Exclusive: Dying Light on Nintendo Switch Tech Review - Another Miracle Mobile Port?

Dying Light is out soon for Nintendo Switch - and Digital Foundry has exclusive access to the game. This is one of the most challenging ports we've seen and Techland has done a remarkable job in scaling down and optimising this brilliant game for a vintage 2015 mobile chipset. John Linneman has all of the details.
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[@DyingLightGameOfficial]

Thank you for this review! We’re flattered by the positive response but as there are still things that we can improve - our players can expect free post-launch support with fixes, quality improvement patches and more! ^^

[@Radek494]

Love you guys!

[@SadalDay]

cant wait for DL2!

[@ErenTheWarcriminal]

You guys better not Cyberpunk 2077 part 2

[@bigrageno.2259]

Next gen patch release date? Can add and quickly dissapear, not gonna tell anyone 🤗

[@219SilverChoc]

This is probably one of the most impressive switch ports I have seen, well done!

[@xym07]

Seems like to be the result of in-house experiment rather than a typical Switch port cashgrab. It’s fresh to see a Switch port that doesn’t feel forced.

[@Drilbit]

Tbh it's far more interesting to see a port thats carefully crafted and adjusted for the hardware in mind instead of downgrading settings till its running.

[@chokedbybacklog5433]

Absolutely. So many devs will just throw their games on Switch and not put any effort in, causing the game to run like trash and the players to think it's a hardware problem. Luckily, we have amazing ports that prove it isn't about the hardware, it's about how you utilize it.

[@zainmushtaq4347]

@@Drilbit like Crash Bandicoot 4 on Switch -- I absolutely love the passion and dedication put into the Switch port. It looks and plays wonderfully :)

[@aryinc]

You gotta have games with soul. They can still make the switch walk these ports instead of it crawling on it's nice. Games like doom eternall and such are truly wtf moments on the portable. They are a look into the future of nintendo. Nintendo continue making portables that can. Sure we got this and that more powerfull then nintendo. But all company's saw the green light due to the succes of switch to push tech. Switch could and now others can. Same will happen with switch 2/switch 3. If nintendo plays it good then they have a winning concept. The hardware will be less and less dated per new nintendo switch console. That's also they're goal.

[@aryinc]

@@zainmushtaq4347 Some switch ports just look killer. Esspecially those more cartoony games. also rather play those on switch. Sonic racing is another one with great graphics. Sonic racing kinda floored me with how good it looked.

[@LoReNzOpTs]

Dying light *gets released on switch* Square-Enix: naaaah KH would be too much work to port on switch

[@Jereb343]

All those zippers amount to too many polygons for the poor tegra to handle. Yould have to remove about 90 percent of the character geometry altho with them being Nomura creations theyd still have more geometry than any next gen game character. Whats even more amazing is that despite this theyd still look like shit

[@manojlds]

And it's exactly the same situation too. They are releasing older as native and newer as cloud. Square is like, screw it, release all of them on cloud.

[@LoReNzOpTs]

​@@manojlds and I am super sad, because KH would be brilliant on switch.

[@MoonSarito]

I really love these Nintendo Switch ports, I've always enjoyed seeing how developers need to adapt certain aspects of the game to make it work on a handheld, from Contra 3 on the Game Boy to Super Monkey Ball JR and Smashing Drive on the GBA. In my opinion as much as the game suffers with graphic downgrades it is much more impressive than these ''Cloud Edition'' on Switch ( Even more because some don't even make sense like KH 1.5 + 2.5 via cloud on Switch ), at least with the native ports I can actually play the games and without input lag.

[@TonyJenn]

KH3 I can understand. But the others?

[@seinfan9]

I like how staring at a blurry image is considered a miracle.

[@KingVulpes]

You must have never used upscaling before, lol, thats the trend nowadays

[@perschistence2651]

I am impressed. It looks unbelievable for a switch port!

[@Always-Hustle]

It's running from the cloud - not the actual switch hardware

[@perschistence2651]

@@Always-Hustle Why do you think that? Would look pretty weak for the cloud.

[@micoloot2455]

@@Always-Hustle did you even watch the whole video? They literally explain all the changes they did for the switch conversion. Dying light 2 is the game that will be running through cloud.

[@spookzer16]

@@Always-Hustle Confidently wrong.

[@telsan4291]

This is a great conversion from techland they should be proud of what they have been able to achieve despite the limited specs hardware, one thing that is over looked is that managed to get the game down to 15gb from 31gb which for me is a big reason to choose the switch version over install on a steam deck for example

[@darkwing5458]

Considering the hardware Borderlands 2 and RE revelations 2 on psvita were ambitious as well.

[@edotensay6218]

Thx for this. Can't wait to play this on my switch lite👍 Im ur new subscriber 😬

[@agrippa.the.cosmonaut-wiz]

It is impressive, but pop-in like that makes games kinda unplayable for me. Way too distracting.

[@omarhasan03]

Really? That seems a strange thing to make a game unplayable for anyone...

[@AhmadWahelsa]

I have more than thousand hours of fun flying planes on GTA SA with the 5m trees pop ins.

[@jesusbarrera6916]

@@omarhasan03 seems like a pretty normal one, it is very jarring

[@omarhasan03]

@@jesusbarrera6916 Jarring? Sure. Unplayable? Wtf?

[@jesusbarrera6916]

@@omarhasan03 well, if it is too jarring it takes some people out of the fantasy

[@SwitchUpYt]

Pleased to have spotted the same things. Enjoying Dying Light on a handheld immensely!

