Zombie Army 4 - Switch vs PS4 - A Next-Level 'Impossible Port' - DF Tech Review

[@Ghostsonplanets]

Rebellion has been a huge Switch supporter and it's sad that most people don't recognize due to them being a more niche games. I do hope the sales have been rewarding to them.

[@SazZe.X]

I do hope too and I'm guessing they must be bcuz they keep doing these crazy great ports. If the sales aren't there devs/publisher usually are quick to stop dealing with extra consoles.

[@Jahranimo_]

I think they have been since they've been putting out more of their games.

[@sandman8993]

A video like this will certainly help sales.

[@matthewlong1978]

I totally support these guys I have their games for PS4 and Switch and the experience is just as good on both platforms, they are really clever at the concessions they make

[@HugoStiglitz88]

What else do they make? I wanna try some of these games The best port is Alien Isolation and Grid Autosport. That's just a fact. Feral are the kings!

[@BENergizer1]

The level of work and commitment by Rebellion into making their Switch ports not only playable, but as good as possible in terms of graphics while still maintaining a solid frame rate, is highly commendable. Their games aren't just good ports, they're actually really good Switch games period.

[@sugarhieroglyph]

@@ramonandrajo6348 why do you keep saying that? Please explain what you mean? Are you saying we should pirate these games? The engine? What? Did you just discover piracy or something?

[@sugarhieroglyph]

@@ramonandrajo6348 so studios that create the games shouldn't get paid for their work, is that what you're saying?

[@vectoralphaSec]

@@sugarhieroglyph he's a troll. He spends his time being an idiot in the comments. Honestly really sad

[@jerrysmart5010]

I would like to add that Rebellion full stop has been flawless with their Nintendo Switch ports. From Sniper Elite to Strange Brigade, you can enjoy their games on Nintendo’s Platform without a single concern how they will look and run.

[@Leon-Lee-R]

I didn't even know Strange Brigade was on the Switch. Thanks for the update.

[@sugarhieroglyph]

@@Leon-Lee-R what's strange brigade?

[@Leon-Lee-R]

@@sugarhieroglyph Strange Brigade, is one of Rebellions earlier titles, it was originally released on the PC and Xbox 360. Then it slowly got ported to other consoles. If you like Zombie Army then Strange Brigade is just as good.

[@sugarhieroglyph]

@@Leon-Lee-R nice, I'll check it out, thanks!

[@Kevin-du5vf]

We need more attention on appreciating IN HOUSE ENGINES!!!! Good for rebellion keeping game engine diversity alive.

[@AxfNPn3l]

Exactly, the homogenization of game engines is a worrying trend. I haven't played any of these or the Sniper games, but when he said custom in-house engine, my interest was piqued just to support a dev who still successfully pulls this off. It's not a coincidence that some of the most impressive "impossible" Switch ports have involved devs working with their own engines - like The Witcher 3, and the new Doom games as well.

[@SazZe.X]

@@AxfNPn3l I agree with both of you but not all in house engine are great. Square had to switch to UE bcuz their engine was a mess. Same thing happened with some other japanese and western devs too. Also, I'd like to add that even tho Doom and Withcher were impressive this is just on another level bcuz these Rebellion games are being ported by the original team unlike Doom and Witcher.

[@SeiyaDLuffy]

Just like the Asobo Engine on A Plague Tale Innocence, looks greater than other engines

[@mrpiratefox4497]

The only good in-house engines i've seen is Id-tech, Halo engine which i forgot its name, Frostbite and Sniper Elite's engine. Every other one is just completely unoptimized, like Red Engine, RAGE, etc

[@SeiyaDLuffy]

@@mrpiratefox4497 Halo Engine really? That engine is very bad, is very bad optimizated, a lot of stutter, graphics looks like plastic and also have a lot of performance issues, on the 120 FPS mode on Series X could drop as low as 720p, and 540p on Series S, and on base xbox one and x the game stutters a lot, also the issues on PC

[@Jack-il9ck]

Top ten terms in Digital Foundry glossary: 1. Richardfromdigitalfoundryhere 2. Bespoke 2. Silky smooth 60 fps 3. Uneven frame pacing 4. Native 4k 5. Checkerboard 1440p 6. Native 1080p 7. Dynamic 900p 8. Per-object motion blur 9. Temporal anti-aliasing 10....for a Switch port

[@terrencecoccoli524]

11. John Linneman here, let me weird you out with my beady little eyes

[@GamingWithDrew]

Don't think checkerboard 1440p is ever a thing. Correct me if I'm wrong. Usually it's a checkerboard 1800p or 2160p.

