When compared to other versions you may notice a downscale specifically with the lighting but on its own it is a really impressive port that runs really well Definitely worth it if you only have/prefer a switch (plus its on sale rn)
Naaah, the Switch fan is so quiet, I honestly even forget it has one, until I accidentally put my hand over it and feel the wind that it makes. The only times I've barely heard any noise outta it, was in docked mode
@ I remember when I was a kid I would play the Splatoon 2 splatfest for an hour then I would take the switch out of the dock to change things up and the fan was SOOOOOO loud Apparently, the switch’s fan barely works when in docked mode that’s why there’s add-ons that you can buy or 3-D print
Its funny how bottlenecks shift and change. On the N64 especially they added fog to hide the deficiencies in render range, yet they removed the fog in this game on Switch presumably to save memory bandwidth.
Switch = 30fps PS5=60fps. i would take the PS5 version any day even if they looked identical. PS5 has so much more details but switch version does look good too considering the HW.
@Jonny._. I mean, my TV still caps at 30fps and unless I want to spend around 500+ on a TV most do as well. Some tech became so advanced to push tech sales it isn't actually needed. Such as anything above 60fps or 4K most human eyes can't detect it.
@@starthe_notfurry_ I cant disagree with that. I love my switch and i think some screens handles 30fps better than others. The switch led screen is among them. I can not stand playing 30fps on my big oled TV`s , but on the small switch screen 30fps looks noticeable smoother. Oled TV`s looks terrible when running games lower than 60fps. I had to play Breath Of the Wild on the switch screen because i found the 30fps on my oled`s unbearable. So i need to think about what screen type im going to play the game on before i choose what console to buy the game on. I hope that switch 2 will bring us fidelity and performance modes so we can pick what suits us the most compared to what screen types we are playing our games on. Switch games that have 60fps are preferable to me personally.
as someone who just got done playing 3 almost 4 hours of it? yeah it’s very playable!! i only got 1 mini lag spike so far and that’s it!! (i’m in midtown tap and i didn’t get lag there) i will say i’m sad with the lighting but if you don’t focus hard you can’t really notice a difference
Is it weird I think the switch version looks better especially color wise? If anything this generation of gaming has proven to me that graphics mean very, very little in real gaming
Nope. Graphics means a lot in real gaming. But that dosen't mean high quality. It can also be nostalgic or childich. That's the top reason why so many people like nintendo. These graphics reminds them of the childhood and they are ready to pay a lot to experience that again.
Looks really good for Switch! The developer did a great optimizing job here. You can see where the removed some lightning and effects but overal I’m impressed!
Thank god I have a gift. I can only remember and notice difference when looking at games on different systems at once otherwise I can't remember and notice it at all. So I always have a great time playing and enjoying my games. This game looks great on every system.
It does not. It's all simpler and blurry, but it seems that to compensate the lack of correct lightning, fog and texture details they increased the saturation and the overall contrast to be more pleasant looking.
If this was a simultaneous release and i got it on Switch, i would not be disappointed, it looks just fine. Not impressive, but portable wins every time
The graphics have improved since this port was first unveiled. The only thing I would change would be to increase the fog to make the atmosphere be a closer match to the PlayStation version.
Very impressive port! I actually think it has a more natural look without the volumetric lighting and fog. In some of the comparison scenes PS5 reminds me of when you play an old 3D game on emulator in hi res, and it looks sharper but the polygons look more pointy and flat in places.
Not bad at all, but the game was not the most taxing game on the PS5 in the first place and it not being 60fps definetly makes it feel less realisitc in this case. Still, the Switch 2 should be able to remedy that.
24fps is movie standard, but I get wanting a more immersive and hence more smooth picture in a game. Still, the Switch version is more than favorable especially considering what we mostly have been getting in terms of Switch ports
The graphics are notably and understandably worse but that's fine, still pretty good for the hardware. But the framerate seems kinda not so good, it does not look a stable 30.
