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Well, the point is that the developer's choices in adapting the game are intelligently deployed and the overall aesthetic still holds up rather well. Why is that? Want to see just how close Outlast 2 on Switch gets to the PlayStation 4 experience? Check this out.

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So the bottom line is that side-by-side comparisons reveal many of the tricks and techniques other developers have used to bring their PS4 titles over to Switch, and yet somehow, the impact of the changes aren't as pronounced as we've seen in other games. Switch still has a reduced use of the effect in some places, but other areas seem to omit the effect entirely. Last but not least, there's a difference in volumetric fog quality, used extensively in the game to add to the generally eerie ambience. Geometry complexity in some aspects is also reduced in quality significantly.

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Elsewhere, there have been changes - textures are cut back in quality, sub-surface scattering on character skin is missing, while shadows and ambient occlusion are also dialled back. Our tests confirm that it's the same deal on the sequel, giving a crisp presentation on both living room flatpanels and the Switch's integrated display.

OUTLAST 2 PS4 720P

Red Barrels has confirmed a 1792x1008 resolution for the first Outlast on Switch while docked, with a standard 720p in mobile mode. The rendering resolution side of things is taken care of handily though. Most will pass by without notice, but the developers' key concession for Switch users is in terms of performance: there's a shift to a 30fps cap, as opposed to the 60 found on the existing console versions of the game. However, the reality is that developer Red Barrels has nipped and tucked at the presentation - but some compromises are more obvious than others. Perceptually speaking, it's hard to argue that Outlast 2 isn't indeed delivering an experience that looks remarkably similar to the current-gen home consoles, and reviews of the conversion have been generally positive. It worked out nicely for the UE3-powered Rocket League - and the same is true for Outlast 2.įirst impressions are certainly impressive. However, there's nothing to stop the developer itself porting its own game. It's also a technical curiosity in that it's based on Unreal Engine 3 a technology that isn't supported on Switch by its creator, Epic Games. We've had a lot of requests to look at Outlast 2 on Switch, principally because - on the surface, at least - it's a remarkable facsimile of the PlayStation 4 version of the game.

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