[@itsd0nk]

@@GamingWithDrew I’ll second that. 1440 is usually reserved for games that want to avoid reconstruction

[@phillipnewton9029]

Game changer

[@lulsus5678]

In the here and now

[@EBCHILL2]

I missed the sound of Tom's voice, great to hear you back!

[@fcukugimmeausername]

Little known fact. Tom's hair is actually rendered by Nvidia Hairworks IRL.

[@oimrqs1691]

Yeah he should be on more videos

[@sourbread7769]

He is like David Attenborough in the world of gaming.

[@Dahly3889]

Love a Tom video

[@Schpoo]

Yeah, that new guy is hard to listhen to.

[@OldsXCool]

Usually it seems like devs use DRS as a crutch to make an unoptimized game playable because even with it engaged it doesn't stop frames from dropping from the target, instead it keeps them from dropping not as low from the target, even with aggressive implementation. Cuts need to be made on weaker hardware. There's no way around it. Rebellion knows this.

[@219SilverChoc]

*cough cough* Marvel's Avengers *cough cough*

[@andrewgebert5718]

While i do agree with everything you're saying it's worth noting that not every studio is going to have the same resources to pull off something like this. It doesn't matter how talented your team is, if you have a hard deadline and a limited budget you do the best you can with what you have available. Not trying to defend bad switch ports. Just want to make it clear that bad ports generally aren't the result of lazy programmers as many people like to insist

[@sugarhieroglyph]

@@ramonandrajo6348 seriously, did you just discover piracy or something?

[@SkeleCrafteronYT]

Rocket league is a bad offender of this

[@borisdg]

Rebellion North are amazing. I own the games on PC, but bought them extra on my Switch - first portability of great games, 2nd - I love to support companies which actually care about end-user.

[@sugarhieroglyph]

@@ramonandrajo6348 explain yourself. You know bringing attention to the fact that you pirate things is pretty dumb.

[@jynxce]

I can appreciate the enthusiasm, but I still get portability, better quality game without sacrifices and repurchase on my Steam Deck.

[@borisdg]

@@jynxce I'm not fan of the Steam Deck. Yes, it's powerful, but other than that, I like Switch in every other aspect.

[@markwebster4996]

Rebellion is one of the best developers on Switch. Ports done with care and maximizing what can be done portably.

[@SazZe.X]

Yeah, Specially them porting their own games themselves has to be appreciated. "Port developers" are great but they could never do a better job than the original team.

[@excitedaboutlearning1639]

@@SazZe.X Well, I'd say there's an exception to the rule - Bluepoint Games. They've made some amazing ports.

[@37654]

Don’t mind me, just reading the comments from 6 days ago on a 3 minute old video

[@SillyOlive]

Yeah wtf 🤯

[@xtechtips152]

Heard of supporters only content

[@d1jal]

Thankyou for covering this! The game isn’t my type but damn it’s bloody incredible what the devs can do!

[@matsta177]

It would be far more interesting if they promoted and focused on the steam deck. These switch vids are gimmicks to see how crap a game can look and play on an awful handheld

[@alexsilva28]

@@matsta177 Cope

[@phattjohnson]

@@matsta177 I've already got one handheld I barely use (Switch) so I'm not in a hurry to buy another one this late in the game :P

[@matsta177]

@@phattjohnson yeah you don't use it because it's a piece of shit unlike steam deck that actually let's to have a decent gaming experience

[@TheDesecrator]

​@@matsta177 A docked OC Switch with an Mclassic and set to 720p kicks ass. This game, Dying Light, Saints Row IV and MHR run and look smooth as butter and with gyro support to boot. Your precious LAMEdeck can't play in docked mode to save it's life, and you can't play Mario Kart, either. Womp, womp. Worm food.

[@kristoferstoll587]

Amazing work by Rebellion. Honestly, if you weren't looking at a direct side by side comparison with a superior version then you would have very little to complain about. Impressive.

[@EVPointMaster]

Really impressive to see them achieve 30fps at ~1080p on the Switch, but this also makes me curious if they could add a "graphics/fidelity" mode with reduced resolutions and what that would look like.

