Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled: Switch Complete Analysis - PS4/ Xbox One X Graphics Compared!
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- A rival appears to Nintendo's own Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, but with a target of 30fps is it enough? Nitro-Fueled translates surprisingly well from the other, more powerful machines, which is a success in itself - though is everything in tact? Tom explores every option, including its multiplayer modes.
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Hilariously, I can't tell the difference in pre-encoded cutscene quality. Likely because UA-cam's macro-blocking and overall lossy compression is more aggressive than even this game's compression.
To be fair, it should be more aggressive. You can't expect a game's cutscene to look like a UA-cam video, that's low standards even for a switch game of this size.
@@TexelGuy something something Sonic Team Racing Switch
The developers have mentioned they are looking into making loading times on switch faster with a patch
Thank God. It's come to the point where I take bathroom breaks, check my e-mails, and do stuff around the house real quick while I wait on the almost 1 minute load times
@@ThePokestopPapi They're not pulling a gta online, are they? Lol
They put them all the versions at the same time
It's been patched
It's still super long lol
Tbh I already consider the 26 seconds on the Ps4 to be very long load times... I'm used to SSD load times on windows and I can definitely see this is something next gen has put quite some focus on from what I've heard.
Put an SSD in your PS4. They fit.
@@batmangovno unlike PC they don't offer much benefit sadly!
Immense Data SSD’s in a current console is such a dumb thing to do, what a waste
Time to drink eat or get new stuff. Where is the problem. People are to spoiled this days
The problem with SSDs in consoles is that they dont have the bandwidth to deal with that much data
I def noticed the res drop in portable mode, but I stopped noticing it very quickly. Very stable and beautiful game on the Switch
Joycon Boys Forever
In general with these low resolution deals you stop noticing/caring about that type of thing once you get into the game.
In this case though the motion blur/othe post-effects help cover up the jaggies. That and docked has some light AA, looks better than raw 720p.
Same here, the only thing I regret are the loading time
480p absolutely unacceptable
@@pizzagateisreal people who say this don't understand how resolution scales to screen size
I really hope we get an Astral Chain video
Same
Yeah been waiting so long for it, wish they covered it with other E3 titles
And Bloodstained RotN...
My most anticipated game of this year.
Really happy with how Activision has handled the Crash games on Switch. Keeping such impressive visual fidelity and solid framerates is no small feat.
It makes me very excited for Spyro: Reignited Trilogy later in the year. I'm hoping that will show similar performance to these Crash titles.
I 100% agree with you !!!
:-D
I dont agree and think they could do better
Spyro on the switch ended up being really great!
@@johannessguten2527 I'd have bought it already but 480p in handheld is a real dealbreaker.
So I wasn't dreaming! The loading screen are super long. Online I must wait at least 2 min between each races, that's kinda messed up.
But therefore you get vsync and portable play ^^
@@HermesderWetterbote yeah that's why I have the switch version
"A nice, soft, blurry look." - Digital Foundry
JAZ847 gotta say I don't understand DF's fixation with motion blur. it makes a lot of games look muddy and, well, blurry.
@@ShadowEl the blurrier the better, but then Rich has said in the past that 1440p on a 4K display is "not great/good". I just sit here wondering WTF?
@@JAZ8470 Personal preference. Non-native resolution on 4k screens can look really bad without any sort of antialiasing. I'd prefer a softer, blurrier image as well. As for motion blur, no, no thank you.
Great video DF! This was a day 1 PS4 purchase for me will get the Switch version later on down the road for the portability aspect. Beenox did a great job with this game.
Remote play exists and plays at a higher res than switch handheld
They didn’t mention it, mainly because this video focuses on the technical differences between versions, but one thing to keep in mind is that you can only earn Wumpa Coins (for costumes) while online.
For the Switch, this means you could potentially play for hours and have no Coins to show for it (since you’re more likely to be playing while not connected to the internet).
Isn't that the same for the other consoles as well?
You earn coins in all game modes. Do you mean it needs to be connected to internet?
@@russmawson6744 and all 2 in thread
That's what it sounds like he said...
Bought this on day 1 for my Xbox one x and it is amazing after this video gonna pick it up for my switch as well game is amazing
EpicGwar I bought this day 1 for the PS4; I will double dip for the Switch version if they allow cross console save.
