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Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Nintendo Switch vs. PC Comparison Confirms Improved Visuals
- Thread starter Poetic.Injustice
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Jaded Alyx
Member
I still do not understand why there is/was confusion over this.
NoSkillz187
Member
This isn't a good comparison at all. The switch video is a blurry screen grab.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
What's the mod support like? I'm expecting none.
Wishmaster92
Member
It looked like the special edition in the switch reveal trailer so I'm not sure where the confusion started. The FIFA game based on PS3/360 is unacceptable though.
Surely it's blurry but you can see that the lighting looks more like the special edition.
Jaded Alyx
Member
It serves it's purpose in showing that it's clearly not the original Skyrim.
Rumoured to be the same as on PS4
Solid SOAP
Member
That's good to see. Really hoping the system is powerful enough for bigger games... I don't see the Switch gaining momentum in America if they can't get Fallout 4 and such working on it
Blackage
Member
Because it's a 3rd party game on a Nintendo system and they have a history of being vastly inferior to to Xbox and Playstation versions.
sir_bumble_bee
Member
Because Bethesda didn't put "Special Edition" into the title
Rumor has it it'll be the same as PS4's
Rumour is like PS4 so next to worthless.
Stitch
Gold Member
uh it clearly shows the new foliage and lightning
They never said Special Edition when talking about Skyrim Switch, which caused some concern.
There are rumors of PS4-level mod support being on the Switch version.
Doesn't matter, it shows clearly that it's the Special Edition of the game.
Isn't it confirmed that its Custom made and not downgrade?
The conference reveal of it was fucking baffling. Did they think people would be impressed by the name "Skyrim" alone? They should've have 'Special Edition' up there in big, clear letters.
Not necessarily sure about it needing to be a launch title though, Zelda sales might eat into it.
Not necessarily sure about it needing to be a launch title though, Zelda sales might eat into it.
fabricated backlash
Member
I'd bet money on the "Switch footage" being the PC Version.
Like that infamous WiiU 3rd party reel that many claimed looked worse than their 360 versions, when they were all 360 footage.
Like that infamous WiiU 3rd party reel that many claimed looked worse than their 360 versions, when they were all 360 footage.
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
Its a decent comparison because before this thread was open evry post I read in gaf about the gane was saying that it was the original game.
Now you can see the lighting and amount of vegetation is the same as in the special edition. Doesnt matter if its blurry or not.
Yeah, true. The specs this time around clearly put it a decent distance above those platforms, but those old demons still linger on. I'd love to see comparisons to docked vs undocked mode for games soon.
Again, the lack of it saying "Special Edition" & FIFA giving the Switch the PS3/360 version caused some concern early on.
That's what Peter Moore said. I guess we'll see when they officially show it.
Same. It's 100% PC footage.
Yeah I was going to point out this possibility.
Pretty sure the EA guy denied that on his twitter. I think Fifa Frostbite could run easily on the Switch (but I don't really know if Fifa is a demanding game at all).
fabricated backlash
Member
Mods are restricted to 2GB on Xbox and PS so errm lol?
It's more of an issue of if EA is even gonna bother getting Frostbite to run on the Switch.
That's really what tossed Skyrim into uncertainty. Before that it was being assumed it was the Special Edition version because that made the most sense given what Bethseda pushing. EA bullshit, which is believable because of their past, hurt that. A portable version of the special edition of Skyrim is good straight up. I want that. I imagine a lot of people would as well.
Yeah, them going back and porting 32-bit Skyrim just seems counterproductive.
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
If you see the two images the switch version looks worse than the PC one, with a toll taken in the amount of vegetation and drawn distance.
Its clearly the switch version.
When you lie you dont half lie, you lie completely.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
Ehh, better than nothing.
Well, naming shouldn't give you pause, because companies add sill titles or take them away for offbeat versions of their games. Like the Wii getting Modern Warfare Reflex Edition and the like. So since it's the first Skyrim on Nintendo systems, maybe they just decided to call it Skyrim. I guess we'll see in a couple of months.
Jonneh3003
Banned
I thought people were overreacting, looks really good. One guy here said it looks like an N64 game.
I hear you but with 25GB, that's almost 1/10th of capacity
Yeah, I thinking it too, 30-40 fps if we're lucky. Anybody else think it might be 1080p or 900p? lol
TreasureHunterG
Banned
If it's really based on the Remaster than this becomes very interesting indeed.
The SE version of Skyrim runs at only 30 fps on PS4 and Xbox one, which are far more capable hardware, and I suspect a lot of the confusion came from this.
Nice, hadn't played Skyrim in a year or two, so couldn't say for sure whether it was the Special Edition (and wasn't willing to do the research myself). Good thing they get it, perhaps some people can tone down the whining about Switch not being able to run any 8th gen game in any capacity (although this is just a remaster, still says nothing definitive about true 8th gen exclusive titles), as that has become rather stale by now.
Damn, too bad we can't pick up SD cards to add more storage!
Equally, I hear you but instantly thinking about buying more storage pre-release to account for something as trivial as Skyrim mods is not ideal
It looks like a bad screengrab of PC footage.