Nintendo finally shows gameplay footage of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet on Switch 2, and the frame rate boost is honestly a lot nicer than I expected
My♒ admittedly low expectations have been vastly surpassed

Last week, Nintendo confirmed that 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Pokemon Scarlet and Violet would get a free update on Switch 2 offering improved frame rates, wider draw distances, and other graphical enhancements. Today, the publisher has finally showed the world what this update looks like in motion, and I've got to admit that it's a lot mor🌠e impressive than I expected.
Admittedly, my expectations were pretty low. Th﷽e original announcement only mentioned unspecified frame rate improvements, and part of me suspected that the update would only improve Scarlet and Violet to more closely match their orig൲inal 30 FPS targets. Given how dismally the games ran on Switch 1, even that would be an improvement, but not exactly one to write home about.
.The frame rate boost goes a long way toward making the game more pleasant to look at, and as my far more Pokemon-obsessed colleague Catherine suspects, the improved draw dis💯tance could be a big boon for shin♉y hunting. But in terms of graphical fidelity, 💯Scarlet and Violet were never exactly stunning, and this update isn't chaಞnging that.
The "looks like a PS2 game" criticisms of Scarlet and Violet were pe༺rhaps a bit ungenerous, but, well... now they kinda look like remastered PS2 games. These upgrades offer what's undeniably a dramatic visual improvement over the original releases, but we'll still have to wait for yet another Pokemon generation in hopes of seeing on🌳e that looks genuinely current-gen.
Check out our guide to all the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming Switch 2 games you need to know about.
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