

 

[N° 2048]

I really want to see the Wii U Digital Foundry Let's Play.

So stoked for this game.

 

[rokkerkory]

It looks pretty great in terms of graphic style. When undocked, it's pretty damn great for a portable. But isn't locked the gpu gets like 2x boost in power or something? Wonder why the 900p when docked.

 

[Guymelef]

Splatoon 2 720p on dock mode.
What?

 

[SmokedMeat]

30fps is expected since it's a large open world game.

I wonder what the Wii U version will be like? I'm guessing 720p and 30fps with dips.

 

[sir_bumble_bee]

Handheld version performing well is music to my ears. Can't wait to play this in my warm bed

 

[bomblord1]

Is "almost locked to 30fps" the same "almost locked at 30fps" as NMS?

They each had only one "major" drop when they ran it through their framerate analysis. One when jumping off a ledge and attacking an enemy and the other during a "massive screen filling fiery explosion"

 

[LordKano]

There are hiccups, but it seems way more fluid than the Wii U build from E3.

 

[bachikarn]

In Laura Dale's video, she actually noticed frame rate drops in the docked version but not in the portable version. However, she notes it could just be random variance and she wasn't in the exact same situation int he portable mode.

 

[Sesuadra]

I'm guessing 720p and 30fps with dips.

exactly.

 

[styl3s]

"substantial upgrade from the wii-u build"

Who said it ran exactly the same? Gamespot? GB? I remember in one thread someone said an outlet even said the wii-u build ran better. I can't wait to see their analysis on the complete game.

 

[Jonneh3003]

yikes :/

You kidding me?

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Is "almost locked to 30fps" the same "almost locked at 30fps" as NMS?

In the first few minutes of the video they explain that there are a couple of momentary drops if depth-of-field or post-processing effects are involved.

 

[metalslimer]

I'm guessing we won't see the Wii U version again until launch. If they could hit a stable 720p on Wii U I would certainly buy that version. If not, I am not playing through a choppy mess so I will wait until Switch.

 

[Astral Dog]

Wii U port 900p on the Switch!?
estamos jodidos 😨

 

[OdysseusVA]

in the video they state that throughout the demo that it dropping from 30 fps was the exception, not the rule. It happened for a split second when they did a drop attack to another level during combat, and then they mention that it happens later in the demo when they're running around but that they weren't sure if it wasn't a streaming issue.

Essentially, they haven't touched the modern Wii U version either but they state they really hope it was optimized heavily because it constantly dipped to 20s and below in the demo they played some time back

They each had only one "major" drop when they ran it through their framerate analysis. One when jumping off a ledge and attacking an enemy and the other during a "massive screen filling fiery explosion"

Thanks!

 

[platina]

"slight drop when DOF is present" they should remove the dof.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

Splatoon 2 720p on dock mode.
What?

I thought Splatoon went to 1080

 

[sir_bumble_bee]

Wii U port 900p on the Switch!?
estamos jodidos 😨

Worried about the Wii U version

 

[Jazzem]

Weirdly, the rep at the London event today said it would be running at 1080p at 60fps, which it clearly wasn't at the demo. Think it may have been misinformation, the reps did frequently state the resolutions+frame rates for other games so they are putting emphasis on that.

 

[Conkerkid11]

"substantial upgrade from the wii-u build"

Who said it ran exactly the same? Gamespot? GB? I remember in one thread someone said an outlet even said the wii-u build ran better. I can't wait to see their analysis on the complete game.

That means something different than the Switch version actually being compared to the Wii U version. That was just an old build of the game that happened to be running on the Wii U.

Won't be able to make accurate comparisons until launch, unless Nintendo wants to let people play the Wii U version before then.

Also, Wii U version has gamepad support, right? That's a plus.

 

[Gai Murakumo]

I kind of expected the almost locked 30 FPS. I am eager to see how the Wii U port will be like.

 

[Jonneh3003]

I thought Splatoon went to 1080

You might be thinking of Mario Kart 8, I've not heard anything about Splatoon's performance.

 

[Kaako]

They really need to make sure it's a super solid 30fps at only 900p. Also, please don't gimp the WiiU version because of the Switch.

Edit:

Glad to hear that it's 1080p. Be nice to Nintendo, everyone! Thanks.

Wat.

 

[Ultimadrago]

Glad to hear that it's 1080p. Be nice to Nintendo, everyone! Thanks.

 

[Tecnniqe]

"slight drop when DOF is present" they should remove the dof.

33% frames RIP

 

[13ruce]

Holy shit the game looks very good the art style is just like wind waker time less.

 

[Wanderer5]

30fps is expected since it's a large open world game.

I wonder what the Wii U version will be like? I'm guessing 720p and 30fps with dips.

Yeah WiiU version is 720p and 30fps with possibly more dips. I just hoping it is not so troublesome.

 

[darkazcura]

That means something different than the Switch version actually being compared to the Wii U version. That was just an old build of the game that happened to be running on the Wii U.

Won't be able to make accurate comparisons until launch, unless Nintendo wants to let people play the Wii U version before then.

Also, Wii U version has gamepad support, right? That's a plus.

No, it does not.