24 fps with no lighting so 80 % of the time you will strain your eyes to make out the cat, it is a decent effirt but nintendo shouldn't have cheaped out on a garbageheap tegra x1
PS5 is obviously better but it runs really well for Switch’s hardware. In some areas I actually prefer the lighting and art style limitations of the switch version
Played a few hours today. Plays very well. It’s easily one of the best looking games on the Switch IMO. Reminds me of Alien Isolation… how the heck did they do it? Makes other Switch titles look “last gen”.
Alien Isolation is a PS3, Xbox 360, and mobile game. The Switch definitely was easier to target. This port is impressive, but I keep saying this, it's kinda crazy you're paying full price for this version. The Switch successor cannot come sooner.
@@ArielEspanto, $40 for an excellent experience is fine. I don't need to get a bargain all the time. Isolation on the Switch is the definitive version not counting PC, so don't be ignorant about the technical achievements there.
If you have a switch and a ps5 and have been meaning to get this, get it on ps5. I think that goes without saying. If you think this is a game that would be fun to play on the go with the switch and think the graphical compromise is okay, i still wouldn't get it on switch. This game is definitely best played when you can give your full attention to it sitting down for an hour or so. If you have only a switch, then 100% get this awesome game. It WILL surprise you with how deep it gets.
Surprisingly Switch holds up well. One of the advantages of 7 -year old hardware is that developers now know system inside out. However, when Switch 2 arrives, it will take lots of time, years, for games to look noticable better than PS5.
It looks good in my opinion, again it is awesome they were able to adapt it to the switch. I wanted to play this game since I saw it but obviously I was not gonna buy a PS5 just for that
It's impressive that they got it running at all, but MAN, we really need some new hardware! The Switch is getting pretty long in the tooth and despite good optimization, the games are starting to suffer.
This says more about the PS5 than it does about the Switch. The fact that it doesn't look leaps and bounds better on PS5 is honestly kind of troubling if you're a PS person.
But... it does? The lighting is more complex (don't care about your "preferences", in terms of technical complexity it is objectively higher fidelity on the PS5), runs at double the framerate and the geometry has a higher polygon count
That's not really the point though, the Switch port is impressive for the hardware constraints of a portable console from 2017 and is a minimal compromise if one desires a portable version of this game
@@starthe_notfurry_ indeed, switch user will be grateful but not all of it though who have ps, even at last moment before switch 2 release Nintendo still release this.
It looks like playing an oil painting version of the PS5… and that’s not all that bad. It’s really solid until you are in very open spaces, then it gets me a bit nauseous with the frame drops. Still impressive.😮
I’m gonna go on a limb and say the PS5 version is much better looking, and the Nintendo Switch version is a technical marvel. So glad it translates well on the outdated hardware.
The artstyle coloration us better on Switch but the rain is dependent both rain can be realistic. If it's raining extremely hard it's foggy but if it's just a normal rain it's not foggy😅.
If it is on Switch then i will play it. No game will ever make me waste money on a ps5 . i have way too much to play as it is on Switch lol....and not enough time lol. Also my retro consoles take up the remainder of the time i don't have lol
Is it really worth it to discuss about this award when they nominated a DLC pack this year? I love Elden Ring as much as the next guy, but favoritism has never been more blatant than now. If you mean in geneal though... yeah. Can see it.
While yes they did do a good job making the game play on switch at all and the graphics don't look as bad as I expected this port is still an example of just because you can do something doesn't mean you should
@@regisk that is a fair point and I wasn't saying it was a bad port it actually is kind of impressive considering how underpowered the switch is my only real issue is that this game on other platforms looks amazing and you just don't get that on switch and if you don't care about the graphical difference that's perfectly fine I'm sure the gameplay is still great so if that's what you want that's completely fair I personally just want both the gameplay and the amazing graphics
Much lower resolution and less polygon detail but I actually kinda prefer the Switch lighting. I never really cared for some of the soft shadowing or volumetric lighting newer games added. I like the way 7th gen graphics blended with the art, outside of their resolution/framerate issues.
Cue the comments acting like them not caring for obvious graphical differences is the same as them not being that noticeable. It's not Mortal Kombat I levels of downgrade, but those beautiful atmospheric effects really got nuked.
@@hikaru9624 It loses a lot of what gives atmosphere to the game (Lighting DEFINES the atmosphere of a fictional space, and for this kind of game that subtle difference matters), so... you do you.
