Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
You never get a second chance at a first impression they say, and with many aspects of Metroid Prime 4 this is very true, the characters you meet, the format you play first and even the game production itself. Built on the back of the 2023 Switch Metroid Prime: Remaster and its engine, whch it also helped fund this 4th entry. They have up ported it to Switch 2 and that is the basis of this technical comparison, is it a win win for the Switch family, and how does the Hand held experience hold up across generations?
Chapters
0:00 Video contents and technical basis
0:54 Technical aspects of engine, game, resolutions on Switch, Switch 2
4:00 Docked vs Hand Held, Switch vs Switch 2 Visual comparison and settings
5:45 Loading tests and Open Level load comparisons
7:12 Performance testing Switch vs Switch 2 Quality vs Performance
8:30 Switch 2 LCD screen tests and issues and Input Latency tests
10:34 Final verdict, gameplay summary and Switch vs Switch 2 impacts
Read this and more on my website:- binarydinosaur.co.uk
IGN Metroid Prime 4 Preview - youtu.be/tx1ZOKm2Ycs?si=8Ra-0aw5EcX86upM
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You never get a second chance at a first impression they say, and with many aspects of Metroid Prime 4 this is very true, the characters you meet, the format you play first and even the game production itself. Built on the back of the 2023 Switch Metroid Prime: Remaster and its engine, whch it also helped fund this 4th entry. They have up ported it to Switch 2 and that is the basis of this technical comparison, is it a win win for the Switch family, and how does the Hand held experience hold up across generations?
Chapters
0:00 Video contents and technical basis
0:54 Technical aspects of engine, game, resolutions on Switch, Switch 2
4:00 Docked vs Hand Held, Switch vs Switch 2 Visual comparison and settings
5:45 Loading tests and Open Level load comparisons
7:12 Performance testing Switch vs Switch 2 Quality vs Performance
8:30 Switch 2 LCD screen tests and issues and Input Latency tests
10:34 Final verdict, gameplay summary and Switch vs Switch 2 impacts
Read this and more on my website:- binarydinosaur.co.uk
IGN Metroid Prime 4 Preview - youtu.be/tx1ZOKm2Ycs?si=8Ra-0aw5EcX86upM
As a full time Software/Hardware Engineer for the past 35+ years I run this channel as a side project to my full time job. As such I have and remain fully independent and always sim to deliver concise, accurate, factual review, news and data to inform you as much as I can. Aside my supporters on Patreon and the decreasing revenue from YouTube I also fund everything myself.
As such, if you do enjoy the content on the channel and site, then please consider Subscribing, Liking & sharing it where possible as all these things help increase my view, reach and play into the YouTube Algorithm, thank you.
If you can please support my work on Patreon:-patreon.com/user?u=2632056 Thanks For Watching.
Please Like & Subscribe and leave comments below
Chat with me on twitter :- twitter.com/N_X_G
Watch in 4K/60 for the best experience.
