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Nintendo is marketing Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Switch 2 Edition as running at 1080p handheld and 4K docked... but is it really? Upscaling and spatial scaling seems to be in the mix and nonetheless, the improvement is clear to see, but what about performance? Oliver takes a look.
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00:00 Overview
00:44 Image quality
03:55 Visual settings
05:21 Performance
06:25 Portable mode
08:24 Concluding thoughts
Digital Foundry is now fully independent! Join the DF Supporter Program and support the team: bit.ly/3jEGjvx
Nintendo is marketing Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Switch 2 Edition as running at 1080p handheld and 4K docked... but is it really? Upscaling and spatial scaling seems to be in the mix and nonetheless, the improvement is clear to see, but what about performance? Oliver takes a look.
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Go here to check out DF merch! store.digitalfoundry.net
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00:00 Overview
00:44 Image quality
03:55 Visual settings
05:21 Performance
06:25 Portable mode
08:24 Concluding thoughts
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