Obvi it wasn't gonna looks as good as ps5 but for switch it looks better than I expected. I wouldn't mind playing this on the go, looks good enough to me.
In a way I prefer some of the Switches downgrading of effects. The fog got quite distracting on the PS5. I preferred the more contrasty look of the Switch. Obviously there is some drastic LODing going on but overall the Switch is pretty dam impressive here.
This looks great actually; I mean considering the Switch is basically a 10 years old hardware in specs. My only complain would be the "auto retopology" is pretty rough in some scenery. But I guess being a small studio they didn't have the budget nor time to lift everything from the ground up again. 8/10 in looks and feel, all in all things considered.
All things considered they did a good job adding Stray to the Switch.
Or gta San andreas
Yes 🙌🏻
It's business
When compared to other versions you may notice a downscale specifically with the lighting but on its own it is a really impressive port that runs really well
Definitely worth it if you only have/prefer a switch (plus its on sale rn)
Considering the hardware constraints, this is impressive.
Y también considerando lo que consume de batería en modo Portátil
It’s not as bad as I thought it would look, but I can already hear my switches fan, exploding
Lol
Yeah thought it would be worse tbh
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Naaah, the Switch fan is so quiet, I honestly even forget it has one, until I accidentally put my hand over it and feel the wind that it makes.
The only times I've barely heard any noise outta it, was in docked mode
@ I remember when I was a kid I would play the Splatoon 2 splatfest for an hour then I would take the switch out of the dock to change things up and the fan was SOOOOOO loud
Apparently, the switch’s fan barely works when in docked mode that’s why there’s add-ons that you can buy or 3-D print
Its funny how bottlenecks shift and change. On the N64 especially they added fog to hide the deficiencies in render range, yet they removed the fog in this game on Switch presumably to save memory bandwidth.
it looks amazing for a switch port..
Looks really good on Switch. Fine job.
Which one has better graphics? PS5
Which one has better FPS? PS5
Which one you want to play? Switch
Yup. I have snowrunner on the PS5 and for the switch. One I have 15 hours play time and the other I have 250. Any guesses which console has 250 lol.
@@Hughginvaini Definitely sounds like the Switch! Being handheld and so easy to pick up and play.
Nah, I prefer stable framerate in my games,
Switch only for the exclusives and ps5 for third party games.
I stay with the PlayStation 5.
Nah, id play ps5
I kinda like the Switch version more as the lighting matches the art style
Switch = 30fps PS5=60fps. i would take the PS5 version any day even if they looked identical.
PS5 has so much more details but switch version does look good too considering the HW.
@Jonny._. I mean, my TV still caps at 30fps and unless I want to spend around 500+ on a TV most do as well.
Some tech became so advanced to push tech sales it isn't actually needed. Such as anything above 60fps or 4K most human eyes can't detect it.
@@Jonny._. At least the Switch version is portable. Gotta love taking an immersive experience like this on the go even with a few compromises
@@starthe_notfurry_ I cant disagree with that. I love my switch and i think some screens handles 30fps better than others. The switch led screen is among them. I can not stand playing 30fps on my big oled TV`s , but on the small switch screen 30fps looks noticeable smoother.
Oled TV`s looks terrible when running games lower than 60fps.
I had to play Breath Of the Wild on the switch screen because i found the 30fps on my oled`s unbearable.
So i need to think about what screen type im going to play the game on before i choose what console to buy the game on.
I hope that switch 2 will bring us fidelity and performance modes so we can pick what suits us the most compared to what screen types we are playing our games on.
Switch games that have 60fps are preferable to me personally.
It's darker and I like it, thought I guess the PS5 version would be darker with HDR on, so it would still look better with that setting
Switch version looks good and have a better contrast
I mean obviously the PS5 version looks 10 times better but the Switch version doesn't look as bad as i thought it would seems to be playable at least
yeah
as someone who just got done playing 3 almost 4 hours of it? yeah it’s very playable!! i only got 1 mini lag spike so far and that’s it!! (i’m in midtown tap and i didn’t get lag there)
i will say i’m sad with the lighting but if you don’t focus hard you can’t really notice a difference
It doesn't even look 10x times better, at most 2 and a half
I kinda like the look of the switch version better...