[@Karlenk0]

It seems like the resolution is very clean but its lacking in visual effects like grass, shadows, ambiant occlusion so it would be interesting to see a "graphics mode" on this version of the game

[@phrozac]

Given that this is as good looking as the game can get on Switch at 30fps, this would have to be considered the fidelity mode. Even with further visual cutbacks, it'd be a challenge to get it to 60fps without the presentation turning to soup.

[@phattjohnson]

@@phrozac Not to mention the increase to the filesize. I'm assuming a "graphics mode" would have some higher fidelity textures for the shops, etc.

[@phrozac]

@@phattjohnson Well, I was assuming the game is already running in graphics/fidelity mode. A 60fps mode would likely use even further reduced texture size among other things such as a drop in resolution, thus "soup".

[@SazZe.X]

@@phrozac Not only that but the game is also 30fps on ps4 and xbox so yeah...But the guy was talking about lowering the resolution for better graphics which is an horrible solution and something I hated about Panic Buttons "let's cram every useless graphical effects on the switch so players can enjoy all the shadows and particles effects in a blurry mess" type shit.

[@ooiiooiiooii]

Tom coming in with a great vid as always

[@Mafon2]

I applaud these devs, I love when they go the extra mile to optimize their stuff, and the 1080p target is massively impressive. I want to seek a copy, just to support this practice.

[@JKHYT]

Good to see you back Tom, if you were gone. It seems like I haven't seen you around in a bit. Anyway great vid, Rebellion is super impressve. I want to get some of these games on PC just out of respect for these developers. They are not the AA studio I'd thought they were.

[@ARIXANDRE]

Wow! Unexpected but very welcome! Thank you for all your work!

[@Rebelscum264]

There’s a Palpatine quote missed in there somewhere

[@corey2232]

I'm actually shocked I'm looking at a Switch game in some of these scenes! Thanks for exposing me to this series, as I've never noticed it & never even considered trying Sniper Elite either. But when devs put this much effort to ensure a good experience on Switch, that definitely piques my interest.

[@jesusmgw]

Rebellion and Tom Morgan. What an exquisite combination. Amazing work from both.

[@itsd0nk]

Smart optimizing. They prioritized things the same way I always used to do when getting games to run on my weak low end PC in the late 2000’s, early 2010’s. Cut shadows down to extremely low or nothing at all, reduce reflections except where vital, no Ambient Occlusion, low texture settings, low particle effects. This would always allow games to focus on shining in the bigger picture ways like resolution, LOD, and steady predictable frame rate with good frame times.

[@itsd0nk]

@@ramonandrajo6348 😱... You mean... that Nazis are bad? I know this might be a hot take now in 2022, but I feel that is correct, and in fact not propaganda 🤣.

[@219SilverChoc]

@@itsd0nk They've spammed that across the comment section lol Back to you're comment, I think il prob be doing the same soon untill I can be bothered to get a new PC and deal with Windows 11. My R9 390 has more VRAM than some modern GPUs, so texture quality is far from a concern for me. However, my i5 CPU is holding me back alot and has resulted in me having to drop LOD in many games, even if I have GPU power to spare. Dropping resolution is easier pill to swallow nowadays than it used to be, 900p reconstructed up to 1080p in Control look's almost the same as native and allows me to play at a locked 60fps at console equivalent settings.

[@219SilverChoc]

@@ramonandrajo6348 Re-re-rewind it (It's Shaun the Sheep) Shaun stay focused (ba) No more being silly (ba) Shaun, I really mean it (ba) I hope that means yes not na Look at you all grown up Lit, lit, lit, oh you glowed up You're a star, stay shining In case you missed it, rewind it Hello, hi Nadia Rose, that's me (now you know) Lemme remind you how it goes (re-re-rewind it) A big man now, he can't ramp Can't be a chump, you're a champ We wanna follow your lead Yeah, I know you're a sheep But Shaun, your ting's on fleek So let's do it different Let's do things responsibly I'll drop bars, you'll say ba The whole world will rock to the beat like... Shaun stay focused (ba) No more being silly (ba) Shaun, I really mean it (ba) I hope that means yes not na Look at you all grown up Lit, lit, lit, oh you glowed up You're a star, stay shining In case you missed it, rewind it

[@itsd0nk]

@@219SilverChoc yeah, then you want to make cuts in things like dynamic shadows and AO to help ease that weaker CPU.

