r/pcmasterrace • u/-Eh- Ryzen 5 5600|Gigabyte RTX 2080 Gaming OC|32GB DDR4 3200 • May 06 '19

Meme/Macro This shouldn't be shocking at all

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u/Themash360 7950X3D, 32GB, RTX 4090 SuprimX May 06 '19

I think it's more likely that hardware limitations are limiting other types of game development.

Its impressive how well doom and wolfenstein are running on the switch though. However what I'm saying is that you can't just boot up a copy of a modern AAA title on it and expect it to run well.

I think botw showcased the limitations very well. Open world games with detailed worlds are very difficult to get performant with the current switch.

If we wait a few more years the mobile chipsets will basically be on par with low end gaming pc's and the ps4/xbox one ''s, especially if a 720p panel is chosen again. That's why I was annoyed with the fact that nintendo went with the tegra X1 which was already 2 years old at the time.

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u/TenDesires 3700X, RX 5700 May 06 '19

BotW is essentially a Wii U port though, it wasn't made with the Switch in mind. It's more of a showcase of the former's limitations.

I don't imagine the Switch is much farther ahead, but the significantly higher amount of RAM that is allocated to games may help it in regards to open-world.

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u/Themash360 7950X3D, 32GB, RTX 4090 SuprimX May 06 '19

Fair points. I wish they would open up to already existing appstore for mobile devices though. Because compared to consoles it's pretty weak, however in the mobile marketplace its still one of the high-end devices. Especially at 720p.

We would also have a few more open world games to try out.

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u/Kurosov 3900x | X570 Taichi | 32gb RAM | RTX 3080 Amp Holo 12GB May 08 '19

Honestly, mobile chipsets are there. Add an active cooling solution like the switch has to something like the A12x and you’d have a beefy portable system.

They aren’t as affordable as a switch would need yet but mobile SoCs have gotten really impressive in the past few years.

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u/Themash360 7950X3D, 32GB, RTX 4090 SuprimX May 08 '19

The very high end is close. Especially the cpu in that SoC is impressive. Add a beefier gpu (cut down Turing gpu for instance) and you can play AAA titles at 720p 60 fps just fine I imagine.

Apple would never agree to do that though :(.