Xbox LOL
Of the recent Switch kart ports Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is far better ported likely because of the smarter priority of frame rate over resolution situation.
I prefer the design of Crash himself in these Switch ports to be honest. I'm not really a fan of the realistic fur they use for him in the other versions.
You can get the original PS1 skin on the PS4 version if you are not into the "realistic" design lol.
I know it has nothing to do with frame rates and performance etc.
But when you are not connected to the internet (which might be quite frequent for portable play on the switch) you do not accrue any of the coins in game. An oversight on the part of activision I reckon.
I’ve played more of my switch version than the PS4 version. The portability makes it a winner for me
And that makes you a loser
You go out and game more than indoors wtf these days you'll only end up getting your switch robbed of u
@@morbey2011 i use my switch portable on my bed or sofa etc.
@@pizzagateisreal lmao the dude has both consoles, both games, and access to the best games of the console generation through both consoles. Calling that accessibility that of a "loser's" only demonstrates either an inferiority complex or salt of a different sort lol. I can't believe there are still console war babies nowadays when there so much gold on every platform lol. Play it all or keep complaining about which plastic box you own lmfao.
Lee marshall you have man issues complexes.
cutting ambient occlusion and motion blur and other useless effects for a 1080p docked and 720p portable would have been much better
I think motion blur is importante in these 30fps games because it helps the game look smoother.
they would have to cut more than that to get 1080p docked. my watch is about as powerful as a switch.
@@xNSHD nope. Ambient oc. is a big impact on gpu. They could do 1080p easily if they removed AO
Cutting those effects would likely not be enough to suddenly double the resolution from 720 to 1080 though. 900p mayyybe.
Switch is weak, and that's the limitations of a portable system.
I started with the Switch version where I had pre ordered it, but couldn't stand the blurry low resolution and all motion blur after seeing look beautiful in the adds so I sold it same day and grabbed it digitally on Xbox X and was much more satisfied.
Why would you get it for switch if you had a more powerful console to begin with? I'd get it on ps4 if I had one.
@@bert7651 Portability, I dock my switch to charge for the most part. Ideally I would have gone for a PC version :/
Game works wonderfully on switch. I just hope they can patch the load times at some point.
yeah, it still looks decidedly last gen like a Ps3 title, but for handheld cannot complain. Anything is better than the ultra low res vasoline'o'vision ports like unpatched doom switch was.
Seb E doom looks awesome on the switch screen
A shame the Bloodstained port didn't see such a great development.
I agree; this game should have zero problems running on Switch. At least things will be fixed over patches, but it should not have released until it was in a better playable condition.
@@Miadaskate
The switch port was botched pure and simple.
Not well optimized and definitely given the least amount of effort.
it looks like some weird amalgamation of the canceled Vita version upscaled and the Wii U version.
@@JohnDoe-wq5eu Yep, pretty sure they've used the work they started doing on the PSVita as a base for the switch version and they're paying the price now.
This games can run like crap even on ps4 pro, xox and beefy pc. Clocktower area for example.
@@hydzior
I'm certain all 3 consoles (PS4/pro, XBone/X, switch) and PC will all get various and numerous small patches over the course of the next year at least.
That said compared to the switch version the other ones are at least 99% playable. The switch port was always going to get some cutbacks and be less visually impressive but damn
it got its frame rate cut in half and it still looks blurry as hell and has had numerous effects and such removed and yet still has some serious loading issues, crashes and input lag.
It just sounds like it was the very last one out the door and it was rushed like crazy.
Its the same resolution as the N Sane Trilogy on Switch its the Alchemy Engine and how its ported considered the engine is specifically done for multiplatform development. When the PS4 version of N Sane came out people datamined it and discovered the code was built specifically for multi platform development and was planned from the beginning.
This is what Sony needed to with the Ps Vita, high quality port from the 7th generation consoles.
I know the biggest draw back was that Vita had 512mb + 128mb ram instead a full unified 1gb of ram, developers were tired of working with so little memory, and it wouldn't have been expensive to do that, they just needed to add a cheaper LCD screen and no touch pad in the back to reduce cost.
Sony screwed up massively with those memory cards, and the fact they barely marketed it.
How can you trust Sony after the threw 15 million Vita users on the trash in less than 3 years?