[@219SilverChoc]

@@itsd0nk I don’t think AO affects CPU at all, I know stuff like shadow distance affects CPU in some games. Like I remember people said that the shadow distance setting in Fallout 4 destroyed FPS for some people. If it just affects shadow resolution than it doesn’t affect CPU that much at all.

[@bits2646]

Maybe could be interesting to see the interview in a video form for other people as well, I kinda love that tech deep dive interviews when team did something "impossible"

[@sandman8993]

I honestly didn’t expect this game on switch. I’ve nearly bought it several times for my one x but I held out just in case and it was worth it 😆

[@anaran4811]

I don't know what Tom's academic background is, but he's very good at writing.

[@erijoelcrucel5009]

Great video, is amazing what they can deliver by optimizing games at low level.

[@SteamPunk96]

This is nice to see, the closest analogue I can think of as to where things could've gone horribly wrong was when Dead Rising was "ported" to the Wii back in the day, it's very satisfying to see such an astounding port like this given the hardware gulf at hand, when it wouldn't have even been attempted two generations ago.

[@dan_loup]

@@ramonandrajo6348 The character is way too cute to be "woke". Any team with "those people" running the show would get enraged instantly by this character

[@219SilverChoc]

@@ramonandrajo6348 yes

[@dan_loup]

@@ramonandrajo6348 If done well instead of being some shitty harley quinn from bad movies clone, yes. It's still not as good as having more cartoony characters that don't limit gameplay with their "realism (tm)" (or look like fortnite), but it's not bad.

[@dan_loup]

@@ramonandrajo6348 realistic humans are just very limiting to the gameplay. Can't jump very high, boring weapons, attract failed hollywood directors that will inevitably try to control the game completely to make their narrative work... In the game of the video in particular they actually make most of what you can do with a human by giving it the most fun realistic weapon there is, but you know many examples where this is not the case.

[@219SilverChoc]

@@JohnSmith-XYZ beep boop beep beep boop

[@Nick_Lavigne]

Impressive. Every dev should be trying for this level of fidelity:optimization ratio

[@dannonyogurt98]

I hope the next switch has a freesync display it sounds like this game could have run at 40 FPS or higher.

[@random_gamer_guy82]

If you've NEVER played this game, just buy it !!! Absolutely underrated as he'll!!! The games a huge campaign and took me around 20 hours and the dlc is certainly a must buy and I'm not a huge dlc buyer . There's loads of replay value and unlocking all guns and buffs is brilliant. I've got it on xbox series x and had it since launch and still grinding for more unlocks . 8/10 for me maybe a 9/10

[@jynxce]

One of my absolute favorite guilty pleasure games that I've put over 100hrs on already. Glad to see Switch get a decent release, but can't justify another purchase and loss of quality with my Steam Deck.

[@Slytalion]

Very impressive work on Rebellions part, I hope the game sells well

[@Tyranniod]

They must be doing fairly well. Rebellion have been smashing it out of the park with their support for switch.

[@automata.]

Finally, a Switch port that doesn't mind disabling visual features for high resolution and a locked 30fps I strongly dislike when devs go for the "keep all effects intact" method on Switch. I'm particularly sensitive to low resolutions and fps drops below 30, so even if Wolfenstein II looks super impressive with the water, lighting, and particles, the res goes far too low for me to appreciate it

[@219SilverChoc]

I kinda wish they kept more of the lighting intact but yeah, it's really impressive!

[@Loundsify]

Crysis Remastered was a really good port to Switch, I played it in handheld and it held up imo.

[@HueyTheDoctor]

This is a port that shows the developer actually cared what kind of experience the end user would have.

[@plume...]

I wish all studios would take the same approach and care with frametimes as Rebellion, it's SO important for a smooth experience. Nowadays horrible frametimes really make playing some games a chore for me :(

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

Horrible frame pacing and shit frame rate are why I pretty much stopped gaming from PS3 until I got a Series S

[@plume...]

@@fillerbunnyninjashark271 I'm on PC and can usually fix it with a combination of fps limiting, vsync settings, Gsync, driver settings etc. But some games are just inherently broken and I find that I just can't bear playing them as all I notice is the stuttering, and it really brings me out of the experience!

