Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Indiana Jones' latest adventure arrives in fine form on Switch 2, with developer MachineGames pushing for visual fidelity close to the other consoles. There are cutbacks of course - but ray traced global illumination is in tact here, alongside a unique use of DLSS upscaling on Switch 2. The only snag is the cost in performance: a 30fps target that does sadly have issues in stability around the game's open-world segments. Tom goes in depth on the pros and cons of the Switch 2 effort, with some insights from the developer itself.
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00:00 Introduction
01:18 Switch 2 Tech Highlights
04:52 Switch 2 vs Series S/PS5 Comparisons
11:19 Portable Play Tested
12:33 Frame-Rate tests
15:13 Verdict
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Indiana Jones' latest adventure arrives in fine form on Switch 2, with developer MachineGames pushing for visual fidelity close to the other consoles. There are cutbacks of course - but ray traced global illumination is in tact here, alongside a unique use of DLSS upscaling on Switch 2. The only snag is the cost in performance: a 30fps target that does sadly have issues in stability around the game's open-world segments. Tom goes in depth on the pros and cons of the Switch 2 effort, with some insights from the developer itself.
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00:00 Introduction
01:18 Switch 2 Tech Highlights
04:52 Switch 2 vs Series S/PS5 Comparisons
11:19 Portable Play Tested
12:33 Frame-Rate tests
15:13 Verdict
![Inside 007 First Light - A Deep Dive Into The Evolved Glacier Engine [Sponsored]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/m0SJ9i9RtRg/mqdefault.jpg "Inside 007 First Light - A Deep Dive Into The Evolved Glacier Engine [Sponsored]
Video sponsored by Io Interactive. As we draw closer to release date of the highly anticipated 007 First Light, developer Io Interactive brought together key members of the games tech team to answer a wide range of questions from Alex Battaglia. Topics covered include 007 First Lights 60fps target, the new lighting systems added to the game, new effects and AI - and much, much more. Io Interactives Glacier Engine has always impressed us and heres where you find out just how much work has gone into improving it for the new Bond game.
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:49 Interview Introduction
00:01:34 Does the 60 FPS target of Hitman remain for 007?
00:03:50 Which Glacier Engine features were carried over and which were added?
00:05:19 What are the differences in Global Illumination?
00:10:14 What about real-time shadows?
00:11:24 How have the AI Crowds changed for 007: First Light?
00:13:38 How is the engines editing environment?
00:16:24 How does Glacier keep the performance up while using node-based editing?
00:19:50 What are the benefits of the BRICKs system for game players?
00:22:43 How was character animation improved for 007?
00:29:16 Fluid AI interactions, scripting, context
00:33:10 How were cinematic character modeling and animation improved?
00:36:47 How were effects work (smoke, fire, particles) enhanced for 007 (Smolder System)?
00:47:03 How were the *much* larger streaming worlds added into Glacier Engine?
00:53:29 How was the game optimised on CPU and GPU to hit 60 fps (live PS5 demo)?
01:01:21 How does 007 First Light handle shader compilation on PC?
01:04:05 Why and how was path tracing added to 007?
01:06:27 What was your favourite aspect of developing the tech for 007 First Light?")