Is it weird I think the switch version looks better especially color wise? If anything this generation of gaming has proven to me that graphics mean very, very little in real gaming
Its because there's less fog I think.
The two points you raise are at odds, so honestly pick a lane.
Nope. Graphics means a lot in real gaming. But that dosen't mean high quality. It can also be nostalgic or childich. That's the top reason why so many people like nintendo. These graphics reminds them of the childhood and they are ready to pay a lot to experience that again.
Looks really good for Switch! The developer did a great optimizing job here. You can see where the removed some lightning and effects but overal I’m impressed!
Thank god I have a gift. I can only remember and notice difference when looking at games on different systems at once otherwise I can't remember and notice it at all. So I always have a great time playing and enjoying my games. This game looks great on every system.
4:36 Why does here look so much better on the Switch’s than the PS5?
It’s because the lightning from the lamp
It does not. It's all simpler and blurry, but it seems that to compensate the lack of correct lightning, fog and texture details they increased the saturation and the overall contrast to be more pleasant looking.
@MrDusuke This explains the conflicted feelings I was having, thank you. 😅
I believe that Stray looks and works perfectly on Nintendo Switch too! 😻
0:29 I think the switch side looks kinda smooth. & even 0:50 looks great
It lags at 3:25
@jos._.achj I think with the update it will be lag-free and much more similar to the PS5, it's always been like that on the Switch XD
I love the Switch version despite that they deleted the fog... Preserving it wouldn't have had a positive impact to reduce distance drawing? 🤔
If this was a simultaneous release and i got it on Switch, i would not be disappointed, it looks just fine. Not impressive, but portable wins every time
It looks better than I expected TBH
I'm so excited for this to come to switch!! Oh my gosh!
Sure graphics may be different, but it’s the performance and load time I’m worried about.
By the look of it, it’s running pretty good
the switch version looks basically just as good, what impressive optimization 👍
Wait hold up, this looks really good wtf.
The cat walking animation is noticeable.
Is it bad that I like the look of the redone lighting on Switch more? And I 100%ed the whole thing on Steam!
I would like to see behind the scene what game optimization looks like
The graphics have improved since this port was first unveiled. The only thing I would change would be to increase the fog to make the atmosphere be a closer match to the PlayStation version.
If switch has 60fps means its worth buying
A lot better then I expected it to be. Not bad really.
Even though the PS5 version looks better the Switch doesn’t look bad either. It’s a lot better other ports.
I got this game on PC..but so so wanted to have a physical copy...so i will get this Switch version and replay again 😅
Although the difference in detail is quite significant (at least for me), it’s certain that they’ve done an excellent job for the Switch.
It's nice to see such a good port. Probably not a smooth 60fps but It's visually very comparable. It's right at home in the Switch catalogue.
Switch version runs at 30fps, not 60.
Switch version runs at 30fps, not 60.
it kinda looks like
the ps5 has rtx ray tracing on while the
switch rtx ray tracing off
Very impressive port! I actually think it has a more natural look without the volumetric lighting and fog. In some of the comparison scenes PS5 reminds me of when you play an old 3D game on emulator in hi res, and it looks sharper but the polygons look more pointy and flat in places.
The soundtrack on this game sounds amazing! I will be picking it up on the xbox and switch.
Not bad at all, but the game was not the most taxing game on the PS5 in the first place and it not being 60fps definetly makes it feel less realisitc in this case. Still, the Switch 2 should be able to remedy that.
24fps is movie standard, but I get wanting a more immersive and hence more smooth picture in a game. Still, the Switch version is more than favorable especially considering what we mostly have been getting in terms of Switch ports
@@enriquepinero707 at most the switch 2 just won't lag. Other than that there will be no change since it's a switch 1 game.
The graphics are notably and understandably worse but that's fine, still pretty good for the hardware. But the framerate seems kinda not so good, it does not look a stable 30.
24 fps with no lighting so 80 % of the time you will strain your eyes to make out the cat, it is a decent effirt but nintendo shouldn't have cheaped out on a garbageheap tegra x1
5:15 I really like the color/lighting here on the Switch. I'll buy it on sale sometimes in the future tho I want to play it again
I'm glad I played it on the PS5, but it actually doesn't look too bad on the Switch.