@@alinepiroutek8932 who is talking about trusting them? Is precisely about them missing an opportunity
@@abrahamj15 Soo... you trust that they will make good ports to it?
@@alinepiroutek8932 now I am questioning your sanity, man I said needed, past tense, this mean they didn't do it neither I expected them to do it now
Fantastic port, looks great on Switch and the framerate is pretty stable, load times are the worst part but they are not a deal breaker.
Picked up the ps1 version at a pawn shop a while back for like 5$. Worth every penny.
I literally had Mario Kart ad before playing this video.
Google hinting at the objectively better kart racer game.
@@TexelGuy ones luck base the other is skill base so crash is better
Ace Breaker7 Crash May be better for skilled people, which is why Mario Kart is popular. And clearly you have never played against good MK players.
@@Toschez good players in mk8 lol you mean people who get red abd blue shells sure thats totally not luck
@@Toschez I played MK8 competitively online.. all use the same trash kart set and are no lifers. still beat 90% of them though.
and still i prefer CTR because it's simply more fun
I think the game holds up well, but I was definitely encountering some frame skips and hitching in two player mode myself.
The fact that even on Xbox one X runs at 30 fps, just show how much Nintendo is good at optimizing games considering that Mario Kart 8 runs at 60fps
Could do with cpu overclock ala Nintendo to make loading faster. Also, there seems to be problems connecting online via wireless play. It does however work with a ethernet dongle connected to the dock.
If with future patches Activision will increase the resolution of the game to 1080p or reduce the antialiasing(that is a bit strong), the game that is already incredibly beautiful, enjoyable and fun will be even more closer to his "big brothers"
ps: digital foundry, CTR on Switch is not a port since it was developed togheter the ps4 and xbox one versions at the same time.
I wish this game on the Switch ran at 1080p/60fps (and 60fps on the other consoles as well). i would rather them keep scaling down the graphics until they could achieve this than what we are left at with 720p/30. here's hoping we get a Switch Pro that will allow games to update with better resolution and framerates.
I cannot believe this game is running at 30fps even on PS4 pro and Xb1X. Really bad move from developer
Right? They could have EASILY gotten 60+ out of Switch much less mains-powered consoles. It’s not like they’re rendering subsurface scattering or doing CPU intensive physics calculations; it’s a cartoon racer!
At this point I am impressed with the developer's dedication to making people play at 30 fps. They made sure a kart racer with mechanics and level design from 1999 ran at 30 fps even on PS4 Pro and Xb1X and also didn't make a PC version so everybody is guaranteed to play at 30 fps.
@@DeadPhoenix86DP Honestly. That guys gotta be on something if he thinks it could run well at 60 fps.
@@MultiTelan It couldn't run on the Switch at fps. Just because Borderlands can run on a shield doesn't mean anything.
@@SoftEndy Of course it does. First, they run the same chip, if you weren't aware. That's where the comparison between the two systems comes from. Second, the two later Borderlands's require enough horsepower to run properly that there's no way there wasn't enough power in Maxwell to run this at native+60. Forget 19x10. Panel native and 60 is more than possible at least.
Great work on this video, Digital Foundry! I really hope that you can analyze Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night soon! That one NEEDS your expertise!
Thanks to Yuzu (Switch emulator), the Switch port has gotten closer and in some ways better than the PS4/Xbox One versions.
Load times are improved if you're running from an internal SSD, there is resolution upscaling, anisotropic filtering, MSAA and mods like 60fps or unlock everything from the Pitstop. At this point, it's only missing some of the smaller environmental details seen in this video and the fur some characters have in the other versions.
You can actually push the portable resolution above 480p with mods if you have a CFW switch. A moderate overclock can actually make 720p undocked obtainable.
Any videos of this happening?
Got an Xbox 1 x a ps4pro and a switch I got it for the switch love it reminds me of when I was 9 20 years ago when I played the original performance for me is more than acceptable. Hope you do an f12019 comparison soon
Yeah 480p is pretty bad but if it's handled like the N.Sane Trilogy I don't think it'll be too noticeable in handheld play
It's funny because I agree 480p is bad but the 3DS was 240p and I remember that not bothering me at all. I never even thought about the resolution in those days other than obviously knowing it looked worse than a console but figured that was just always a given with a portable.
So even a miserable 480p is a two fold increase in performance from the previous portable Nintendo had, so thats something, and Mario Kart 7 was fun.
