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[phanphare]

I remember Digital Foundry's analysis of the test fire said it was 720p, so they must've changed something.

the testfire was not indicative of the full game

and it was from back in March with the game shipping in mid to late July

 

[BigEmil]

For Switch titles, Nintendo is likely saving docked mode optimization for last. It's actually smart of them to make sure the game runs as smoothly as possible in portable mode first.

That would make sense

 

[CrisKre]

On the showfloor stations it is definitely 1080/60.

It looks crisp and beautiful as all hell.

Also the paint and materials look eons better than on Wii U. I wasn´t expecting a visual upgrade, so I am shocked and extatic about how it looks.

 

[MCN]

The positive Nintendo news just keeps on coming.

 

[WonderzL]

On the showfloor stations it is definitely 1080/60.

It looks crisp and beautiful as all hell.

Also the paint and materials look eons better than on Wii U. I wasn´t expecting a visual upgrade, so I am shocked and extatic about how it looks.

Good to hear!

 

[Gitaroo]

but does it have AA?

 

[Kudo]

On the showfloor stations it is definitely 1080/60.

It looks crisp and beautiful as all hell.

Also the paint and materials look eons better than on Wii U. I wasn´t expecting a visual upgrade, so I am shocked and extatic about how it looks.

Could still be using dynamic resolution though, but just hearing that it's most of the time at 1080p is good news.

 

[JonnyDBrit]

Could still be using dynamic resolution though, but just hearing that it's most of the time at 1080p is good news.

And I mean, a dynamic resolution isn't bad in the sense that it shows the devs are prioritising performance above all else in this case. Given the sort of game Splatoon is, I imagine such dips would be quick and short.

 

[Remapped88]

Oh shit, NICE! I really hope that Nintendo does a firmware update soon that ups the resolution on their screenshot function. I know they were gonna do a video recording upgrade later on but having that plus better screenshot resolution would be great.

 

[Struct09]

My hype has increased by a few p's

 

[family_guy]

On the showfloor stations it is definitely 1080/60.

It looks crisp and beautiful as all hell.

Also the paint and materials look eons better than on Wii U. I wasn´t expecting a visual upgrade, so I am shocked and extatic about how it looks.

So you're confirming this based on what your eyes tell you or something more scientific?

 

[Thoraxes]

So you're confirming this based on what your eyes tell you or something more scientific?

Some people can tell resolution by looking at it, yes.

 

[Elfotografoalocado]

Press screenshots are 720p.

The videos of people playing handheld off-screen don't show any jaggies or anything, so it looks like for now it's 720p everywhere. In other words, it should be 1080p at release.
In the trailer, I thought there were shots that were 1080p and others that were 720.

 

[billy beane]

Already preordered but this is great news. I need that 1080p/60fps. I need it.

 

[Litri]

Y.E.S

 

[Nerrel]

I'm happy to eat crow here. I didn't think they'd still be running everything at 720p so close to release unless that was the final resolution. The low res, jaggy look was the one real blight on the visuals of the first game, so this should be a nice improvement even without considering the lighting and other upgrades.

 

[Sword Of Doom]

Have they ever acknowledged the UI resolution?


Also, Odyssey at 1080/60 would be beautiful

 

[VanWinkle]

That would be great!

 

[Elfotografoalocado]

I'm happy to eat crow here. I didn't think they'd still be running everything at 720p so close to release unless that was the final resolution. The low res, jaggy look was the one real blight on the visuals of the first game, so this should be a nice improvement even without considering the lighting and other upgrades.

Watching the last stream of the Salmon Run, the higher polish, resolution and production values are evident. It looks beautiful.

 

[KingSnake]

This is great news. Less jaggies the better.

 

[Toni]

This game is gona sell butloads, isn't it?

 

[Kikorin]

Considering It already was 720p on handheld months ago, don't surprise me they got 1080p docked. Good news anyway, MK8 become a lot better graphically thanks to the resolution bump.

 

[DjRalford]

Games looking beautiful, looking forward to getting my splat on again.

 

[Jonneh3003]

Very nice!

 

[KrawlMan]

This game is gona sell butloads, isn't it?