The lightning in switch makes it grittier
So much darker on Switch, that's unfortunate. The colors in the different environments is a big part of this game. 🍻
It's very blurry on dock, but man! It looks fantastic on handheld mode.
Looks like stray to me, so cool they got it running on switch
Stray vs We Have Stray at Home
Doesn't look bad. I suppose you don't notice the low quality on the small switch screen
Unfair to compare the two because of their specifications lol
I guess impressionism is cool too
Low resolution cat will save all of the innocent pixels!!😺🌟
They completely removed effects like fog which is a shame since it was an essential part of the experience imo
“At least it’s portable tho”
Definitely copping this on the PS5
PS5 is obviously better but it runs really well for Switch’s hardware. In some areas I actually prefer the lighting and art style limitations of the switch version
@@FruityKoala same. Though my point of reference is pc and not ps5. Still the switch port holds up.
I made mine lighter on the switch. You can just change its gamma settings to make it lighter :D
Played a few hours today. Plays very well. It’s easily one of the best looking games on the Switch IMO. Reminds me of Alien Isolation… how the heck did they do it? Makes other Switch titles look “last gen”.
Alien Isolation is a PS3, Xbox 360, and mobile game. The Switch definitely was easier to target. This port is impressive, but I keep saying this, it's kinda crazy you're paying full price for this version. The Switch successor cannot come sooner.
@@ArielEspanto, $40 for an excellent experience is fine. I don't need to get a bargain all the time. Isolation on the Switch is the definitive version not counting PC, so don't be ignorant about the technical achievements there.
If you have a switch and a ps5 and have been meaning to get this, get it on ps5. I think that goes without saying. If you think this is a game that would be fun to play on the go with the switch and think the graphical compromise is okay, i still wouldn't get it on switch. This game is definitely best played when you can give your full attention to it sitting down for an hour or so. If you have only a switch, then 100% get this awesome game. It WILL surprise you with how deep it gets.
@@Drowsy_Lion why get the ps5 version when you can get it on steam?
@@hikaru9624Because the ps5 version has postcards with it.
And you can buy it used and resell it later.
Surprisingly Switch holds up well.
One of the advantages of 7 -year old hardware is that developers now know system inside out.
However, when Switch 2 arrives, it will take lots of time, years, for games to look noticable better than PS5.
What is the switch fps ?
it looks 30fps to me and that is a deal breaker.
Yes, it’s 30fps on switch.
It looks good in my opinion, again it is awesome they were able to adapt it to the switch. I wanted to play this game since I saw it but obviously I was not gonna buy a PS5 just for that
2:15 why do I literally prefer the Switch version’s lighting here??
It's impressive that they got it running at all, but MAN, we really need some new hardware! The Switch is getting pretty long in the tooth and despite good optimization, the games are starting to suffer.
Comparing it to the PS4 version would have made so much more sense, lol. What's the point of this comparison exactly?
Comparing the 7 year old switch to a modern console? I think this is much more helpful for most viewers.
I think they did an impressive work and you can play it on the go!
Switch wins!
This says more about the PS5 than it does about the Switch. The fact that it doesn't look leaps and bounds better on PS5 is honestly kind of troubling if you're a PS person.
But... it does? The lighting is more complex (don't care about your "preferences", in terms of technical complexity it is objectively higher fidelity on the PS5), runs at double the framerate and the geometry has a higher polygon count
PS5 version looks superior as usual, no surprise here.
Correct
no shit, sherlock
That's not really the point though, the Switch port is impressive for the hardware constraints of a portable console from 2017 and is a minimal compromise if one desires a portable version of this game
@@starthe_notfurry_ indeed, switch user will be grateful but not all of it though who have ps, even at last moment before switch 2 release Nintendo still release this.
That Switch port is no slouch.