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

@@plume... it's so infuriating. It literally affects the reaction time of your inputs

[@stealth0n]

Comments: asking for World War Z Switch version coverage since that's impossible port DF: okay we'll cover that zombie game yall keep asking for

[@juststatedtheobvious9633]

SwitchUp did a tech analysis of that one. They're not as in-depth as this channel, but when you know what you're looking at, it really helps fill in the gaps. Basically, they prioritized some pretty decent (compared to this game) contact shadows over texture resolution (which can be Gamecube quality), because it's an action game and you're not going to be drooling over the stitching in everyone's clothing. Zombies are extra low polygon - they can't begin to compete with Zombie Army, but the larger number makes up for it. (Hundreds.) And again, you're not going to want to get close. The biggest issue was what appeared to be some animation errors - it's a lot for an internet connection to keep up with.

[@LordHypnosis]

Seriously impressive work from Rebellion.

[@Cory_]

Their games have always been well optimized. Back in 2016 Zombie Army Trilogy was one of the only recent games that my GTX 950 could max out and still get 60 FPS.

[@GenerationZ313]

Rebellion has certainly come a long way since developing Call of Duty: World At War Final Fronts on PS2

[@Loundsify]

They also did a judge dread game on PS2

[@gonzo1400]

This company need to add TAA to their engine. Their games are a shimmering festival

[@denisruskin348]

This is what happens when you design your own engine and put thought and actual time to the Switch version. These guys are up there with Panic Button as the very best. That being said, I would rather see them cut SSR and introduce Ambient Occlusion.

[@cuichu]

Can't wait for the Nier switch analysis

[@felspawn4841]

tremendous effort, shows what the Switch can do. Really makes all those idiots who claimed Persona 5 Royal couldnt be done in the switch for the console war fan bois they are

[@KillahMate]

Anyone who said Persona 5 couldn't run on Switch is an idiot. The game released on Playstation 3 ffs.

[@BradsCollective]

The Persona 5 Royal claim is a strange one when OG Persona 5 launched on PS3 and Catherine Full-body is already on Switch. Forreal, can't wait for portable P5R

[@wssayer]

Rebellion are such an underrated developer. I've been playing Zombie army 4 on Gamepass, but just ordered it on Switch to support them. however, I wish they would develop some games featuring their 2000ad IP's. A Strontium dog TPS, Slaine TP action adventure, Judge Dredd First person WRPG, Nemesis, the Warlock 2d metrovania?

[@Marvlingh]

Mind blowing how a first party release like Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity doesn't come close to stable 30 fps while they do it flowlessly.

[@TheScrltspdrslayer]

I got into this game the day it appeared on GamePass and became hooked. I still play it on my XBox. But I was beyond excited when it was announced for Switch and the next time I went into town I pre-ordered it. And I play that as well. I have so much love for Rebellion just because of this game. I hope if Remnant ever gets ported to the Switch, it receives this level of care

[@tomlion0116]

Because of this great breakdown have I bought it last week and already I have over 30 hours in it and love every minute of it. It could easily be my most played Switch game, it just needs to beat Resident Evil Revelations 2's 285 hours of play time and honestly it won't be that hard. 😊

[@IITh3WorMII]

One of my favorite games on Switch, and one of the best ports for the system.

[@NothingHereForYou]

It is impressive, it almost makes me want to try it on switch... almost

[@benr8071]

This looks like a great port. Wish there was an option for shadows using dynamic resolution more. Or somehow they might be able to reduce shadows or turn them off in demanding areas

[@uncario]

Very impressive! Goes to show that smart design choices by devs can really provide a Switch game experience on par with other consoles

[@nevermind342]

And here I thought they completely glossed over this switch port

[@vectoralphaSec]

pretty good. I'm buying it soon. Looks really fun.

[@PartizanSRB]

As time passes, Switch impresses me more and more. I mean its a fucking tablet, and still you get these results. Wonderful.

[@ahmetdag5600]

Good port, graphical downgrades is a must on switch, Nintendo’s consoles is not graphical powerful but switch is at least dedicated to gaming and easy to carying mobile device. You can play this game on a trip.

[@gpvelev]

The lack of shadows is a deal breaker for me.

[@kratosgow5010]

Definitely getting this one Switch as well the triology to support the developers and because I love the Switch. :)

[@Kage5868]

Never heard of this series looks awesome

[@kuba_wasikowski]

There should be more Tom in DF

[@samuelc6246]

And we're not even talking about the great gyro aim, and the launch status of their games always being very good. Not just among the best ports, but near perfected Switch portable tps gameplay. Played all of their Switch games, and. They show how they got better each game. SE4, ZA4, and Strange Brigade are among the few games I keep returning to purely for the gameplay, well after doing all challenges, secrets, upgraded,...

