Skyrim on Switch 2
Reddit take
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Pros
- The imput lag is definitely fixed but I swear the frame rate feels smoother in handheld. I’m waiting for someone who knows how to check for those things to confirm. I could swear it feels at least 40. And the loading screen images feel 6...
Cons
- It’s the ps5 / Xbox or PC version of the legendary edition. All assets are upgraded. They didn’t optimize it well though… let’s agree on that.
- Skyrim needed a real Switch 2 native version and not just a patched Switch 1 version.
- Man I was really looking forward to this port but now I’m not even surprised about its poor quality.
- So instead of actually finding and fixing the root cause of the input lag problem, they just turned off v-sync to claw back some milli-seconds and called it a day?
- Relay this seems like the most malicious compliance way of solving the frame rate issue which is just removing the cap entirely, which is such a dumb idea, especially in the docked mode without VRR.
Sentiment
1 positive (10%) · 1 mixed (10%) · 8 negative (80%)
Trust + time weighted score: -70% · raw score -70%
What redditors said (10 of 10)
It’s the ps5 / Xbox or PC version of the legendary edition. All assets are upgraded. They didn’t optimize it well though… let’s agree on that.
Skyrim needed a real Switch 2 native version and not just a patched Switch 1 version.
Man I was really looking forward to this port but now I’m not even surprised about its poor quality.
So instead of actually finding and fixing the root cause of the input lag problem, they just turned off v-sync to claw back some milli-seconds and called it a day?
Relay this seems like the most malicious compliance way of solving the frame rate issue which is just removing the cap entirely, which is such a dumb idea, especially in the docked mode without VRR.
At least in handheld, the game is definitely still running at 30.
The imput lag is definitely fixed but I swear the frame rate feels smoother in handheld. I’m waiting for someone who knows how to check for those things to confirm. I could swear it feels at least 40. And the loading screen images feel 60fps
I'm begging them to make it 60, I can't justify buying an ancient game that the devs refuse to optimize.
I won't even touch it. I was ok paying for it if it was good with 60fps. But the input lag issue and 30 fps is a joke.
The big issue here is, of course, the completely unacceptable input latency, and to a lesser degree, the 30 FPS cap. Other than the framerate (which I agree is extremely disappointing; some performance options would be nice there, such as an unlocked cap with VRR, or a 40 FPS cap with no visual downgrades, if possible), on the visual side of things, the NS2 port of Skyrim is a much, much bigger overhaul than the NS2 port of RDR
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