"The Nintendo Switch 2 is not the most powerful game console, not by a long shot. Instead, it is powerful enough to give developers the breathing room to port modern games to it. Where the original Switch forced developers to pare back visuals, Star Wars Outlaws, which launched on Nintendo's handheld on Sept. 4, signals what players should come to expect with Switch 2 ports. It still has the best parts of what made the game beautiful in 2024."
"I'm still floored by how well Cyberpunk 2077 runs on Switch 2, and Star Wars Outlaw is a very well-optimized port. The game maintained a stable 30 fps frame rate throughout the hours I spent playing the game over the past week. I never experienced a hitch or a dip. Ubisoft's Snowdrop engine, which boasts excellent ray-traced lighting effects, is still in full effect on the Switch 2 version of Star Wars Outlaws."
"Ubisoft's Snowdrop engine, which boasts excellent ray-traced lighting effects, is still in full effect on the Switch 2 version of Star Wars Outlaws. The neon lights of the game's many cantinas bloom off the polished bar tables while outside lights beam in through broken slits of saloon windows. There are so many great effects to enhance the gritty tone of the game, such as the faux dirt bespeckling the screenas if you were filming each scene in a dustbowl."
The Nintendo Switch 2 lacks top-tier raw power but provides enough capability for modern game ports. Star Wars Outlaws on Switch 2 maintains a stable 30 fps and leverages Ubisoft's Snowdrop engine to deliver ray-traced lighting, neon bloom, light beams through windows, and faux dirt screen effects. The handheld version preserves many visual strengths from 2024 while trading some fidelity compared with high-end PCs, including softer anti-aliasing and minor blur around character hair. Minute-to-minute gameplay remains fun, though the title has a disjointed story, leans on Ubisoft's open-world formula, and uses a game-key card.
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