@@AlexAnteroLammikko 3DS was native, that's why it's 240p looked decent. But running a 480p game on a 720p screen make it blurry.
@@ThibautMahringer To be fair native 240 is still 240 though :p
@@AlexAnteroLammikko Of course I know, but a 240p image on a 240p screen looks sharper than a 480p image on a 720p display. The 480p needs to be upscaled, it loses some of its sharpness.
@@AlexAnteroLammikko Cartoony games actually looked good on 3DS's 240p screen like Mario 3D Land or Pokemon but Monster Hunter games, for example, looked horrendous.
Great video as always. Thank you, guys.
I was still enjoying how lovely this game looks on switch in handheld mode (I don't get to play home consoles that much so portable consoles are my go to these days)
Only problem I have with this game is the long loading times and it can be annoying with all players loading online.
I'm not interested in the online multiplayer. I just want to have some fast dumb fun :D.
🤔Wow a damn good port. switch holds up pretty well 👍🏾
720p 30
480p 30
Sure
Great Port
Pretty much EVERYTHING looks good on a small screen
I have Mario Kart on Switch so I'll be getting this for PS4.
It's a massive shame about the frame rates across all platforms, though.
Even though I am fortunate enough to own all platforms ie PS4 Pro, XB1X and a gaming PC I find myself enjoying my Switch way more. It's always surprising me with the ports I never thought possible and because of being able to play those ports anywhere the Switch is now my favourite platform.
I can't wait to see what Nintendo do with the revised versions as I'll definitely pick up the Switch Pro for games like The Witcher 3 and Doom Eternal.
I'm often surprised by how many games run/look better in handheld mode given the 40% GPU drop off.
Works for me given I picked up a Switch for a handheld console experience.
Michael W Wait, if you have the X then get the game there. Best version
@@bingobongo1615 I would, but most of my friends are on PS4, and I also game share with a friend on PS4 so he'll get it for free if I pick it up.
Besides, the differences between each version are negligible anyway.
I usually only use my XB1X for "exclusives" given I now own a high end gaming PC.
I wish Microsoft would give us some big triple A first party games to really showcase my XB1X power.
Without trying to sound negative the Xbox has really been mistreated by Microsoft. We should have had big games like the PlayStation has because it's the first parties that can really push the platform. You only have to look at PlayStation and the first parties.
I can't wait for Gears 5 as I think that'll be the first game to really showcase the true power of the X.
I got it today and I really like it and even the loading screen times are not as long as I expected. The only thing I really dislike is the way to high difficulty on "normal". But I really enjoy playing this game.
No mention of the really noticeable input lag while in docked mode? I'm giving up in completing the Adventure Mode because of it.
That might be your TV.
Do you use game mode on your tv or smooth motion mode?
I'm more unimpressed with the 27 second load time on PS4 than I am with the 41 second load time on Switch. I expect that out of Switch, but PS4 should be able to do better.
25 on Xbox One X is also really bad.
Why would you expect better though? I don't think the 5400 rpm hard drives in PS4/Xbox One are that much faster than Switch cartridges or a decent micro SD card for Switch. Hard drives are basically ancient technology at this point.
Ok, Mr. Programmer.
To be fair, this looks like a pretty solid port all things considered. I'm far more likely to pick this up on my Switch than on my PS4 Pro, regardless of graphical differences. Now let's hope that Bloodstained gets a patch to bring the Switch version up to this kind of standard.
Looking good...
Resolutions are what I expected...
Framerate is stable...
Feature com...
WHAT'S WITH THOSE LONG LOADING TIMES?!?!? That breaks it for me!
Did you try the update?
@@nowonmetube Oh, I haven't bought the game yet. But if the update fixes the loading times, then it's all good.
@@ChiruKobra I've seen people complaining and others mentioning they don't see a difference at all. Then people mentioned, that's the issue with reviewers testing the first versions. I don't know which version Digital Foundry tested. But before I'd buy it, I'd look it up.
But you also get vsync on Switch ^^ So no screen tearing like it does occasionally on Playstation and Xbox.
