DF Direct Special: Hands On With Switch 2 - The Hardware, The Games & The Experience

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Update 22/04/25: While our initial pixel counts of Street Fighter 6 during the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct reveal pointed to a native 1080p based on limited footage, the more recent Nintendo Treehouse feed shows a scale from a native 960x540 to a 1080p target using an AI upscaling method - with evidence suggesting Nvidia's DLSS based on this footage. Looking back, this 540p upscale appears to be in place in the original Direct footage as well. It's a remarkably clean scale in most shots, with the first few frames following a camera cut being one way to catch the base resolution from its docked mode play. We'll be sure to report back once we have more information.

Fresh from visiting the Nintendo Switch 2 showcase event in London on April 11th, Tom and Rich sat down with Oliver to discuss their hands-on experience with the hardware, sharing details on the ergonomics, the screen, the controllers and much more - and then it's on to the games, including the big Nintendo heavy hitters, Street Fighter 6, Hogwarts Legacy, the GameCube emulator and much, much more.

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0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:25 Hardware Impressions
0:14:19 Mario Kart World
0:24:26 Metroid Prime 4
0:35:10 Donkey Kong Bananza
0:45:08 Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour
0:49:58 Street Fighter 6
0:57:26 Hogwarts Legacy
1:05:48 GameCube emulation
1:10:09 Final Thoughts




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