[@SirRobinson510]

I watch your channel with my 1 year old son… Pretty often 😂 We love and appreciate what you guys do. Just wanted to say Thanks!

[@happyeverydayeverydayokay3407]

An excellent channel for Switch games reviews!👍

[@SwitchUpYt]

@@SirRobinson510 Thank you!

[@sayerslayer1854]

@@SwitchUpYt shameless and sneaky plug 🔌 :) Get out of here and go make a new video!

[@TheLoganLives]

So happy this turned out to be a solid port. Looks like I'm in for another 100+ hour Dying Light run 😂

[@AlexAnteroLammikko]

Thats how long they are? I don't know much about this game, very intersted in getting it though as I liked these ambitious ports and playing stuff on the go.

[@MKMadness]

@@AlexAnteroLammikko If you want to do everything.

[@fearlesswee5036]

@@AlexAnteroLammikko It's an open world sandbox type of game, so it's as long as you want it to be really.

[@AlexAnteroLammikko]

@@fearlesswee5036 Really? I thought it was like a survival horror shooter with open world and parkour elements (I assumed still somewhat closed natured. I didn't know it was fully sandbox like. Thats cool. For sure getting this day one then based on the tech review showing it runs well too

[@frozengamer3030]

@@AlexAnteroLammikko yes plus It has DLC

[@winlover37]

I am floored by how good this port is. Played it originally on the PS4 and nearly every fine detail is intact. Feels great to play too. Incredible job here Techland!

[@adrianlugo1130]

Im surprised this game is running at all in the switch

[@bigrageno.2259]

Exactly my thoughts

[@ThatLaloBoy]

Same. Especially since the Switch is basically a Galaxy S6 with a GT 710 strapped to it. That's pretty impressive

[@swayamkrishnan8273]

At this point if any massive AAA game gets ported to the switch, it is considered a "mobile miracle"

[@FelipeCampox]

Same title 😂😂😂😂

[@cornbreadreturns296]

Only if it’s actually done well… there have been some really bad ports…

[@franciscor390]

Well it kind of is, games like the witcher 3 and doom (including dying light) are games that challenged ps4/xone era of consoles thus make it almost bizarre that it can run on such limited hardware like the switch. I mean check the switch specs and what should be the equivalent, you will be surprised.

[@tomohawkcloud]

Most triple A games are dogshit trash on the switch tho

[@coolertuep]

It isn’t compared to Medal of Honor above and beyoned coming to the oculus quest 2. the Game requires a RTX 2080 on pc, that’s Xbox series x level of performance and they can’t just lower the resolution to 480p and fps to 20 on the quest 2

[@Jahranimo_]

2021's Metro Redux in port quality and content included. Very nice!

[@sushimshah2896]

Dying Light is certainly one of the best & most fun game I've played

[@Aribbonofsoundmen]

I could never get into it, ive tried several times and always give up

[@abbasshah1963]

@@AribbonofsoundmenIt's one of the best games that I've played. You just have to grind a bit and get into the rythm of things.

[@mrrglass3407]

It is a fantastic game...

[@samuszerosuit]

On PC, on ps4 motion blur and frame is disgusting.

[@TiVo2Go]

@@Aribbonofsoundmen Try again, the same for me with Witcher 3, bought it years ago for Xbox and was just overwhelmed, bought it again for the Switch and I can't put it down.

[@mitchboland9591]

Techland seems like a pretty decent dev studio. I love Dying light and I never thought this game would have worked this well on the switch.

[@prezzeruk4054]

As long as the gameplay is there with a decent framerate, switch dying light will be good enough x

[@dr.loomis4221]

When it's $50...good enough is not enough

[@splinterborn]

Notice he never sprints. And it drops so..

[@NonsensicalSpudz]

@@splinterborn to be fair sprinting in dying light isn't really gonna push rendering, also keep in mind the console gen this game was on was 5400rpm hdds

[@Alexis-no4yj]

@@dr.loomis4221 but it definitely is good enough? Lmao it’s one of the best open world games in recent years with all its dlc on a portable system and it runs fine, what about it isn’t good enough?

[@syunafrost351]

@@Alexis-no4yj Just cuz u think it's one of the best open world games doesn't mean others agree, talking like it's a factual statement 😂

[@TexelGuy]

The TAAU really improved the anti aliasing in the switch version compared to the PS4 despite the lower internal resolution, much less shimmering and the trees look more "correct". We saw similar improvements in Alien Isolation too. It's crazy how far we've come because of a proper anti aliasing technique, I feel like this game could use a sharpening filter though.

[@dan_loup]

Many games on the switch would instantly benefit from using TAAU, like all the panic button ports for example

[@dan_loup]

@@ReachTea if you can actually use the native resolution of the screen yes, but stuff like doom eternal would just look better with TAAU

[@BluePieNinjaTV]

@@ReachTea raw resolution will always look better but most Nintendo first party games lock the resolution to make that happen with downgraded visuals designed especially for that target. 3rd party games aren't just designing for the switch so they can't take that route.

[@Time_Traveling_Lesbian]

​@@BluePieNinjaTV I wish they had that mentality with xenoblade 2, the game drops all the way down to like 360p with frame drops in portable mode

[@Eispfogel]

@@Time_Traveling_Lesbian Yeah! And you have to either sit far away from your TV, or further away when playing mobile. Xenoblade 1 and 2 are a blurry mess :/ I wish those games would also be available on different platforms.

[@Melsharpe95]

I'm going to 100% honest here: I laughed like hell when Nintendo initially revealed how weak the Switch was. Developers have not only made me eat my words but also made me want to buy a Switch. Now if Nintendo could just sort out their online...