Crazy how close Switch compares to the PS4 & XBox1 in all ports....impressive
730p 30fps, even on ps4 pro and xbox one x it runs at 30fps, I don't see any reason to buy this when I have mario kart 8 (I love mario kart, so I might be biased :D)
Mohi Beyki MK 8 is simply the best fun racer ever. It’s ok to prefer other racers but objectively MK8 has everything. Smooth framerate and resolution, amazing gameplay, lots of content and a fun online mode
Mario Kart looks and runs better but CTR gameplay is wayyy better. Mario Kart is just boring and casual while CTR takes skill.
@@Nothyn yeah, but 30fps make it already a lot less competitive...
6:38 looks like the jellyfish got snapped in the switch version
I'm surprised DF didn't mention the differences in fur shading.. Did they not see it? PS4X/Xbone have that, but its lacking on switch. Art style wise, it looks better on switch
It's an excellent port and an awesome game. Having it portable is just perfect.
I bought the PS4 version i'm currently happy with it but i know i'll be double dipping when the PC version drops. I only hope when the next gen consoles roll around that with backwards compatibility we will finally get 60 fps all around and especially on this game.
Unless this game can tear apart families with the use of a blue shell, it ain't gonna compete with Mario Kart
Mario kart sucks
Debatable
the blue orb is the same thing and its more punishing than the blue shell when maxed out.
Not you again...
The switch version still looks and plays gosh dang amazingly. Personally I'd say ita the best version thanks to the portable option, but that's just me, I know some one is gunna say they like the extra details in everything at 1080. But hey, to each their own, you can have your 1080p, I'll take my CTR to my grandparents house for a weekend of trying to platinum relic every track.
480p is super low resolution, game isnt even this demanding
@@Radek494 it apparently is more demanding than you think if they had to do that to optimize it for the switch, and everyone should already know the switch's capabilities, while games made specificly for it will likely always run better, such as Mario kart and splatoon 2, third parties dont always make the game with the switch specifically in mind. By the looks of it they targeted the ps4 because of the fans that originate from there. Still, that does make it a bit curious as to why 30fps on all platforms.
You forgot to note that as far as I can tell, Switch has no fur textures on the characters, too! Just a flat texture
Which looks better to some. I don't like the weird color of Crash on on PS4 and XBONE.
For load times, are you comparing the switch version to the disc version, or the downloadable version of the PS4 copy?
ephoenix7 That doesn't matter, as you have to install the discs on both the PS4 and Xbox One's hard drives. The discs are then just used to confirm that you still own the game, and will play the game from the hard drive.
So Mario Kart 8 Deluxe runs at a stable 1080p 60FPS while this one at 720p 30FPS?
This is a good port, if you get an M-cable and set the switch to 720p it'd improve the graphics.
Crash team racing Switch with M-cable is a video we need
Yeah, no..
It is visualy well done despite the low res but the loading times are atrocious. They made me stop playing until they patch it (I hope)
They're not awful on PS4, but certainly noticeable. I remember Bloodborne having awful loading times but a patch eventually fixed that. Let's hope you're right. A patch is definitely required.
How long does it take?
They are workint on one :)
@@needlessoptions as he says in the video, around 40s before and after each race. It totaly breaks the rythm...
@@Swickful yep I agree. I m on to sell the switch version and buy the game again on ps4
Surprised its holding up so well in 4 player!
288p is "holding up well"? Are you insane?
Dang I'm old. I was thinking how the heck a Sony Exclusive get on the switch... Completely forgot that Crash isn't a exclusive anymore.
Crash was multiplatform even in PS2 days.
@@nickmotsarsky4382 I was speaking of PS1 days. Crash was in many eyes the mascot of Sony back in the day.
i was surpprised how good it looks and plays on my switch
When you wonder why it looks so blurry on your phone that you checks the resolution of the video to make sure its 1080p.
And then hear Tom mention the native resolution 😲😖
Any game that's multiplatform and is on the switch,
I end up buying for the switch. The ability take your games wherever you want really can't be understated
Yes, it can. Whenever I leave my home I'm not going to play videogames.
@@madfinntech you can also play in your home without a monitor or tv. like in bed, on the toilet, when your girlfriend watches tv series... and switch has vsync so if you dont like tearing it's also a nice feature that ps4/ Xbox One don't have.
@@madfinntech I bet you play games with your smartphone.
