Digital Foundry: Wolfenstein Youngblood: Switch vs Xbox One X Analysis - How Well Can id Tech Scale Across Consoles?

[Playstation Tablet 1,775]

 

[Playstation Tablet 1,775]

Switch:
- Switch: Docked: Dynamic resolution is less aggressive. Comes to 720p very often with lows of 680p and lower observed.
- Switch: Portable: Mostly sticks at 540p range, DF didn't observe anything as low as 360p in their testing.
- Most effects are still there, volumetric lighting is low quality and jittery.
- AO has been eliminated/missing.
- Shadow quality and coverage is reduced.
- Textures are much lower resolution and blurrier.
- SSR missing as well.
- Lacks soft lighting of the other console versions.
- DF comment it looks better in handheld because of the smaller screen.
- "It looks lower resolution than what the actual pixel count shows" - John
- Capped at 30 FPS but doesn't hold in most combat sequences.
- Average 25~ FPS in most firefights. Frame Pace spikes also occur in heavy scenarios
- Playable but lacks perfect fluidity.
- "Switch is a little bit sharper (compared to Wolf 2) but it does run pretty poorly, almost always under 30 FPS" Overall DF comment it's kinda improved since Wolf 2.

Xbox:
- Xbox X: Still retains the 3 dynamic resolution options (on/off/aggressive)
- Just with Dynamic res on (and not aggressive), frequent drops to 1440p seen.
- Even With aggressive dynamic resolution, frame rate drops still observed. With just Dynamic on, frame rate dips in 50~60 range.
- Native 4K mode averages around 40 FPS in DF's testing with more aggressive drops in later areas in the game.
- Overall DF commented, it does not seem as consistent as Wolfenstein 2
- "At it's worse, light years beyond Switch but feels inconsistent overall". - DF thinks it's not as refined as Wolf 2.
- DF did not get time to look at the XBOne/S version in time for the video. Not sure if it will be touched upon later.

[jehurey 3,313]

I think its telling that Digital Foundry went out of their way to analyze the game on PS4/PS4pro first, and then Switch/XBX afterwards, and they don't even care to analyze the game on the other Xbox systems.

[ScaryMovies 29]

1 hour ago, jehurey said:

I think its telling that Digital Foundry went out of their way to analyze the game on PS4/PS4pro first, and then Switch/XBX afterwards, and they don't even care to analyze the game on the other Xbox systems.

Does the PS4 Pro version run better than the One X version? If so, that would be pretty weird. 

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damn, runs and looks better on switch. embarrassing for Done X. I guess developers have just given up due to the phenomenally low sales of Xbone/ Boner X systems.

 

shame.

[Goukosan 2,344]

3 hours ago, ScaryMovies said:

Does the PS4 Pro version run better than the One X version? If so, that would be pretty weird. 

That has been a trend this year. 

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Just now, Goukosan said:

That has been a trend this year. 

That’s weird tho, there’s no doubt the One X is the more capable console. 

[Goukosan 2,344]

3 minutes ago, ScaryMovies said:

That’s weird tho, there’s no doubt the One X is the more capable console. 

Yes more capable... but not more financially viable.

 

Developers go where the money is. 

[JonDnD 2,820]

13 minutes ago, ScaryMovies said:

That’s weird tho, there’s no doubt the One X is the more capable console. 

Well it's not really true . There have been a few games that perform better on pro , at a much lower resolution .

For the most part , X wins .

 

You'll only see DF threads about games that sont wins.

[bhytre 2,759]

Imagine playing this Swedecuck trash on a handheld  

[JonDnD 2,820]

19 minutes ago, Goukosan said:

Yes more capable... but not more financially viable.

 

Developers go where the money is. 

All they do is drop the resolution more on pro . They could do the same on xbox but I bet MS has a say in that .

 

Dropping resolution isn't putting in extra work . It has nothing to do with financials 

 

This game isn't locked 60 on either console , but it is much higher resolution on xbox .

[lostfool 682]

X is a mistake.  MS sucks.  Lemmings suck

[lynux3 2,250]

Yikes. The Switch version looks pretty horrible. 

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and yeah this game looks gay as hell ROFF