[@XxViciousxX]

@A World Under A Spell Well if you want portability Switch is your only option until Steam Deck comes out. Not to mention Nintendo exclusives.

[@FutureNaught]

I fear we will stop seeing ports of major titles to the Switch in the near future because the PS5 and Xbox Series have raised the bar for baseline performance requirements so much.

[@coladapo3]

@@XxViciousxX there was ps vita before they stopped supporting it

[@tsogud]

@A World Under A Spell let people enjoy things.

[@louiesatterwhite3885]

@@FutureNaught cloud computing is already planned on coming to the switch, allowing users with sufficient internet to stream to it at up to 4k 60fps. One of the first titles coming to switch that will use it is Dying Light 2.

[@TrepeGB]

Looks like they did a pretty good job. I understand why but it’s a shame they have only brought 2 to Switch through streaming.

[@TiVo2Go]

I didnt mind waiting for DL1 so I can wait for 2 on the next gen Switch.

[@vgnvideogameninja2930]

@@TiVo2Go Next gen Switch is likely 2 full years away and DL2 will probably come to it about 2 years after launch. So you'll probably end up having to wait about 4 years from now to play it...

[@michaelmyersplays4992]

@@vgnvideogameninja2930 yeah by the time that happens Nintendo will be behind times again. That’s why I’m getting a steam deck way better

[@jamespradel7918]

@@vgnvideogameninja2930 pc?

[@ivanramos1809]

People are more ok with 2 being cloud than the bs square did with kh

[@De4daim]

I mean great for switch gamers, but it looks like absolute ass and we cant deny that fact. Devs did all they could to make it run atleast but this is nowhere near a game should look like in 2021 and switch still cant handle 30fps. And i think its quit obvious it loads faster than ps4 with 144p textures vs 1080p

[@JoshuaDontASK]

DF be like: PS5 vs PC version “the ps5 version just looks blurry compared to PC!” Switch vs anything: “OMG! It’s a marvelous conversion! So good!” You guys seem to always praise switch for its limitations. But, call out Xbox or PS5 for the slightest difference even if it looks phenomenal. You guys gotta work on that seriously.

[@iSeeEZEkill]

The PS5 is SUPPOSED to be next gen. Meaning better visuals, more features, faster load times, higher fps, overall better hardware in general. The switch is a 4-5 year old handheld meant for nintendo games but also happens to have the option of docking it to your tv. I think youre the one who needs to do some rethinking...

[@JoshuaDontASK]

@@iSeeEZEkill you’re moving Goal post the switch is Nintendos next gen platform. And if after 4 years it’s been tapped out in performance then that’s just poor hardware. We are still getting amazing looking games on the PS4 which is 8 years old. So, you have an 8 year old device stomping the “console” (a title Nintendo fans swear it is since it released, but now 3 years into its life it’s a beefy handheld…*rollseyes*) I don’t know why people like you and even then won’t call Nintendo out for their trash business practices. As the consumers we should not be settling for below mediocre from a multi-billion dollar company. Just because it’s been in your childhood so long. Nintendo has no reason to be this lax aside from the brain washing that everyone has taken from their “magic”.

[@iSeeEZEkill]

@@JoshuaDontASK because people like me understand what it really is. Again, this is a NINTENDO device, not some performance heavy machine made for ps4 or ps5 games. I dont expect much from nintendo so that is why i call it like it is. It's a miracle most of the games that triple a devs and even indie devs are releasing on this thing CONSIDERING its hardware. You shouldnt believe everything you tell yourself.

[@JoshuaDontASK]

@@iSeeEZEkill you should take your own advice from that last statement. A miracle would be getting dying light running on a 3DS or vita. The switch has been running PS4 and Xbox games for a while in an extremely inferior manner at that. It runs Doom, Wolfenstein 2, Witcher 3 and now dying light… a miracle is running a one off of say ratchet and clank on it. But when you have proven these newer titles run on it at poor settings it’s not a miracle. It’s an excuse for Nintendo period, one folks like you continue to give them. And seeing them glamorize this as I have been watching this channel for over a decade now and watched them pick and choose when something is a miracle from Nintendo and “unbearable” on PS4/Xbox and it’s something they are frequently guilty of over exaggerating. Even when they needed to zoom in 600% on previous analysis to prove how bad something was. But, perish the thought you call it like it is and say Dying light on switch is more of a telling of how behind Nintendo continues to be and you guys keep eating it up.

[@iSeeEZEkill]

@@JoshuaDontASK i can see why your account name is "joshua dont ask"

[@Drilbit]

This makes it prove even more that KH 1.5 and 2.5 should have been possible and not a cloud port.

[@zgoaty9235]

DDD even more so. If they want to make 0.2 and 3 cloud ports, great; but I see a lot of people saying, “well, they’re based on the PS3 versions and that console is hard to make ports to current consoles.” SE is straight up being lazy. If Deadly Premonition, one of the most poorly optimized PS3 games, can be ported to Switch with instances of it hitting 60 fps, KH 1.5+2.5+DDD should also be very doable.

[@Drilbit]

@@zgoaty9235 Also PS2/PS3 ports exist on the switch, its a shame because I would have bought it on switch day 1 but I refuse to support cloud games since it kills the portability factor for me.

[@helloguy8934]

Pfp expression is relevant here.

[@monkeyball9223]

@@zgoaty9235 do you think that Alice madness could run on this Nintendo switch? That's a old PS3 game. I would love for old PS3 games port to the Nintendo switch

[@zgoaty9235]

@@monkeyball9223 If the original publisher and developer feel it’s worth doing then I don’t see why not (or if there is other gaming publishers/developers willing to take it up).