I do that with remote play on the psvita
@mazrimalthor I actually understand flights that's a time the switch has an advantage but in the cases other than that remote play is better and in this game can run at a higher res
Can’t wait for pc at 4K 60fps and ultra settings
Why 4K 60fps when you can 8K 120fps?
I only tried it handheld, and the shimmering + slow load times made me dislike the experience. I would much rather play Mario Kart 8 (which is 60FPS also) at higher res and more clean graphics and not distracting shimmering. If only AA and loading was improved, it would be quite nice.
You are playing on an underpowered system this generation game, what did you expect? Mario Kart on Switch is last generation game from Wii U. Of course, it runs better.
@@madfinntech i agreed, but they could have used a better AA method, its too jaggy
@@odinsplaygrounds keep in mind this is a game made for much more powerful consoles being ported over to the switch. More than likely they are already pushing the switch.
@@viniciuscoxoba3842
Anti-aliasing can only go so far dude. If I have 1x1 resolution AA ain't gonna smooth that out! You act like it's magic.
1920x1080 plus 4X AA is of course going to be far more effective than 4X AA at ⅕th the resolution.
1920x1080 is 5 times greater resolution than 854x480... WipEout 2048 can render at a maximum resolution of 960x544 also at 30FPS on PS Vita from way back in 2011 oh and it does feature 4XMSAA!
WipEout also targets a more realistic aesthetic but don't mistake that fact with the fact that CTR on Switch is more accomplished thanks to much better hardware (Switch's CUDA based Tegra X1 > PS Vita's ARM based SGX544MP4+).
So you’re telling me this game is more demanding to run at 480p 30fps in handheld mode when Witcher 3 is running 540p 30fps in handheld mode and it’s still being developed? Something seems a bit off there if you ask me, be honest with yourself Mario kart 8 looks on par with this game in a lot of areas there’s plenty of comparisons, all why running at double the frame rate and a higher resolution. Sounds like engine limitations to me or either just lazy dev work.
Aside from graphics, are there differences in content (after all the updates)?
No
480p is OG Xbox numbers
was the og xbox a handheld?
@@dynamicpenguin55 Yes, and PS4 too. That's what fanboys say.
@Ryluri white Bravely Default isn't 4K60fps?UNPLAYABLE, ABSOLUTE TRASH!
@@dynamicpenguin55 Vita does 540p.
Vita does 540p at best
The biggest drawback is the load screens. They are already long enough to bother me on PS4 pro
PS4 vs XO "X"? What happened with the PS4 Pro?
The little console that could! What a surprise its been capability wise considering its humble mobile chip origins.
Quit accepting this bullshit
ye super surprising it gets praise for running games at 480p in 2019.
Tegra X1 was the powerful arm chip on GPU for at least 3yrs and still blows most arm GPUs out of the water.
@@xNSHD not like you have a more powerful chip for a handheld device that isn't too costly and can be sold to a wider audience and mass produced. no? I thought so
@@TyandOnGoing just because there isn't a more powerful one out there doesn't make it any less shitty in 2019. the only selling point of the switch is portability, just wait till streaming arrives and you can play these games at 1080p on a handheld with only about 10 mb speed. the switch will just because so irrelevant at that point.
Suffer is a bit of a strong word ... I've been playing it more or less non stop since launch and I've not once thought, maybe I should have bought this on my Pro or X.
Holds up well in portable, but docked splitscreen is horrible depending on what tv you have. 576p on 65" 4k tv doesn’t look good 😖
I’d happily wait 60 seconds if it ran at 60fps
If it only worked that way
@@jjopification it loads in the extra frames before the race starts.
@@DenkyManner 🤔I'm honestly trying to figure out if you're joking.
Well, if it ran at 60 fps, they would have to take out/lower the quality of assets. Therefore, the load times should be quicker lol
This makes me question why PS4 Pro and Xbox One X don't have 60fps options. If the Switch can handle a stable 720p30 then they should be able to handle at least 1080p60.
There isn't even an option to play 480p 60fps.
You know the things ate bad when Xbox One X and PS4 Pro cant run this game at 480p60fps.
The developers did a shit port.
Can you look at the Switch version of Bloodstained, and put it alongside the PC version running on the rig you used to test the potential Switch ports of DOOM and The Witcher 3? Because I’m not convinced that the Switch can’t run that game at 60 FPS.
