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[hybrid_birth]

Sounds like it's a Switch 2 launch title.

Probably will sell more as a launch title. As there won't be many switch 2 games on launch.

 

[MagiusNecros]

If the rumors are true then MP4 will have lots of exploration then. Not really concerned with graphical fidelity considering how good Metroid Prime Remastered turned out.

 

[Wolfpact1983]

Visually unbelievable, bc of 720p?

 

[Thief1987]

Look at you all pretending Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and BOTW doesnt look swanky for that old shitty hardware

And Chronicles X on that shitty old Wii U?

They look worse than many PS3 games. Especially Xenoblade in its glorious 360p

 

[ARK1391]

"Visually unbelievable" doesn't mean good...

 

[Dorfdad]

I just hope it's not designed with the current switch in mind. Put that old timer to bed for AAA exclusives.

Probably next switch version, but no way it’s not cross platform. It’s being designed with switch 1 in mind so it’s probably going to suffer some

 

[RAIDEN1]

"Visually unbelievable" this isn't 2001 you know, when Nintendo was still in the horsepower race....not as if the game will be running on Unreal Engine 7 or something

 

[SmokedMeat]

Visually unbelievable in comparison to Wii U/Switch level games maybe. This is an audience that’s strictly used to cartoon visuals.

 

[Elder Legend]

By "visually unbelieveable" what they actually mean is that it will at 360p with 30 frames a second.

 

[Salty Popsicle]

Switch games don't look bad though. It's just that they perform bad.

This is how Pokemon Legends Arceus looks like on Switch...

 

[64bitmodels]

This is how Pokemon Legends Arceus looks like on Switch...

any other examples?

 

[Spukc]

 

[Oberstein]

Well, it's all rumors and talk, I want something real at this point.

This is how Pokemon Legends Arceus looks like on Switch...

Some developers make more of an effort than others too...

 

[MrA]

They look worse than many PS3 games. Especially Xenoblade in its glorious 360p

the fact that you need to use an extremely rare worst-case scenario for xb2 demonstrates that you haven't really looked at the game, xb2 runs at 720p docked and generally 544p in portable, relying on edge cases means the best ps3 games looks like this

or this

or should we be honest and go by typical scenarios?

 

[TheInfamousKira]

You know about the Nintendo Switch....

....but have you heard about the Nintendo Bait?!

 

[MagnesD3]

I mean it really should be huge areas, MP4 needs to push the Prime series forward in a big interesting way.

 

[ADiTAR]

I'm so excited to see it, and I hope if he heard about it, it means that the reveal will happen this year.

Metroid Prime Remastered looked amazing, ran at locked 60fps, and I'm sure they can suppress it with MP4. I just hope they find something innovative with the gameplay to make it fresh.

 

[UltimaKilo]

I really doubt they will ignore Switch's install base tbh.

I don't know: either they try to use it to push sales of a new machine, or the game turned out so expensive, after having to start over, that they need to release it on the huge install base.

 

[March Climber]

> "Visually unbelievable"
> "Like Halo Infinite"

Spoiler

I know he's talking about the scope/open ended level design ala Halo Infinite and not visuals in this context, but couldn't resist posting the gif. Sorry, Lmaooooo

If a trailer came out and it looked anywhere close to something like Halo Infinite, even the pre-release screenshots of Infinite, I would technically find that to be visually unbelievable for the Switch. As a matter of fact, I would 100% believe at that point in time that the game was meant for the successor console.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

That's a little hard to believe honestly.

Well, if you play on Switch then Switch 2 titles will look visually unbelievable for sure

 

[nial]

They'll close their September Direct with it. Coming Q1 next year.

Cross-gen Switch 2 launch title for Q4 2024.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Visually unbelievable on that garbage platform can be great for PS3 era.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

They look worse than many PS3 games. Especially Xenoblade in its glorious 360p

 

[TheGrat1]

"Visually unbelievable"

 

[Azelover]

Expectations are rising. That ain't good for Nintendo. But they have themselves to blame for being so quiet..