[@Games-tx1zc]

This is pretty damn impressive and proof the Switch has more juice in tank. Absolute shame that we're going to get a million cloud versions before all is said and done.

[@michaelmyersplays4992]

Lmao 🤣 impressive naw

[@coolertuep]

With the steam deck being around the corner im pretty sure that a large portion of the player base that is interested in portable aaa gaming will migrate from the switch to the steam deck, which will cause the Userbase that would buy these games on switch to decrease. At the same time new games will focus more and more on the new consoles, which will make downscaling even harder than from Xbox one and PS4. So I wouldn’t be surprised if most aaa games will be presented as cloud games in the future, just much easier to do

[@strohhuttv8848]

I agree the problem is not that the Switch cannot handle the games... The problem is the budget. It takes too much time work and sacrifices to make those games work on Nintendo Switch. They can be ported but it takes millions and millions of dollars and many many months and even years to port a game properly to the Switch while a cloud version is just 2 clicks and that's it really easy simple and easy to archive and cheaper (what those companies care more the cost of production).

[@rahnyc4]

@@michaelmyersplays4992 impressive yeah, being the switch is a small device...

[@sleepnaught]

@@michaelmyersplays4992 Impressive that a small tablet is running this? Yes, absolutely.

[@kashdashortsman8327]

Please make dying light on mobile!! Mobiles are more powerful than the switch it could easily run on and 2021-2 flagship phone!

[@transtechgirl8786]

I am consistently surprised by what they manage to get running on the Switch, it wouldn't be my chosen way to play but it is impressive. Saying that, I own Doom 2016 on PC and Switch and have only ever completed it on Switch.

[@kostasbousbouras2654]

Then you haven't really played Doom dude...

[@uncleurda8101]

@@kostasbousbouras2654 gatekeep harder gamerboi

[@nihadasadli2642]

What the fuck dude play it on PC

[@callinater6133]

@@nihadasadli2642 he literally said he already did

[@LEBESTOF03m]

@@uncleurda8101 he's talking about a better experience and the switch doesn't deliver that 🤷‍♂️

[@chrisb7161]

This game has one of the best sound tracks! It really goes a LONG ways in enhancing immersion.

[@Tvshig]

GTA V on switch, come on rockstar i know you're looking for another port 😂

[@negroider]

square enix have absolutely no excuse

[@PretendoDirects]

So crazy how they managed to get Dying Light and The Witcher 3 on switch but not Kingdom Hearts 1 lol

[@wh5027]

Witcher 3 complete with all the added DLC is still the gold standard for Switch ports. I'm still blown away they crammed that masterpiece onto a tiny Switch cartridge.

[@kostasbousbouras2654]

And it looks absolutely terrible.

[@BigDoniel]

It's absolutely not. The game is smaller because every setting imaginable is paired back. It's arguably one of the least impressive ports we've seen, particularly compared to this. The 'gold standard' is arguably Alien:Isolation, looks fantastic, and if remarkably close to the PS4 version.

[@lokemannen101]

Comparing Alien Isolation and these open world games are not equal in terms of power required to run. The open world games will always require less details than those with small environments.

[@fensoxx]

This game was incredible co-op. Can’t wait for the second game..my most anticipated game coming in the next year.

[@sushimshah2896]

@Anybody Can get it true, difficult to find someone who's just as excited to play it as yourself & even more difficult to keep them playing for more than just a couple of hours (I used to play it or BF1 the whole night sometimes after dinner till breakfast). The solo gameplay is sure scary af especially on HARD where you lose much more health & ofc all your points towards the next level, but it's better to play that way once you progress a bit & get the hang of it

[@fensoxx]

@Geo M I had over 120 hours into this with a friend and we never once played at night except for some mission they made you do at night early on. It was just too frigging scary so we played it during the day only and it is still up there as one of my fav games of all time.

[@fensoxx]

@@sushimshah2896 when we played it co-op we played it through on hard too. Very scary early on but was also very rewarding looking back on it as when you eventually start feeling comfortable in the city it felt like an achievement. Comfortable being a relative term as even at very powerful levels in that game your life is still easy to lose at any moment.

[@clockwork204]

That actually looks pretty decent. I was expecting Doom / Wolfenstein levels of vaseline. I could do without the AA for games like this to be honest, particularly in handheld mode. I like the sharper look despite the shimmer (like in Witcher 3).

[@paumena4357]

Wolfenstein 2 looked damn good on Switch tbh

[@RealRagnar816]

@@paumena4357 so does doom eternal

[@kevinmokumobi9684]

@@RealRagnar816 stop. It looks bad bro. I dont know why everyone is on dooms nuts. It is blurry as hell.

[@RealRagnar816]

@@kevinmokumobi9684 it’s not blurry one little bit , I play it regular and it looks great

[@nocfox3050]

@@kevinmokumobi9684 Ironically Doom 2016 looked worse than Doom eternal on Switch yet Doom still looked pretty good.. Doom eternal also runs smoother than 2016s Doom

[@HOLODECK_PSN_ID]

Looking forward to playing Dying Light 2!