[@flyingplantwhale545]

So good to see this. Really hope they take a crack at Sniper Elite 5 on Switch

[@cvzone]

Nice, lets hope the best for Nier Automata on Switch.

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

Game already ran pretty poorly on the base PS4 with textures looking like early PS3

[@sugarhieroglyph]

Is it coming to switch?

[@wogardrodriguez9699]

@@sugarhieroglyph yes

[@CYPH3RsD0M41N]

The Tegra X1 chip is a beast if you how to work around it. It's a shame that most developers don't know how to work with/around it.

[@paul1979uk2000]

It's not so much that, it's just that most developers don't have much of an incentive to push too hard on the Switch, after all, there's a big reason developers wanted the consoles to be x86 and that's because it streamlines the porting process over both the PS and Xbox console as well as the PC, basically, a lot of the same tricks and optimizations work on all 3 platforms whereas the Switch is very different and needs more work. PC/Xbox and PS will always get more attention because it's a much bigger install base and it's likely easier to work on them because they've got more power to play with, throw in that the Steam Deck is selling well and is competing in the same areas as the Switch whiles being x86, it's easy to understand why most either skip the Switch or don't put that much effort into it, that could get much worse for Nintendo if the Steam Deck really ramps up in sales because developers don't really have to do much on that as it's more or less running the PC port of the game. Truth be told, Nintendo needs to release a new Switch because the current one is really dated.

[@nickmotsarsky4382]

Tegra X1 is very outdated these days. The SD865, 888 and Series 1 on the newer phones are FAR more powerful in both CPU and GPU power.

[@fensoxx]

Switch has sold over 100 million units. 100 million. That’s a butt load of consoles. Easily smoking many other generations best sales figures. I don’t blame them for porting this.

[@originalityisdead.9513]

I've recently played this game for the first time, i thought it was good and a lot of fun, no bs just great gunplay.

[@wielku]

I love the switch game sizes but at the same time I can't believe we have a console which most on market consoles have only 32gb built in(obviously oled has 64gb but that's still not that much)

[@hihihi1q23]

It's not really a big deal. Anyone who's into digital downloads is just going to buy a microsd card for storage.

[@M8Military]

@@hihihi1q23 ya exactly, a quality, large micro SD can be had for extremely cheap these days. I think Samsung sells their 128g ones for $10

[@Loundsify]

Tbf a lot of the Switch ports are smaller as the Switch can't handle 4k textures.

[@mbsfaridi]

The article in the description is a full interview.

[@Fuuntag]

Does anybody have a link to the Nvidia video with Rebellion?

[@Fuuntag]

I found something on Nvidia’s site but it’s behind a developer login. Anybody have more luck? Not complaining but if you reference an interview etc in your video and recommend it multiple times, a link would be much appreciated 😁.

[@Mustafa_9628]

Digital foundry has been quite focused on the switch these days as if they are waiting for a game to be there then they will issue a comparison video

[@hihihi1q23]

Because seeing modern games being optimized to run on weak hardware is pretty interesting.

[@tommapar]

The art design of the game clearly has a lot of work put into it that makes it not bad at all when you dial back the graphics somewhat. Makes me think how we're missing some games that ran perfectly on 7th gen consoles and had impecable art direction like Dark Souls 2 does for instance. They could re release SOTFS for Switch and it would be a perfect match. Maybe the Switch's advantage over 7th gen can even push 60fps on that game, which is incredibly well optimized!

[@HazyJ28]

The Tegra chip is an ARM based SoC, yes? I wonder if all these Triple A game Nintendo Switch ports (and the work that's gone into them) means we'll see some titles like this pop up on Near-Future smartphones.

[@Yodagamer1]

They could be on phones now if they wanted to, but the phone market tends to favor free to play games over AAA. Very few developers would dare to put the money into porting a game into a paid iphone/android game now days.

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

Well, the chip used in this is pretty much the same shit the was used in the Nvidia shield. And in Asia, their version of the shield came with Mario Galaxy installed

[@Loundsify]

Alien Isolation already got a phone port.

[@nickmotsarsky4382]

All the high end phones from the last few years are far more powerful than the Switch.