 

[Zheph]

 

[Salty Popsicle]

Well, it's all rumors and talk, I want something real at this point.




Some developers make more of an effort than others too...

The Witcher 3 on Switch is just a 2015 version of RED Engine running at the lowest possible settings though.

 

[Camreezie]

They'll close their September Direct with it. Coming Q1 next year.

Agreed but Q2 release date

 

[JimboJones]

Metroid Prime Remastered looked incredible, it would be great if they could get to that level of fidelity with huge open areas but I can't imagine them pulling that off on Switch hardware unless they run at 30fps maybe.

 

[Kamina]

It will be a Switch 2 launch game

 

[RoboFu]

More than likely it’s on switch 2.

 

[Boy bawang]

Reveal in September, I'm guessing. It's all they got left as Mario 3D is probably for the next generation. There's also Dorky Kong, maybe.

 

[ReBurn]

Does massive mean sparse and empty?

 

[Astral Dog]

I need to play Metroid Prime 2 remastered right naow

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

I think this has moved on to a Switch 2 exclusive title, close to launch

 

[Doom85]

I think this has moved on to a Switch 2 exclusive title, close to launch

I think it’ll be their cross-gen title like Twilight Princess or BOTW, but yeah a Switch 2 exclusive is the next most likely scenario. Highly doubt this is coming to Switch 1 only on release.

 

[newtypepilot]

It's unbelievable that standard definition is still a thing in 2023.

 

[Thaedolus]

Make it exclusive to Switch 2. I’d be there day 1 regardless but I’ll be EXTRA there if Metroid is a launch title

 

[HazukiSensei]

"visually unbelievable"

gamers have lowered their standards big time and you can't tell me different lol

it's like we have amnesia or something. or we got all hipster and ironic jank or rough around the edges = good.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

I doubt it will be visually unbelieveable on the switch, but can look nice. Their best looking games still look like 360/PS3 gen games.

Edited

 

[mystech]

I'd honestly prefer they release it on Switch 2 at this point. I'd rather see what Metroid prime can be on more modern hardware. If the Switch 2 really does have DLSS, we could actually get a Nintendo system with good graphics...

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

Will get on switch 2, its probably exclusive to it anyway. Nintendo is so consumer friendly lol

 

[Ristifer]

Gotta be honest, I don’t see Nintendo achieving “unbelievable visuals” until Switch 5 or 6.

 

[GigaBowser]

Fake news Nintendos dont show games to no ones

 

[JordiENP]

...

 

[Dr_Ifto]

Edited

Fuck that's what I meant...time flies

 

[ByWatterson]

RUMOR: I've heard from my sources that an upcoming game will be good and also come out. Can't confirm yet, but several leaks are pointing in that direction.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

I think it’ll be their cross-gen title like Twilight Princess or BOTW, but yeah a Switch 2 exclusive is the next most likely scenario. Highly doubt this is coming to Switch 1 only on release.

I think that they will have some cross gen games, but also a standout exclusive that shows off the new hardware. Metroid seems a likely candidate. I also think we'll get a Mario, but that may be Cross Gen

 

[Kataploom]

Visually unbelievable ... because it looks unbelievably bad for a 2023 game thanks to 2008 level hardware?

Visually unbelievable for a nintendo console, maybe.
Will probably look like an indie game compared to ps5 or Xbox.

We'll see.

Fake
Having more open areas than past games is a given, "visually unbelievable" is bullshit unless they mean unbelievably bad

i think its gonna look ok, but Switch @60fps has its limits

It didn't have to be realistic to look good, to me Xenoblade 3 looks way better than anything Sony or any other dev has put on PS5, no contender at all, and I'm mainly a PC player.

It happens that I don't feel shit with most western AAA art directions, they fill nothing in me and honestly Prime Remaster looked just like any PS4 so even technically they take the most out of the hardware with Nintendo's amazing art.

 

[bender]

Pikmin 4 looks amazing and Retro are talented so being visually impressive isn't hard to imagine, but GAF will be GAF sometimes.