No it can't...so they'll dumb down the other versions so the Switch one won't look so bad. 😲🙄
It's just so hard to ignore that Mario Kart 8 runs at 1080p 60fps on the same platform. And it looks and plays *really* damn good while doing it. If you're going to compete against a juggernaut like Mario Kart on its home platform, you've got to meet or exceed it to compete. Bring your A game, or go home.
Isn't mario kart 8 just a Wii u game or something??
@@Naffacakes98 it is, but thanks to it's artstyle, it can kinda compete with these kart racers from this gen when it comes to looks
Switch is weak. And mario kart is just a port, enjoy your glorified port machine that can't even run new games properly.
@@jjfromearth yeah, i enjoy it, a lot, since i've been playing it more than even my ps4, and my pc.
A console being weak doesnt mean it can't give a great experience, and the switch has lots of great games, maybe if you had one and played some of these games, you would stop being so salty.
@@jjfromearth Doesn't matter that MK8 is a port when it looks and plays so damn good. And Switch is the only modern platform that has the best kart racer of all time. So yeah, kinda doesn't matter in this case.
8:49 - Not really. Given no version of Nitro-Fueled runs higher than 30, I'm simply not going to buy Nitro-Fueled.
Makes you wonder if it employs a double buffer vsync, so when the new chipset is out it will hit 60fps automatically.
They don't even allow it to run at 60fps on the Xbox One X unfortunately.
@@NGuy-kz2eh Not even at 720p and reduced settings?
Regarding 480p in handheld mode, If my testimonial means anything I platinumed this game on PS4 and I never drop the resolution below 1080p on my average gaming laptop for anything. I sold my ps4 copy as I thought there wasn't anything left to do after completing it but wanted to play it again like a year later and picked up this Switch version to mix things up. Was expecting 480p handheld to look shitty like the Wii U LCD gamepad but I think the UI is 720p and the way the game itself scales it still looks fine with the size of the screen.
Was really skeptical about getting this cause of how heinous 480p sounds but it looks fine. Also some games feel awkward to play in handheld but racing games work really well with the switch with my only real nitpick being the item button is a little out of the way to access but... meh. Oh the load times are as arse as people say it is. It's worse in handheld cause if you're playing on console it's easier to dick around on your phone as you wait whereas handheld all of your attention is on the screen and with the load times also being like 10 seconds longer than the other consoles it'll feel much longer consequently.
It's absolutely baffling to see you people not getting *why* the game is at 30 FPS. Of course, it would've been much more preferable to see 60 FPS for such a game, but what it achieves graphics wise is quite impressive. You don't get how impressive and taxing the technology behind the frame in this game truly is, Mario Kart ain't getting close in that regard.
Mario kart is no where near as hardware intensive, however it still looks beautiful, and as far as I can tell it looks just as good as this game (maybe slightly worse, but 60fps is very demanding) depending on the scene of course.
In terms of efficiency this game seems awful. It's half the resolution of Mario kart and half the framerate. This game should in theory have 4x the power available per frame so it seems that the hardware is horribly optimized.
Yet when Crash came out on PC they tested and said 60fps was possible for the Enhanced consoles easily. Devil May Cry 5 is far better looking and is 60fps.
@@doggydoge3571 as a graphics programmer I can safely assure that this game's rendering is way, way more demanding than that of mariokart 8. Mariokart is just brilliantly put together as a game, looking beautiful from the artstyle and clever scene/lighting setup.
Great video!
This is one of the best conversions imo. I got the Switch version for local multiplayer with my siblings and we play on a 4K screen, honestly looks totally fine imo. I'm thinking I might pick it up again on XSX tho.
Seriously 1440p at 30fps on an Xbox one X! Please release this on pc.
I doubt it would sell well cause theres way less kids who play on a pc and thats what games like this are aimed towards so they likely saw no money in it and didnt do it... or its getting shadow dropped idk
i think it's safe to assume pc version will happen a year later, just like with nsane trilogy and spyro.
They got this running mostly smooth but couldn't do the same with insane trilogy ?
i just bought the game and play it on a lite, sometimes it looks like the game has NO anti-aliasing at all :/ its kinda bothering me,
but i bought it 50% off, so im not complaining and im definitely still gonna love it but yeah
I'm hoping scenery differences and loading times aren't keeping the game from crossplay. But I need crossplay between PS4 and XBONE. Where is it?.... :(
Switch port actually looks better than I thought!