[@氣質-i7n]

switch pro

[@noahsabadish3812]

@@氣質-i7n its available on regular switch since it’s streamed

[@shyamkumarsasi3577]

Yep it would be running at 840p (checkerboards) /40fps on bs5

[@michaelmyersplays4992]

On my ps5

[@MoonSarito]

I really love these Nintendo Switch ports, I've always enjoyed seeing how developers need to adapt certain aspects of the game to make it work on a handheld, from Contra 3 on the Game Boy to Super Monkey Ball JR and Smashing Drive on the GBA. In my opinion as much as the game suffers with graphic downgrades it is much more impressive than these ''Cloud Edition'' on Switch ( Even more because some don't even make sense like KH 1.5 + 2.5 via cloud on Switch ), at least with the native ports I can actually play the games and without input lag.

[@MoonSarito]

I really love these Nintendo Switch ports, I've always enjoyed seeing how developers need to adapt certain aspects of the game to make it work on a handheld, from Contra 3 on the Game Boy to Super Monkey Ball JR and Smashing Drive on the GBA. In my opinion as much as the game suffers with graphic downgrades it is much more impressive than these ''Cloud Edition'' on Switch ( Even more because some don't even make sense like KH 1.5 + 2.5 via cloud on Switch ), at least with the native ports I can actually play the games and without input lag.

[@RE4PER]

That's one of the things that makes the Switch so impressive imo. The fact that we can play the same game that PCs and next gen consoles have, without any major sacrifices, is just amazing. I grew up with the GBA and while I will always love that system, it didn't have that same ability that the Switch has.

[@TheMrfoxguy]

@@RE4PER seeing fps titles on gba was impressive for the time

[@RE4PER]

@@TheMrfoxguy Not saying they weren't. My point is though that if a game was released on Gamecube and then Gameboy, they almost played like 2 different titles. We no longer have to deal with that anymore.

[@ArpeggioPegasusMusic]

@@TheMrfoxguy it depends on the games. DOOM II looked great but some others like Medal of Honor just sucked.

[@dynamichunter843]

This port is actually very impressive considering the image quality and environment density for running on the switch. Props to the porting team and on handheld, I bet it looks great

[@joshgonzales8201]

I was Planing on getting gta but this looks way more better

[@lakergang2593]

Switch port looks like how I see everything without my glasses

[@joshuaroughan3350]

Why is everyone so negative on Digital Foundry lately, these comments are always toxic

[@TheGravityShifter]

Idk and I don't think we should care either. Don't feed the trolls as they say. Unless of course, the negativity is justified but I have yet to see how that can be.

[@franciscor390]

In essence it's fanboys.

[@pedrohenriquesoutogueiros1449]

Everyone is talking about the game

[@pedrohenriquesoutogueiros1449]

Wait, you think disagreeing is toxic? Or speaking in a non affable way is toxic?

[@winlover37]

Comes with the territory sadly. Best to ignore it and carry on ya know?

[@TheDreadedZero]

4:23 having the edge of the shadow be a little blurry actually seems more in line with real shadows than the stark contrast of the perfectly smooth line on the PS4 version

[@nocfox3050]

Especially with Trees.. Having a sharper defined shadow makes sense for a building but I'm okay with Trees having a more blurry shadows

[@wssayer]

I would love it if they added a range of graphics toggles like Witcher 3 eventually had. Should look good on the Switch OLED.

[@alfo2804]

Honestly they should have PC-level graphics options in every game on every platform - especially on Switch.

[@RAY19740]

@@alfo2804say what kidding right you want every switch explode

[@alfo2804]

@@RAY19740 ???

[@RAY19740]

@@alfo2804 pc level graphics is impossible the switch will exploding before even the game work

[@alfo2804]

@@RAY19740 I didn't say I want the graphics to be as detailed as a PC - obviously that's impossible - I said I want the level of options that are available on PC; being able to tweak basically every graphical feature to your liking.

[@julesy6922]

I honestly think it looks incredible, I'm surprised how good it looks on switch

[@Gmill3r]

@@ramonandrajo6348 shut up

[@nocfox3050]

@@ramonandrajo6348 I don't know, it does look pretty good for the Switch.. Pretty comparable

[@CHN-yh3uv]

Porting games to the switch is an art form 😂

[@michaelmyersplays4992]

Lmao 🤣

[@chillhour6155]

Nah its called effort

[@tsol9097]

I never played this during it's release generation. When I first played it on the switch, it hit me like a hurricane and shot up to be in my top 5 survival horror games of all time, right there with RE2 and Silent Hill. Such a great game - I even liked the story a lot.

[@tsol9097]

@A_Desolate_Soul as odd as it sounds, the story reminded me of a run of the mill 90s suspense/horror that would play on USA cable channel, but one that was good enough to watch through

[@retardinho5048]

The devs did a pretty good job. I‘m just wondering how much units they will sell and if these ports are even worth it financially.

[@pobbityboppity1110]

Dang near every game on the Switch tells above expectations, even third part stuff. A big, well-known IP on store shelves? Yeah it'll do great.

[@bastrixer]

I think it Will sell good. They been suppprting the other consoles And released stuff up until today I think this Will take off on the switch since it is a lovely game to play co op

[@branberrycakes]

Portable gaming sells really well so this will do just fine.

[@gex581990]

That’s exactly why a lot of devs are going the cloud route for the Switch now. They all hoped the switch Oled was gonna have the hardware upgrade needed but since then most just do cloud cause it’s not worth porting (especially with how challenging it can be to balance it on Switch) when Switch ports aren’t a great enough return compared to Sony and Xbox ports

[@ammanus356]

@@pobbityboppity1110 Where is your evidence? Doom Eternal sold less than 70,000 on Switch, Doom 2016 only just broke 100,000

[@williamdabill]

Lol ie been playing games since Gameboy this game on switch is a luxury and you should be thankful

[@JesusKristov]

It's absolutely wild that they achieved this. I don't know that I intend to play this version, but it's crazy to think that I could.

