We just checked out The Witcher 3 Remastered on Nintendo Switch 2 this week, and thanks to Digital Foundry, we have new technical details covering frame rate, resolution, and more. Much of the analysis focuses on the improvements here compared to the previous Nintendo Switch version. Needless to say, this is a huge update with better visual features, improved performance, and more. Here’s the full rundown of the details: – 55.5GB on Switch 2 vs. 39.1GB for Switch 1 – Higher quality assets on Switch 2 – Resolution of texture assets improved – Pre-rendered scenes have higher bitrate final codes – Remaster largely handled by CD Projekt Red with some help from Virtuos – No ray tracing on Switch 2 – Has reworked lighting, improved physical textures, and new shadows for grass and vegetation – Also has quality of life improvements, new combat systems, skill tree menus, and mouse/gyro Joy-Con controls – Switch 1 ran at a dynamic 720p docked/handheld 540p with CDPR anti-aliasing – The Witcher 3 Remastered Switch 2’s docked resolution is dynamic in the range of 540p to 1080p – DLSS seems to be resolved in the end Objective of 1080p: Range from 360p to 720p when in handheld mode: 720p target with DLSS: Same visual settings whether playing on a dock or handheld device. Lower resolution affects screen space reflections and depth of field in scenes. Switch uses a more precise ambient occlusion setting compared to Switch 1. Local lights now cast dynamic shadows into the environment. Switch 2 improves LODs for foliage and geometry, which means less visual pop. The Witcher 3 Remastered. It has a new lighting system, new grass elements and materials, and a reworked color grading – 40 FPS cap in docked and handheld games. This only works if you’re streaming to a 120Hz display; 60Hz cap at 30FPS; The 40 FPS limit works well in wide open areas and less demanding areas, but is not sustainable in general. The Switch 1 capped at 30 FPS, but often hit the 20s and even below that. It is recommended to play on Switch 2 at 30 FPS, as it is stable at that limit. Watch the full The Witcher 3 Remastered review below for more information on frame rate, resolution, and other details. Technical Analysis The game is now available on the Nintendo eShop worldwide. For those who missed it, there is currently a way to get the game for free if you can find a physical version of the Nintendo Switch version – full details here. Related