Can’t wait for the switch 2, I don’t care about the graphics just want 60fps 😅
Looks really good
i think i rather play this on the switch looks great and take it on a trip
My phone's stray looks and runs better than the switch version lol
It looks like playing an oil painting version of the PS5… and that’s not all that bad. It’s really solid until you are in very open spaces, then it gets me a bit nauseous with the frame drops. Still impressive.😮
I’m gonna go on a limb and say the PS5 version is much better looking, and the Nintendo Switch version is a technical marvel. So glad it translates well on the outdated hardware.
Switch is just vastly superior.
Ps5...well u tried, dont feel wrong, maybe will have better luck next time.
I don't know why, but I prefer the darker tone of the switch version.
The artstyle coloration us better on Switch but the rain is dependent both rain can be realistic.
If it's raining extremely hard it's foggy but if it's just a normal rain it's not foggy😅.
Could care less about graphics as long as the game is good
Saouitch graphique😮
Better than Pokemon scarlet and violet.
If it is on Switch then i will play it. No game will ever make me waste money on a ps5 . i have way too much to play as it is on Switch lol....and not enough time lol. Also my retro consoles take up the remainder of the time i don't have lol
The PS5 version looks better in every way apart from contrast.
now try the 2k games 😅
Very little between them visually.
haha..
I gotta give the switch a clap on allowing such a game or able to, I mean it can play Hogwarts and Witcher…yes very low but still
AstroBot GOTY
Is it really worth it to discuss about this award when they nominated a DLC pack this year? I love Elden Ring as much as the next guy, but favoritism has never been more blatant than now.
If you mean in geneal though... yeah. Can see it.
@@roskiart8750 Indeed, another reason to consider voting for AstroBot. The nominees are also puzzling to me.
While yes they did do a good job making the game play on switch at all and the graphics don't look as bad as I expected this port is still an example of just because you can do something doesn't mean you should
If there are people willing to pay for It (like myself, since the switch is my only gaming platform) then they probably should.
@@regisk that is a fair point and I wasn't saying it was a bad port it actually is kind of impressive considering how underpowered the switch is my only real issue is that this game on other platforms looks amazing and you just don't get that on switch and if you don't care about the graphical difference that's perfectly fine I'm sure the gameplay is still great so if that's what you want that's completely fair I personally just want both the gameplay and the amazing graphics
@@tmarks4783 fair enough 🤝
Pretty much what you would expect in terms of downgrades....but I do prefer the Switch's bigger light/dark contrast
Much lower resolution and less polygon detail but I actually kinda prefer the Switch lighting. I never really cared for some of the soft shadowing or volumetric lighting newer games added.
I like the way 7th gen graphics blended with the art, outside of their resolution/framerate issues.
It’s a cool concept but I go bored of it early on.
Why does it look better on switch? Haha
Why not to compare with ps4 lol ps5 is much better of switch and there is nothing more to compare. Howewer switch is portable and i love it.
Cue the comments acting like them not caring for obvious graphical differences is the same as them not being that noticeable. It's not Mortal Kombat I levels of downgrade, but those beautiful atmospheric effects really got nuked.
You're not wrong.... But it still looks good all things considered.
@@hikaru9624 It loses a lot of what gives atmosphere to the game (Lighting DEFINES the atmosphere of a fictional space, and for this kind of game that subtle difference matters), so... you do you.
Obvi it wasn't gonna looks as good as ps5 but for switch it looks better than I expected. I wouldn't mind playing this on the go, looks good enough to me.
In a way I prefer some of the Switches downgrading of effects. The fog got quite distracting on the PS5. I preferred the more contrasty look of the Switch. Obviously there is some drastic LODing going on but overall the Switch is pretty dam impressive here.
for the price, i choose to buy for ps5. cheaper
you know , i expected graphical downgrades, but the performance looks TERRIBLE. We need a switch 2 stat.
@@brobocop8293 that's not gonna change anything other than lag maybe.
@@hikaru9624 so........performance . correct.
@@brobocop8293 no.
Just port all the games to switch alrdy.
🤖 🐈
This looks great actually; I mean considering the Switch is basically a 10 years old hardware in specs.
My only complain would be the "auto retopology" is pretty rough in some scenery. But I guess being a small studio they didn't have the budget nor time to lift everything from the ground up again.
8/10 in looks and feel, all in all things considered.
Wtf, i go play