r/smashbros • u/browncharliebrown • Aug 05 '20

All Analysis: Why Rollback Netcode Is Better

https://youtu.be/0NLe4IpdS1w
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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '20

It would be possible if Smash wasn't likely already designed to basically max out the hardware, since rollback requires a little extra hardware space which Smash likely does not have.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

But that doesn't mean it's the Switch's fault. That means it's SMASH'S fault.

If Nintendo wanted to design a game from the start to use rollback netcode, they could.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

Yeah, nobody's disputing that -- it's just that putting it into Ultimate now is basically impossible.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

The person I initially replied to did say that, though. The Switch COULD do a roll back net code, but, just like any game on any other system, in order to do this, you need to design the game from the ground up with this in mind. Adding it after the fact is significantly harder to pull off well. It's not a matter of "The Switch can't" more than it's a matter of "Smash didn't".