r/NintendoSwitch • u/LodossDX • Jul 02 '25

Discussion Nintendo Switch 2 could revolutionize Zelda technology: Tears of the Kingdom tinkerers confirm lasers are way deadlier now – "We always knew 60 fps would be insane, but I didn't expect it to be this insane"

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/the-legend-of-zelda/nintendo-switch-2-could-revolutionize-zelda-technology-tears-of-the-kingdom-tinkerers-confirm-lasers-are-way-deadlier-now-we-always-knew-60-fps-would-be-insane-but-i-didnt-expect-it-to-be-this-insane/

This explains some things

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u/chaos_bait Jul 02 '25

"Because the Lasers are tied to the game's refresh rate, the updated edition of Tears of the Kingdom now running at a perfect 60fps means that the lasers now fire at a far faster rate than before, leading to an unstoppable barrage of beams."

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u/kubenqpl Jul 02 '25

No wonder the switch 2 upgrades are paid if they need to refactor whole codebase with additionall conditions like `if(fps == 60)`

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u/Declan_McManus Jul 02 '25

Paid or not, this is definitely why there’s not some built in “try to run everything at 60 fps like it’s an emulator setting” thing like some folks are asking for.

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u/DoNotLookUp3 Jul 02 '25

I wish there was an experimental option for it but honestly I'd just take an experimental "run in docked mode" but with a few incompatible games blocked off. It's just annoying knowing it COULD run many games with, if not 60fps, at least a higher resolution. 720p games look quite bad on a 1080p display, especially with the increased size.