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RE: What comes first - Switch 2 Lite or OLED?

Goodtwin — Thu, 28 May 2026 15:44:09 +0000

This is a tough one. Switch Lite came out in 2019 and Switch OLED came out in 2021. While it is reasonable to think Switch 2 will follow a similar schedule, there are hurdles in place making both a Lite and OLED model difficult to produce. A Switch 2 Lite model will require the SOC to be shrunk down to a smaller node for improved power efficiency. Moving T239 from Samsung 8nm to Samsun 4nm would do the trick, but for cost reasons, I do not see that being viable until 2028 at the earliest. As for a Switch 2 OLED, my understanding is there are no manufactures producing 8" 1080P OLED displays at 120hz with VRR. I do believe both models are in the plans, but I do believe we will be waiting a bit longer this time. I suspect we will see the Switch 2 Lite in late 2028 and the Switch 2 OLED in 2030 and Switch 3 will release in 2033.

What comes first - Switch 2 Lite or OLED?

eviltw1n — Sat, 23 May 2026 17:46:39 +0000

Gaze into thine crystal ball. What doth thou see?

RE: Silksong truly was 2025's GOTY. For all the wrong reasons.

Supping — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:59:29 +0000

The only problematic runback in the game is Groal. But you didn't even mention it because I'm sure you didn't even make it to the act 3 to "review" a game. If you complained about Groal, I would agree (though still not enough reason to bash a whole game just because of a single boss). Complaining about the last judge shows you are just not good at the game. Also, Silksong wasn't picked picked GOTY anyway, so why the rant? The award went to the public favourite "indie" game Expedition 33.

RE: Silksong truly was 2025's GOTY. For all the wrong reasons.

Supping — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:51:28 +0000

last judge runback takes 15-20 seconds if you are good at platforming and if you look around. there's an easier way which i'm sure you just refused to look at. if you are bad, don't play hard games. a game doesn't become bad just because you are bad at it.

Switch 2 Hardware Performance Overview

Goodtwin — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:30:17 +0000

As someone who followed Switch 2 rumors going all the way back to 2021, its been a wild ride with performance approximations being made based on leaked specs for the T239 SOC that powers Switch 2. We learned early on that T239 would have 1536 Ampere GPU cores with eight Arm CPU cores with a 128 bit memory bus. This was a significant boost over the Tegra X1 SOC that powers the Switch with its 256 GPU cores, four ARM CPU cores and a 64 bit memory bus. Even with plenty of missing pieces to the puzzle, it was easy to see that this would be a substantial improvement in performance over the Switch. What became the hot topic for debate was how would this machine stack up to other consoles on the market. Would it be shoulder to shoulder with the PS4 or Series S? Some overly optimistic opinions even suggested a possibility that Switch 2 would surpass the Series S and compete with the PS5 and Series X thanks to DLSS being the magic bullet. On June 5th 2025, Switch 2 finally released and the console could speak for itself.

The missing pieces of the puzzle did eventually come into view through software development material being leaked shortly before Switch 2's launch date. The GPU is clocked at 561Mhz in portable mode, delivering a theoretical 1.7 Tflops of shader performance. In docked mode, the clock speed increased to 1Ghz, delivering a theoretical 3.1 Tflops of shader performance. As was the case with measuring performance by bits in the early days of consoles, comparing flops performance between different GPU's is not a one to one comparison, but should be treated as a ball park approximation for performance. The CPU turned out to be the ARM A78C variant with eight total cores clocked at 1Ghz. On paper, this could be raise some of eyebrows as it offers double the CPU cores as the Tegra X1, but running at the same low 1Ghz clock speeds as the A57 CPU cores in the Tegra X1. The performance is not simply a 2x thanks to twice as many cores, but thanks to the increased IPC (instructions per clock), each A78C is roughly twice as performant as the A57 CPU cores. Resulting in roughly a 4x increase in CPU performance over the original Switch. Thanks to the much faster 12 GB of LPDDR5X memory coupled to a larger 128bit memory bus compared to the 64 bit memory bus on the Tegra X1, memory bandwidth limitations are far less severe.