[@1984rockabilly]

It looks aweful on switch 😨

[@neoasura]

It is impressive for the Switch, but after just playing this on the PC, I could never go back to the Switch for ports. This is obviously for the Switch crowd who don't have access to a PC or other consoles.

[@oror3751]

I don't think its even Impressive for the switch ,this game supposed to run on 360/PS3 I expected better

[@GenerationZ313]

@@oror3751 well to be fair those ports were canceled for a reason. I would have liked to have seen what it looked like on those platforms but if it meant avoiding another Black ops 3 on last gen consoles I think I can live without them

[@Poshowo_uwu]

@@oror3751 it loads fater than a ps4 wdm?

[@chillhour6155]

@@oror3751 it barely runs stable on the old base ps4 lol

[@nocfox3050]

I play on other platforms and I play the majority of games on Switch.. Switching between 60fps and 30fps isn't that jarring to me, personally

[@coeurdelion13]

switch = ps3 pro, stop nintendo

[@SadalDay]

That crane scene was one of the few times scared of heights worked in a game very effective

[@bigbadanimation9130]

Imagine it in VR

[@rodel7636]

@@bigbadanimation9130 Dyinglight in VR? I would die of heart attack lol

[@m3anmug]

I feel like this is one of the best ports on Switch. It looks great for the hardware.

[@gushchinalexey4726]

Its fascinating. I don't understand. How switch can handle this kind of visuals and use around 3-4 wats of power. Clever engineering in practice.

[@sasuke65743]

Oh, apparently Europe is cutt off of this game because of Germany...that's unexpected

[@mahmoodbasheer5594]

Now imagine if Nintendo added just 2 extra gigs of ram and a slightly strong CPU and GPU

[@KhromTX]

Motion blur is shit. I turn it off automatically in every new game I play.

[@RaigyoEcU]

Daaamn that's impressive, but should've shown chasing scenes

[@michaelmyersplays4992]

Lmao 🤣 you Nintendo fanboys are wowed by everything

[@Egurius3]

@@michaelmyersplays4992 Impressive by Switch standards is what they mean I'm sure. Of course this isn't PS5, Series X or high-end PC levels of impressive, but it seems pretty good considering the hardware we're dealing with here.

[@chuk0303]

Lmao!! Impressive!!!!????

[@TheAccursedEntity]

@@chuk0303 I'm amazed by how stupid you people act, do you seriously lack comprehension skills to understand that it is impressive considering is the Switch? Bruh... even my PC with a GTX980 makes the Switch looks like crap, we all know that.

[@XhoowieX]

@@michaelmyersplays4992 surely being amazed at this quality on the Switch implies somebody doesn't think the Switch is powerful though... How stupid are you?

[@tHeWasTeDYouTh]

Is Dying Light 2 ever coming out.....also RIP Hellraid. Cannot believe we never got the full game. I cannot believe no one wants to make or play games like Hexen and Heretic.

[@SevenRedSunsOfficial]

I expected nothing less from the devs of dying light. still I am pretty happy they did so well

[@MadBrax]

Looks like they did a great job with it! Definitely would be my favorite way to play haha.

[@BMW-sd6nn]

Honestly the most impressive swirch port I've seen to date. I have 30 hours on it, it's incredible what they have pulled off.

[@yoster77]

I am BLOWN AWAY with how this game runs/looks on the Switch. I already owned/played it on the PC, but when it went on sale on the Switch, I had to bite. I only played about 4 hours of it on the PC, but on the Switch, I'm hooked.. in portable AND docked mode. Had I not seen the side-by-side examples in this video, I wouldn't have even noticed the visual differences. It's THAT good on the Switch. Compared to other ports, Wolfenstein being a simple example, it's just so much better from a framerate AND visual perspective. Like, night and day better. It just PLAYS so well. From loading to framerate to anything you can think of. It feels polished. If this game was a Switch exclusive, it would (in my opinion) easily be its top seller and a true technical marvel standout. Here's another thing I noticed on the switch that isn't spoken about in this video. When playing this game in portable mode, the Switch stays *noticeably* cooler than it does in some of my other games. And that, in turn, gives me incredible battery life while playing this game. It's shocking really. My suspicion is that the patch which fixed the 36fps spikes (and locked it to 30) gave the hardware some 'headroom' - IE - it's not running full-tilt the entire time. Which is also impressive..

[@Metallian81]

Man, Wolfenstein looks horrible on Switch. I bought it to have something to play on a plane trip knowing it would be a downgrade, but I just didn't realize how bad it would be. The worst part is the dynamic resolution. It's horrible and that alone makes it unplayable before I ever got to experience any performance issues.

[@repeekyraidcero]

This is running on Switch 😲. Wow.

[@nuyorican91st]

Pc is the way to go

[@MrDs7777]

Try carrying your pc in your pocket

[@nuyorican91st]

@@MrDs7777 gaming laptop the most close I can get untill game streaming and ping speeds and stability get better.

[@ThatNormalBunny]

@@MrDs7777 - Gaming laptops a lot of them are capable of running Dying Light easily at 1080p 60fps+ on high. Steam Deck something that is also going to be able to do exactly what the Switch is doing while presenting a cleaner image without any frame delays

[@XxViciousxX]

@@MrDs7777 I will it's called the Steam Deck.