The only issue for me is that I don't see a reason to buy the game. Mario Kart, Fast RMX (and even Virtua Racing) are great multiplayer games that provide 60fps and minimal loading times. I kind of feel like Crash Team Racing team prioritized the wrong things for the game. 60fps and short loading times should have been a priority. It looks really neat, and I am impressed by the level design for such an old kart game.
Third party on the switch, you have 3 options:
1. Better gameplay that’ll let forget about the frame rate and resolution (CTR-NF archived that)!!
2. Better frame rate!!
3. Better resolution!!
While on pc, it archives everything!!
I'm pretty sure the while docked the switch outputs 1080p on CTR. In handheld mode every game is 720p though
So what you're saying is that you're "pretty sure" you know better than a channel that's dedicated to testing these things?
It doesn't.
I wish I had an Xbox one x in a switch form factor with PS4s game library.
There is, it's called PS Vita 😅 You can play every ps4 game on it via streaming :P
@@Fendera1 streaming also works on switch... like resident evil 7 or assassins creed odyssey - the pc versions... xD what he probably means is a console with the best console graphics, the most exclusives & portable.
@@HermesderWetterbote yeah I know, I was just joking :P
@@Fendera1 Haha I like my vita and all, and the R2 R3 L2 L3 trigger grips work OK, but its much more convenient to remote play with a dualshock 4 and my phone than on the vita. I wish they had implemented clickable sticks and L2 R2 on the vita instead of that damn rear touch panel.
@@HermesderWetterbote Thats exactly what I meant!
Wait, what happens if you select 4 player, start the game, then pull the switch out of the dock?
It starts to spark and then catches on fire
I like nintendo and all but playing 720p games on an 60 inch 4k tv is just nah in 2019
It's so bad.
Mr. Flash I guess it was real in my mind
It should be viewed as a portable really. For a portable it’s impressive.
bOBBY fEET on a 1080p display it’s fine
I mean, its still better than original on PS1 which is fine with me 😁😅 i loved the game oven with ps1 graphics, I think this game is still enjoyable :)
seeing how this game performs on switch, can we maybe get a surprise port for the vita, maybe with sane loading times? (not that id expect an EOLd system to get another release lol)
What's a vita?
the power/technilogy gap between a Vita and a Switch is larger than the gap between a PS4 and a Switch. It would be nearly impossible.
In short, Switch gets away with everything just because it's portable. Lower resolution, cutbacks in effects, textures, shadow quality, geometry and environmental detail, but it "holds up well" and "can only recommend". It's needless to analyze games if the outcome is always the same: yes, it's worse but it's on Switch so it's great. Even on the same platform, Mario Kart 8 is much better in every way. 1080p/60fps. Listening to the video my feeling was that Tom went in with an already complete judgment and just made a video to justify it, neglecting the raw technical specs. If we look at this way, every game is best on Switch because it doesn't matter how much they pare them back.
The thing is those cutbacks are expected. Ultimately the switch is running on an outdated mobile processor so yes, it should be judged in light of that fact. The truth of the matter is the switch has a very competent version of the game on it and the cutbacks are so minor that it should be applauded for it.
We have seen ports which were absolutely disastrous (wwe 2018) and no one expects the switch to outperform its clearly more powerful competitors.
The combination of a competent/above average game on portable hardware will obviously work in the switch's favour
WTF 26 seconds in the PS4 still very very long time for such kind of game. Hope there will be a PC version soon enough.
What exactly is "such kind of game" ?
I hate that headphone so much, mostly because of the obnoxious sound level of the ad (and the rest of the video being mixed down)
Nicely done for the switch ! Not to many differences ! Great job !
I've just bought an Oculus Quest, phenomenal.
720p/30fps while docked? That's a hard no from me, Beenox. I'll stick with MK8.
Couldn’t have said it any better. I consider MK8 the benchmark and this doesn’t come close. A non-native res racing game at 30fps? And Tom is praising this? I don’t get it, I really don’t.
Yeah, a bit of a shame it's not at least 900p/60fps but I'll take it over MK8'd boring casual gameplay any day lol
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Xbox features Screen-tearing PS4 consoles do not. Do you guys at DF not share each others work?
I have a ps4 pro but opted for Switch 🤷♂️