DLSS, a well established and respected upscaling technology developed by Nvidia created a lot of buzz for Switch 2 leading up to its full reveal. Would DLSS be the magic bullet that has Switch 2 games running in 4K? The short answer is no. The rendering cost of DLSS is real and this wasn't something that was well understood early on. Digital Foundry put out a video detailing just how demanding DLSS can be for a low spec Ampere based GPU all the way back in November of 2023. Reality quickly set in, DLSS would not offer a free lunch and using DLSS to scale all the way to 4K seemed unlikely. Switch 2 supports two different versions of DLSS, the CNN model commonly used on PC and a custom variant commonly referred to as DLSS Lite. DLSS Lite is inferior to DLSS CNN, but requires roughly half the rendering cost of the CNN model. The primary blemish for DLSS Lite is a notable amount of aliasing for objects in motion. DLSS Lite does seemingly still outperform AMD's FSR2 and FSR3 which tend to resolve with more artifacting and ghosting. DLSS, CNN and Lite, are terrific tools for developers that allow them render at low resolutions and still deliver good image quality. However, its not the 4K magic bullet that some were expecting or hoping for. 1080p and 1440p will be far more common resolutions for DLSS on Switch 2.

VRR is currently only supported in portable mode, implementing NVidia's Gysnc. This is a terrific feature that allows games with a variable framerate (40-60fps standard VRR range) to look far smoother with less judder. Without VRR, many users would prefer a consistent 30fps update rather than a variable one that floats in the 40s and 50s, but thanks to VRR, developers can choose to leave it uncapped offering increased responsiveness without the off putting judder. Switch 2 does not currently support VRR in docked mode, but thanks to some experiments that have been done with Steam Deck using the Switch 2's dock, we know that its technically possible. Hopefully this is implemented in a future firmware update.

Switch 2 does come equipped with Ray Tracing cores in the GPU, however, there is a very limited number of them. I do believe we will see some games utilize them for hardware accelerated ray tracing, but expect it be very sparingly. Its unclear if Star Wars Outlaws uses these RTU cores for the ray tracing and it may all be done in software. Regardless, I do not expect broad support of ray tracing in Switch 2 games.

Switch 2 comes equipped with a 256GB SSD drive. While it certainly isn't nearly as fast as the drives in the PS5 and Series consoles, it is roughly ten times as fast as the internal storage in the Switch or PS4. This not only improves loading times, but also allows developers to leverage this speed to stream assets in and out of memory. Games such as Star Wars Outlaws were designed with fast memory and the developer claims that it is crucial for their game to run properly.

In conclusion, the features built into the Switch 2 were very forward thinking. Features like DLSS, VRR and fast internal memory make it far more palatable for developers to include the Switch 2 for multi platform game development. Raw performance may land slightly below a PS4 when in portable mode and docked mode seems to sit comfortably ahead of the PS4 but well below the Series S. It really is the modern features that help establish Switch 2 as a current gen console rather than raw performance.

RE: Test topic under Nintendo

juegosmajicos — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:09:00 +0000

RE: Test topic under Nintendo

juegosmajicos — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:08:17 +0000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b89CnP0Iq30

RE: Test topic under Nintendo

juegosmajicos — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:07:38 +0000

Silksong truly was 2025's GOTY. For all the wrong reasons.

eviltw1n — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 23:05:22 +0000

Like most of you, I became indoctrinated into the Cult of Team Cherry about 8 years ago. Oh, I had my quibbles with Hollow Knight, I concede. All of my recommendations to friends were couched in the careful "wonderful-but-there's-a-catch" tones one reaches for while trying to explain a flawed masterpiece. But the game was the…

Game Witness 2022 Game Completed Thread Archive

karkashan — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:16:10 +0000

Hello, since we have a forum again I've decided to try to, to the best of my ability, archive here on the forum the Games Completed Threads that were all or mostly hosted on Discord for archival purposes. I would ask that you kindly not respond to these archival threads.

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removed link " target="_blank" rel="noopener">Web Archive of initial TNE forum thread that started this particular year.

Please remember to type out your game title as Insert Game(Platform Abbreviation) (example: Mega Man 5 (NES))
Also, a game that is rereleased on a later platform (as in, Virtual Console or what have you) is counted as the platform the game was rereleased on. So Ocarina of Time on the Wii VC is counted as 'Ocarina of Time (Wii)' instead of 'Ocarina of Time (N64)'

A game that releases on both the XB1 and the XSX needs to have the "Optimized for XSX" Tag on it for it to count as XSX. (you can filter for this in your "My Games and Apps" tab) A game that releases on PS4 as well needs to have the "PS5" tag (they're separated in your library as well) to count as the PS5 version. These are not counted as rereleases so they don't fall under the rule above.