[@sushimshah2896]

Now just imagine if we had a bloody updated/upgraded Switch Pro/2!! Clearly the modern QC/MTK chips (8cxG3, G3X G1/8+G1, D9000+/8100, etc) are much much faster, the only thing that's key is the devs!!

[@Scisca1a2a]

Incredibly impressive!

[@axolet]

Zombie Army 4 on 3DS when?

[@nickmotsarsky4382]

Never. 3DS is too weak for this game.

[@renatoramos8834]

Why not just drop the resolution to 900p and keep the shadows + some other stuff there?

[@Judie-Nator]

Damn, this is extremely impressive! Except for the shadows, it looks extremely close to the ps4 version

[@memedealer1052]

The resolution is good but the game looks very flat without ssao. I think it would have been better it they kept it at a resolution cost.

[@spht9ng]

I'd rather those cuts than having to run the game at 360p like Doom lol

[@memedealer1052]

@@spht9ng I agree but ssao usually has barely any impact on performance. I can't be sure but I guess at worst the resolution would have been around 10% lower in average with ssao on. Which still is 720p in handheld for the vast majority of time.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

Rebellion and Panic Button both sit at the cool kids table.

[@leoh18]

Wow is this on the switch!? Amazing

[@SMGJohn]

Oh man I love 30 fps gaming, think Steam Deck will stay on my wishlist for juicy 60fps.

[@christianr.5868]

Makes me more hopeful for the nier port

[@Unprotected1232]

Speaking of Zombie shooters, did you guys test World War Z on the switch?

[@mitchjames9350]

The Sniper Elite series are AAA games in a AA wrapping.

[@ReneHoffmann194]

Incredible port. Imagine what thei could achieve with 3x the performance.

[@nuclearbeeberman]

another great port in my opinion :). loving when developers do not do cheap ports

[@bullettime2808]

Imagine a switch 2 with a custom made gpu based on Ampere or Ada Lovelace

[@johnnyc937]

I assume they are porting Sniper Elite 5 to the switch right now. 😂

[@andreask_me2683]

Just bought it because it is on sale in germany. it is amazing how it looks/plays. I was surprised and i would say it is a better port than world war z. Strange Brigade was also a great port.

[@nicholasrockstroh6920]

Tbh, the lack of dynamic shadows really hurts visually. I get that it was a necessary cutback to achieve a solid 30 fps, but it's still a big loss.

[@nicholasrockstroh6920]

Obviously the performance loss which would have come with having 80 - 100 zombies all casting dynamic shadows would have been a problem, but I'm curious what the effect would be of introducing some low-res dynamic shadows culled pretty close to the player.

[@philipcooper8297]

Alright, I am impressed.

[@libardomm.trasimaco]

Tom is back :')

[@benny6814]

Great video

[@fancyslimoshady]

Its actually not a fully open world game but I get your point

[@lord_bozo]

This tells me that with money and talent you DON'T ALWAYS need to target Switch first to get a good port. The Klonoa guys are just lazy.

[@6ch6ris6]

i never heard of zombie army before :o

[@TheDesecrator]

Honestly, I can take a tiny hit here and there if a Switch version has something the others don't, such as gyro controls or amiibo support.

[@yoshiswagdust]

you do get (somewhat limited) gyroaim and portability, if that matters to you.

[@TheDesecrator]

@@yoshiswagdust Excellent.

[@InternalPrimate06]

Really good switch port 👍👍👍

[@Kingler03]

Need a switch pro, it's kinda sad seeing the switch struggle to keep up with last gen consoles

[@wogardrodriguez9699]

Even if there was a Switch Pro, I doubt it would be more powerful than a PS4 Pro so the problems with porting Current Gen games (I mean true NextGen games) would still exist.

[@hightforce]

if all ports for switch come in this state I will be impressed

[@jeofthevirtuoussand]

More seriously, I wonder how the new switch will fair with ue5 . And will it be retrocompatible

[@livinlikeeli6785]

Fortnite on Switch uses UE5 and it runs quite well! If it can from the powerful Series X to the lower spec Switch, I'm sure a new Switch would fare well with it!

[@jaseyettridge4254]

I don’t care what anyone says, it’s amazing what they can still do with the Switch chipset.

[@maxwilliams8067]

Great video! Do you guys think a Switch port of Sniper Elite 5 would be viable?

[@wingwong1071]

Would you do a video about the switch port of Fall Guys?

[@WheeledHamster]

At least it doesn't look like mud like most ports.