Handheld... Stop muddying the water. (Gaming)
by Cody Miller 
, Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Saturday, June 30, 2018, 13:37 (2345 days ago) @ DEEP_NNN
Not sure I know what you mean.
I’ve always said that better rendering effects make the game look better than a higher resolution.
When posting the game to the switch, which has very limited GPU resources, the developers had to decide: do we spend those resources on rendering pixels, or on rendering effects? They chose effects, and Digital Foundry said it was the best looking handheld game ever. If they had chosen a higher pixel count, they would sacrifice those effects.
It’s a real life demonstration of what I’ve argued.
It’s a handheld, so what? If a developer targeted their game on an Xbox One X at 1080p, they too could have the best looking console game ever if they put those GPU cycles where you get the biggest benefit.
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- Resolution vs Effects -
Cody Miller,
2018-06-30, 10:41
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DEEP_NNN,
2018-06-30, 12:20
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Cody Miller,
2018-06-30, 13:37
- Handheld... Stop muddying the water. -
Vortech,
2018-07-01, 15:11
- Handheld... Stop muddying the water. - Cody Miller, 2018-07-01, 15:20
- Handheld... Stop muddying the water. -
Vortech,
2018-07-01, 15:11
- Handheld... Stop muddying the water. -
Cody Miller,
2018-06-30, 13:37
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Revenant1988,
2018-06-30, 13:29
- Ditto. -
CyberKN,
2018-06-30, 13:35
- Resolution vs Effects -
Cody Miller,
2018-06-30, 13:41
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cheapLEY,
2018-06-30, 14:18
- Resolution vs Effects -
Cody Miller,
2018-06-30, 14:49
- Resolution vs Effects -
cheapLEY,
2018-06-30, 18:28
- Resolution vs Effects -
Cody Miller,
2018-06-30, 18:36
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Revenant1988,
2018-06-30, 20:14
- Resolution vs Effects - Coaxkez, 2018-07-01, 00:04
- Resolution vs Effects - uberfoop, 2018-07-03, 00:15
- Resolution vs Effects -
Revenant1988,
2018-06-30, 20:14
- Resolution vs Effects -
Cody Miller,
2018-06-30, 18:36
- Resolution vs Effects -
cheapLEY,
2018-06-30, 18:28
- Resolution vs Effects -
Cody Miller,
2018-06-30, 14:49
- Resolution vs Effects -
Revenant1988,
2018-06-30, 15:19
- Resolution vs Effects -
Cody Miller,
2018-06-30, 15:31
- Resolution vs Effects -
Revenant1988,
2018-06-30, 18:00
- Resolution vs Effects -
Cody Miller,
2018-06-30, 18:37
- Resolution vs Effects -
cheapLEY,
2018-06-30, 19:10
- Resolution vs Effects -
Cody Miller,
2018-06-30, 19:42
- Resolution vs Effects -
cheapLEY,
2018-06-30, 20:44
- Resolution vs Effects -
Cody Miller,
2018-06-30, 23:05
- Resolution vs Effects -
cheapLEY,
2018-07-01, 07:38
- Resolution vs Effects -
Cody Miller,
2018-07-01, 12:44
- Resolution vs Effects -
cheapLEY,
2018-07-01, 13:21
- Resolution vs Effects - Cody Miller, 2018-07-01, 14:23
- Resolution vs Effects -
cheapLEY,
2018-07-01, 13:21
- Resolution vs Effects -
Cody Miller,
2018-07-01, 12:44
- Resolution vs Effects -
cheapLEY,
2018-07-01, 07:38
- Resolution vs Effects -
Cody Miller,
2018-06-30, 23:05
- Resolution vs Effects -
cheapLEY,
2018-06-30, 20:44
- Resolution vs Effects -
Cody Miller,
2018-06-30, 19:42
- Resolution vs Effects -
cheapLEY,
2018-06-30, 19:10
- AHHHHHHHHQILYG! -
Vortech,
2018-07-01, 15:35
- Indeed. -
Ragashingo,
2018-07-01, 15:56
- AHHHHHHHHQILYG! -
cheapLEY,
2018-07-01, 16:32
- There's collateral damage. -
Vortech,
2018-07-03, 03:53
- There's collateral damage.
- Indeed.
- Resolution vs Effects -
Cody Miller,
2018-06-30, 18:37
- Resolution vs Effects -
Revenant1988,
2018-06-30, 18:00
- Resolution vs Effects -
Cody Miller,
2018-06-30, 15:31
- Resolution vs Effects -
cheapLEY,
2018-06-30, 14:18
- Ditto.
- Once Again, You're Wrong About Everything. -
Morpheus,
2018-06-30, 19:13
- You're playing games in 3D? -
Coaxkez,
2018-07-01, 00:08
- You're playing games in 3D? - Cody Miller, 2018-07-01, 00:09
- You're playing games in 3D? -
Coaxkez,
2018-07-01, 00:08
- Resolution vs Effects - cheapLEY, 2018-07-01, 17:57
- I just hit "open thread" - MacAddictXIV, 2018-07-02, 05:36
- I agree with the idea behind Cody's argument, but... -
Korny,
2018-07-02, 18:57
- I agree with the idea behind Cody's argument, but... -
Cody Miller,
2018-07-02, 19:42
- I agree with the idea behind Cody's argument, but... -
Korny,
2018-07-02, 20:04
- I agree with the idea behind Cody's argument, but... - Cody Miller, 2018-07-03, 07:24
- It's complicated. -
uberfoop,
2018-07-02, 23:29
- It's complicated. -
Cody Miller,
2018-07-03, 07:30
- It's complicated. -
uberfoop,
2018-07-03, 09:42
- It's complicated. -
Cody Miller,
2018-07-03, 10:49
- It's complicated. - uberfoop, 2018-07-03, 11:42
- It's complicated. -
Cody Miller,
2018-07-03, 10:49
- How very, "I bet I have better Vitals than you", so-to-speak -
Pyromancy,
2018-07-03, 10:11
- It's complicated. -
uberfoop,
2018-07-03, 09:42
- It's complicated. -
Cody Miller,
2018-07-03, 07:30
- I agree with the idea behind Cody's argument, but... -
Korny,
2018-07-02, 20:04
- I agree with the idea behind Cody's argument, but... -
Cody Miller,
2018-07-02, 19:42
- Resolution vs Effects - Cody Miller, 2018-07-14, 10:16
- Handheld... Stop muddying the water.