PSNow or other streaming games are counted as the platform you played them from

List of participants and their game completions:

Crysis 2 Remastered * (XSX)
Crysis 3 Remastered (XSX)
Superliminal (X1)
The Pedestrian (XSX)
The Gunk (XSX)
Aliens vs Predator (2010) (X1)
Tales of Arise (XSX)
Gears of War 4 (X1)
Kirby's Dream Land 3 (NS)
Kirby's Epic Yarn (Wii)
Kirby's Dream Land 2 (Wii)
Team Sonic Racing (X1)
Sonic Adventure (PC)
Kirby and the Forgotten Land (NS)
Kirby Planet Robobot (3DS)
Saints Row The Third: Remastered (XSX)
Sniper Elite 4 (X1)
Unpacking (X1)
Dodgeball Academia (X1)
Fallout 3 (X1)
Saints Row IV: Re-Elected (X1)
Alan Wake Remastered (XSX)
Max Payne (PC)
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare (X1)
Halo Reach (XSX)
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (PC)
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (XSX)
Halo 4 (XSX)
Psychonauts (X1)
Quantum Break (X1)
TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge (X1)
Dead Space * * * (X1)
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course (X1)
Conker: Live & Reloaded (X1)
Later Alligator (NS)
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (XSX)
Metro: Last Light Redux (X1)
Bright Memory: Infinite (XSX)
Xenoblade 3 (NS)
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (X1)
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (X1)
Haven Park (NS)
Dead Space 2 (X1)
Doom (2016) (X1)
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS)
Pumpkin Jack (XSX)
Castlevania: Bloodlines* (PS4)
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2* * * * (PS4)
Midnight Fight Express (X1)
Gears 5 + Hivebusters (XSX)
Dead Space 3 (XB1)
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS4)
A Plague Tale: Requiem (XSX)
Control + The Foundation + AWE (XSX)
Kamiko** (NS)
Prodeus (XSX)
Final Fantasy XIII-2 (X1)
Castlevania: Dracula X (NS)
Devil May Cry 5 (X1)
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (NS)
Tinykin (XSX)
Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS)
Bioshock (PS4)

Skyrim: Anniversary Edition (PS5)
Pokemon: Brilliant Diamond (NS)
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (GCN)
Pokemon Legends: Arceus (NS)
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (WiiU)
Touhou: Luna Nights (XB1)
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NS)
Elden Ring* (XSX)(PS5)
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (PS5)
Bloodborne + The Old Hunters DLC (PS4)
Halo Reach (XSX)
Forgive Me Father (PC)
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS)
Nirvana Pilot Yume (NS)
Butcher (NS)
Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles (PS5)
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes* (NS)
Live A Live (NS)
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (NS)
Fatal Frame V: Maiden of Black Water (PC)
Soul Hackers 2 (PS5)
Castle Walker (XSX)
Overlord: Escape from Nazarick (PC)
Devil May Cry 3 (NS)
Metal Hellsinger (XSX)
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence (PS3)
Castlevania Chronicles (PS3)
Babylon's Fall (PS5)
Resident Evil 2 (XSX)
Dead Space 3 (XB1)
Dead Space 2 (XB1)
Bayonetta 3 (NS)
Dead Space (2008) (XB1)
God of War: Ragnarok (PS5)
Pokemon Scarlet (NS)
Callisto Protocol (XSX)
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate (3DS)
Gotham Knights (PLT) (PS5)
Sonic Frontiers (XSX)

Endless Space 2 (PC)
Pokémon Legends Arceus (NS)
The Silver Case (NS)
Kirby And The Forgotten Land (NS)
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (NS)

Cybershadow (NS)

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond (NS)

A Short Hike (NS)
Metroid Dread (NS)
Transiruby (NS)
Super Metroid (NS)

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (NS)
Bayonetta 3 (NS)

Final Fantasy X HD (PS3)
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux (PC)
Terminator: Resistance (PC)
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (PC)
Portal RTX (PC)

The games with the most completions is a two way tie with five playthroughs
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2
Dead Space (2008)

Platform completions
1: (GCN)
1: (WiiU)
2: (3DS)
2: (Wii)
3: (DS)
3: (PS3)
8: (PS5)
10: (PS4)
11: (PC)
26: (XSX)
32: (XB1)
34: (NS)