[@nuyorican91st]

My gtx 1660ti and 9600k can run dying light at 4k30 with lowered settings for stability. Why stop there...I have a brand new Xbox series x too that powerwise crushes my pc but I don't have many games yet for it

[@dimitriskotsis9254]

One of my best games of all time, totally underrated

[@Nathan35077]

When it comes to graphics, the biggest downfall is the sun… the sun in dying light was some of the best sunlight effects in any game I’ve played. And it was just such a staple for this game IMO. So it’s unfortunate, but realistically minor.

[@Nathan35077]

I will say it doesn’t look bad. Still looks great. Just isn’t quite as fantastic as it looks elsewhere. Since the last update though I’ve notice even more choppiness, which is weird since they capped it at 30. Not sure why it’s happening.. but still definitely worth getting!!

[@casualverse]

Almost like if you wanted to put Kingdom Hearts physically, you could. If you wanted to.

[@fordxbgtfalcon]

The game does a weird thing with my Sony Bravia tv. Every so often or when I walk into a different area it seems to change the resolution settings on the fly causing my tv to go blank for a second and go from 1080p to 720p and then back to 1080p again all within about 1 second, I’ve never seen this happen before with any games at all. It’s kinda annoying.

[@Nathan35077]

That’s weird. I haven’t had any issues like that myself. I don’t have that tv though, but yeah it’s never gone blank at all

[@AB-hi6ru]

The Nintendo Switch: Where your imagination is required to fill in the gaps of an underpowered console.

[@jackm4536]

If you aren't a loser you really won't care

[@clumpyschlipz7571]

The switch hardware feels older every time I play it

[@michaelmyersplays4992]

Fr glad I have my ps5

[@clumpyschlipz7571]

@@michaelmyersplays4992 got me the series x, it has spoiled me lol

[@michaelmyersplays4992]

@@clumpyschlipz7571 I bet man lol series x is no joke in terms of power

[@clumpyschlipz7571]

@@michaelmyersplays4992 at the very least it curbstomps the switch

[@michaelmyersplays4992]

@@clumpyschlipz7571 hell yeah all day

[@Bullynx]

This is kinda making me tempted to get dying light on switch tbh

[@cliffordjohnson943]

Looks damn good for a port! Hats off to those involved!

[@Yiffboy]

I'm so happy this isn't the "cloud(whywouldanyonebuythis)" switch version; Great job to the devs! OH! Also another thing.. These developers ( the ones that keep making amazing ports) are just showing how lazy the Pokemon Sword and Shield Developers were. HELLA LAZY

[@adeyinkatobi]

Great video John. Really interesting means they used to develop the port. The upscaling looks super good. Haven’t played dying light so may just get it

[@braxtonvestal777]

I downloaded this last night thinking it was just hack and slash parkour. Needless to say I played 6 hours straight lol.

[@killrblue]

I don't get why they even bother getting these game on switch it's simply not powerful enough to play these types of games

[@andrewbryce2707]

Someone never watched the whole video. Haters gonna hate! Why did the developers release dying light on PS4/Xbox one when both consoles are simply not powerful enough to run like the PC version. Do you now see how stupid your statement was??

[@portocava9863]

Why spent sum of money porting game for last current gen (even though switch not on par with PS4/XONE) it's not worth it at all unless they got free update when the Switch PRO or 2 (whatever) released

[@andrewbryce2707]

@@portocava9863 so you know the financial numbers which the publisher spent to develop and what the target is to make money. Or as you put it as it's not worth it they will lose money. Please details the cost and spend breakdown for us all please and don't forget you need to back it up with a genuine source and not a bunch of made up numbers from your head. Oh and the reason the game has been developed is like every other game which has ever made since the existence of video game. To Make money and generate profits!

[@Ray-dl5mp]

I’m sure a lot of people only own a switch. Of course it’s not smart to play this game on a switch if you don’t have to. But even then you might prefer playing games handheld. So yea

[@portocava9863]

@@andrewbryce2707 watch MVG video why Square Enix choose to released KH on cloud rather than native port on switch.

[@Elementox-im1tm]

Nintendo Switch really are for the people who cannot afford any modern smartphone to play Google playstore games with, instead getting the Switch to play OLD games on last gen resolution and on 30fps... Nintendo its time to come with an Next gen Nintendo that can do some Ray Tracing too.

[@Radek494]

But you do realize even the most powerful phones can't run this game? because it was never ported to Android/iOS... Same with Witcher 3, it doesn't have mobile version.

[@blbprime11]

This is good news TBH. After Darksiders 3 I was eyeing this as another "Fix it later" port. Good to see that it's shipping at an acceptable condition

[@ab.su.7797]

Steam Deck vs Switch Videos soon

[@MrDs7777]

Steam Deck is vaporware

[@The_Ostrich]

Steam Deck is for kids

[@XxViciousxX]

@@The_Ostrich When the Switch is literally designed for kids...

[@ab.su.7797]

@@The_Ostrich Steam Deck is for: Massiv Local Multiplayer Action, (or you put your PC under your left arm LOL) Mobil use everywhere/ everytime, (Or you put your Monitor under your right arm LOL)

[@hzafary]

I'm still holding out hope for a Switch port of Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain

[@ThatNormalBunny]

Not happening. Konami doesn't want to acknowledge that games existence never mind port it to another system

[@creativeusername6453]

Honestly it's crazy that we went all of last gen without any mgs ports for any system.