Not sure about buttloads, but ever since hearing about Salmon Run and a putting greater effort into SP/Hero Mode I've bought in hard. Splatoon 2 pro-controller and game pre-ordered.

 

[Bronetta]

This game is gonna be a stunner. Both on the big screen and on that crisp Switch screen.

 

[co1onel]

Considering It already was 720p on handheld months ago, don't surprise me they got 1080p docked. Good news anyway, MK8 become a lot better graphically thanks to the resolution bump.

The testfire used dynamic res, and it very rarely hit 720p undocked.

 

[Currygan]

Nintendo keeps delivering

 

[BasedKiliK]

And I said Goddamn.

 

[Luigiv]

Figured this might be the case. I noticed that the latest screenshots have had vastly improved IQ over the earlier stuff. Nice to have a confirmation.

 

[LegendX48]

Excellent

Can't wait to play it next month!

 

[MadJackChurchill]

Wonderful news. Please up the tick rate from the testfire too.

 

[D.Lo]

OMG yes!

Perfection.

 

[Instro]

Whew much better.

 

[Vinnk]

Great to hear. I was already in at 720p. This is just icing on the cake.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

This game is gona sell butloads, isn't it?

Yes.

 

[t hicks]

Awww yeah buddy
So ready for this game

 

[Mory Dunz]

On the showfloor stations it is definitely 1080/60.

It looks crisp and beautiful as all hell.

Also the paint and materials look eons better than on Wii U. I wasn´t expecting a visual upgrade, so I am shocked and extatic about how it looks.

How did Mario Ody look to you if you got to play?

 

[Muchi Muchi Pink]

I noticed this when they played the tournament. Game looked a lot better.

 

[Seik]

Very glad to hear that.

I took the testfire with a grain of salt, but some people here went fucking nuts over that. I can understand that the resolution was bad, but it was obvious that Nintendo was going to polish it up, especially since it's a big key title now.

 

[Blues1990]

Sounds lovely. All of those link splats in high definition is going to be glorious.

 

[Mister Wolf]

I remember all the shit that was talked because of that DF test fire analysis.

 

[Falchion]

Very nice!

 

[Gotdatmoney]

I remember all the shit that was talked because of that DF test fire analysis.

720p is some bullshit for an exclusive Switch game. Not gonna pretend I don't expect at least 900p docked for Switch exclusives.

 

[El Sabroso]

hard to tell since stream was 720p, but jaggies from the testfire on the models when squids are on equipment or results screens are not noticable anymore, jaggies were noticable even on stream of the testfire

 

[sfried]

Will DF conduct a new analysis of the latest builds?

hard to tell since stream was 720p, but jaggies from the testfire on the models when squids are on equipment or results screens are not noticable anymore, jaggies were noticable even on stream of the testfire

The entire Direct/Treehouse stream was at 720p, perhaps to compensate for all that bandwidth of people watching.

 

[foxuzamaki]

Will DF conduct a new analysis of the latest builds?


The entire Direct/Treehouse stream was at 720p, perhaps to compensate for all that bandwidth of people watching.

I couldnt see them passing up the chance

 

[Hermii]

Oh, wasn't it 720p / 60fps the last time we saw it? That's great

Docked. Sub native mobile,

 

[Zedark]

Wasn't it dynamic 720p in handheld mode?

I believe it was, but DF said it spent a lot of time around 540p or so.

About DMO and XBC2: Nintendo seem to be prioritising completely locked frame rate in their demos over visual fidelity, such that Splatoon 2 was 720p in the testfire but 1080p in the end product. I think the same is probably happening with those two games (in fact, the developer of XBC2 even said they were working hard on polishing the game), so I do expect those to be at least 900p when they release.

 

[pfr]

About DMO and XBC2: Nintendo seem to be prioritising completely locked frame rate in their demos over visual fidelity, such that Splatoon 2 was 720p in the testfire but 1080p in the end product. I think the same is probably happening with those two games (in fact, the developer of XBC2 even said they were working hard on polishing the game), so I do expect those to be at least 900p when they release.

This is great. Splatoon 1 had real issues with slowdown when it gets hectic, and the motion controls work particularly badly in that situation. Solid framerate sounds great.