Digital Foundry: Nintendo Switch 2 may not be as powerful as the Steam Deck, but that’s okay

Digital Foundry: Nintendo Switch 2 may not be as powerful as the Steam Deck, but that’s okay
Digital Foundry: Nintendo Switch 2 may not be as powerful as the Steam Deck, but that’s okay
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Experts from Digital Foundry think that Nintendo Switch 2 unlikely to be more powerful Xbox Series S and may even give in Steam Deckhowever the performance difference won’t make much of a difference.

According to tech experts, this is not something to worry about, since the next Nintendo console will receive ports tailored to its specific specifications. and taking into account the support NVIDIA DLSS this will allow the Switch’s successor to render games at a low native resolution and still produce a fairly good result.

By comparison, most Steam games are not designed specifically for or even adapted for the Steam Deck portable PC he can simply run them from the store with different results, like any other regular computer, as long as the hardware allows it.

Throughout its life cycle, the Switch received ports of games considered impossible, including The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Most likely, the same will happen with its successor, Digital Foundry notes..

In terms of performance, the overall power of the Nintendo Switch 2 is expected to be on par with previous generation systems. however, the console should receive more technologically advanced CPUs and GPUs than those installed in PlayStation 4 And Xbox Oneso depending on the game the results may be even higher.

Additionally, one area where Nintendo’s new console may have an advantage over the Steam Deck is battery life.

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The article is in Russian

Tags: Digital Foundry Nintendo Switch powerful Steam Deck

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