[@mauryj.3415]

Switch can't handle that game

[@creativeusername6453]

@@mauryj.3415 It ran on the PS3 and 360 just fine

[@mauryj.3415]

@@creativeusername6453 PS3/360 had higher wattage that the switch can't produce on handheld mode

[@drztopgun]

The game looks ok on switch 👌 but NINTENDO! has to make a new switch with actual power, I wouldn't play this on switch myself but then again I have gotten spoiled with the series X. But then again everything looks crappy next to it.😂😂🙅‍♂️

[@Jutsch80HD]

Looks really great. The unlocked framerate is a chance for overclocked models. I hope the developer is smart enough to give players an option instead of just locking the frame rate to 30FPS. Even tho 60FPS will probably out of the question, 40-50FPS should certainly be possible on an unlocked Switch in handheld mode, as long as its plugged into a power supply.

[@coladapo3]

ID say an overclocked switch plugged into a power sink should be able to do 50-60

[@Jutsch80HD]

@@coladapo3 The reason I doubt it is my experience with Bioshock Infinite with the 60FPS mod. At regular clockspeeds the game runs very close around 30FPS, overclocked to 768MHz it mostly reaches 40-50FPS. I do realize that the max OC is at 921MHz, but in most games that results in 100% fan speed at all times, which is super annoying.

[@coladapo3]

@@Jutsch80HD i was only referring to max overclock in my benchmarks i also wouldn’t try this to the v2/OLED model gets hacked cause of the better cooling and cpu processing

[@Jutsch80HD]

@@coladapo3 I'm not sure if it has better cooling and an improved CPU.... does it?

[@nepnep6894]

@@Jutsch80HD the X1+ in the 2019 switch revision does have technically have a higher gpu clock stock, but both the standard x1 and x1+ on the switch are underclocked to the same clockspeed

[@chunkytomatosoup1826]

Shit hardware be damned the switch can grill.

[@wesm.2133]

The performance is terrible for an amazing game like this, to even port this to switch was not smart. Walking around with no enemies which is most of the footage in this review is ok but once you put the many zombies on screen with a boss will be frustrating…

[@theryan519]

Miracle or not, I would never want to play this game on the Switch, not portable and especially not docked. But to each their own.

[@lorenzolentini6619]

If port of the year was a game award, Dying light switch would surely get it.

[@DenkyManner]

The blurred shadows look better and more realistic. Tree leaf shadows look low res in real life, not razor sharp.

[@mariuszhope1174]

.Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Him. There is no other intermediary. May Jesus Bless you, trust Him, give your life - and He will take care of it :pray Convert yourself and believe in the Gospel.

[@DirectorOfChaos9292]

The Switch is the little console that could. 100 percent

[@90lancaster]

OH so people are falling for the scam of Cloud Gaming then ? Fine for a Subscription service & free to play games - but otherwise it is a con, a con that lead people to ignore Google's attempt as it - and putting aside ownership issues and the ability of the developer to monkey about with the game post launch to it's detriment, - it does have some use I guess for demos and playable trade show reels. But even with my decent enough internet speed - I don't think it sounds like a great idea to me. As for the game I'd say they did a good job - in some cases the diffuse shadows look nicer than the original (such as the jagged edges on the A-Pillar of the white van)

[@LonghornsLegend]

At first I thought this was gonna be a Dying Light 1 next gen port, got a little too excited😫 Hoping they drop that before end of the year

[@Healcraft]

already exists, just play on pc

[@sane-indxultra7690]

the motion blur on dying light is ass wtf are you talking about, glad it's not on switch

[@bednar23]

Thats all I needed to confirm I'm buying this. Would get it on ps4 but portability aspect wins it. I'm utterly astonished how close to the ps4 version it actually is. Fantastic work by the devs.

[@DEVILTAZ35]

You can already play it at 60 fps on Series X via back compat though not to mention it doesn't take a monster PC to run well these days.

[@DrakeDaraitis]

@@DEVILTAZ35 he literally said “portability aspect wins” Of course you can play on a console and get a “better” experience lmao.

[@John-qh3sl]

It runs close to PS4? Was I the only one seeing that Switch is no where near even PS4 which is 2013 console? As always, all these Switch ports are so blurry and is the worst machine to play yet the most expensive out of all. So, despite owning a Switch, I would never play these titles on Switch just for portability and would just sit by the couch and play it on PS5 with 4K TV.

[@alfo2804]

@@John-qh3sl The Switch runs on less than 20 watts, has a circuit board the size of a credit card and the chipset came out in 2015. Of course it doesn't compare 1:1 with a PS4. If you own a Switch then you seriously misunderstand the point of it.

[@John-qh3sl]

@@alfo2804 I use Switch to play Nintendo exclusives or indie games which are already plenty. There are PC and PS5/XSX to play triple A titles. I don't need to play those titles on a handheld cause the experience is just the worst.

[@TheBandoBandito]

Nice tech review John, I love hearing about these switch ports of AAA titles.

[@Simok1234]

Probably one of the best Switch ports I've seen. Wish more games could have this type of treatment.

[@jameshoughton9319]

I feel like comparing the quality vs the PS4 is pointless because many of us switch players arnt at all fussed about it being best graphics we can live with the downgrade to have the portable aspect of the switch

[@orion260]

The comparison is to get an idea of how they managed to make a game like dl run natively on switch. It's very interesting even to the non switch or console gamers like me. I only have PC and I play dl on it

[@Corthmic]

Bought this port day one because I love Dying Light and I'm amazed at how well this was ported, even more so to hear that the devs are still patching it to improve it even more.

[@mtvisionary]

This is one of the few games that look really good on a 4k. It's insane how close this game looks to the xbox one version. Turning off chromatic abveration and film grain makes it look like upscaled 1440p at times on a TV and performance (input lag) is better with it off.

[@JerryFlowersIII]

I am shock by how good this looks. I really expected another Outer Worlds but this is pretty great.