Prolific port studio Virtuos has in contrast the general technical capabilities of Nintendo Change 2 to Xbox Sequence S.
Established in 2004, Virtuos is one of many largest sport makers on this planet. It focuses on supporting the event of main triple-A video games or bringing present titles to new platforms.
Having beforehand labored on franchises together with Name of Obligation, Darkish Souls, Battlefield, Uncharted, and Horizon, it’s at present supporting Konami’s improvement of the Metallic Gear Stable 3 remake.
Eoin O’ Grady, technical director at Virtuos subsidiary Black Shamrock (Grounded, Kerbal Area Program 2, The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Alternative Version), mentioned the technical capabilities of Change 2 in an interview with Wccftech.
In keeping with O’Grady, the general GPU capabilities of each consoles are comparable, due to Change 2’s use of DLSS upscaling. Whereas Change 2’s CPU is nearer to PS4, he mentioned he believes “any sport transport at 60 FPS on the Sequence S ought to simply port to the Change 2”.
“GPU-wise, the Change 2 performs barely under the Sequence S; this distinction is extra noticeable in handheld mode,” he mentioned. “Nevertheless, the Sequence S doesn’t help applied sciences like DLSS, which the Change 2 does. This makes the GPU capabilities of the 2 consoles comparable total.
“CPU-wise, there’s a clearer distinction between the 2 consoles. The Change 2 is nearer to the PlayStation (PS) 4 on this respect, having a CPU only a bit extra highly effective than the PS4’s. Since most video games are usually extra GPU-bound than CPU-bound when effectively optimized, the affect of this distinction largely relies on the precise sport and its goal body price.”
He added: “Any sport transport at 60 FPS on the Sequence S ought to simply port to the Change 2. Likewise, a 30 FPS Sequence S sport that’s GPU-bound must also port effectively. Video games with advanced physics, animations, or different CPU-intensive parts may incur further challenges in reaching 30 or 60 FPS or require additional optimization throughout porting.”
The technical director is optimistic total for Change 2, and even claimed it might surpass the gross sales efficiency of its 150 million predecessor, which might make it one of many best-selling consoles ever.
“Given the outstanding success of the Change, expectations for the gross sales efficiency of the Change 2 have been already fairly excessive. Nintendo has an enormous pool of loyal followers, however alongside that, the hand-held gaming market is rising proper now — and I’m not speaking about smartphones.
“The unique Change, together with the Steam Deck and different high-quality handheld gaming rigs, has contributed to progress on this space. Players more and more need AAA video games on the go, and so I feel we’ll see the Change 2 surpass its predecessor.”
