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[hardwood007]

I should preface by saying I prefer to play handheld

I bought and tested FF7 Rebirth on Steam and Switch 2.

FF7 Rebirth is unplayable on all my PC handhelds, below 30fps, piss poor image quality and this is while running at 30W or higher. Tested on Legion Go and Steam Deck. Didn't bother testing on my Legion Go 2 and Rog Ally cos the performance is gonna be almost the same.

Meanwhile on Switch 2, while the image quality has compromises, it runs quite stable at 30fps. It's a portable console, and the SoC is consuming only around 10w(maybe slightly less) in portable, so the compromises are acceptable. I don't have to deal with heat, the switch 2 runs cool, I don't hear the fans at all.

Edit: image quality on Switch 2 also looks miles better than on the PC handhelds

 

[German Shocks]

Switch 2 is currently the best deal in gaming.

 

[Gonzito]

 

[Nvzman]

While the Switch 2 on paper might not seem as capable as a high-end handheld PC (2-3x its price mind you), it just simply is true that Nvidia's feature set is vastly superior to what AMD's RDNA3/2 stuff offers with proper optimization. Its pretty firmly established at this point that the Switch 2 is far more capable than the Steam Deck, especially GPU wise. Also RDNA3, especially the APUs, raytracing performance is dogshit.

Case in point, FSR balanced at 1080p (so 540p) looks like liquid dogshit, while DLSS balanced (also 540p) at 1080p looks fine.

 

[The_hunter]

Power of DLSS papi

 

[unfashionable]

I should preface by saying I prefer to play handheld

I bought and tested FF7 Rebirth on Steam and Switch 2.

FF7 Rebirth is unplayable on all my PC handhelds, below 30fps, piss poor image quality and this is while running at 30W or higher. Tested on Legion Go and Steam Deck. Didn't bother testing on my Legion Go 2 and Rog Ally cos the performance is gonna be almost the same.

Meanwhile on Switch 2, while the image quality has compromises, it runs quite stable at 30fps. It's a portable console, and the SoC is consuming only around 10w(maybe slightly less) in portable, so the compromises are acceptable. I don't have to deal with heat, the switch 2 runs cool, I don't hear the fans at all.

did you refund the steam version?

 

[GoldenEye98]

 

[LordOcidax]

I should preface by saying I prefer to play handheld

I bought and tested FF7 Rebirth on Steam and Switch 2.

FF7 Rebirth is unplayable on all my PC handhelds, below 30fps, piss poor image quality and this is while running at 30W or higher. Tested on Legion Go and Steam Deck. Didn't bother testing on my Legion Go 2 and Rog Ally cos the performance is gonna be almost the same.

Meanwhile on Switch 2, while the image quality has compromises, it runs quite stable at 30fps. It's a portable console, and the SoC is consuming only around 10w(maybe slightly less) in portable, so the compromises are acceptable. I don't have to deal with heat, the switch 2 runs cool, I don't hear the fans at all.

 

[SaiyanRaoh]

I've put in 9 hours so far and yeah, It is very impressive.
The game just works. No tinkering, fiddling with TDPs and other power settings like on my Steam Deck OLED, ROG Ally X and Legion Go only for it look worse than it does on the Switch 2. The game just works.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

Compromised and 30 FPS?

 

[Moondoggy]

I would have thought it'd be Nintendo

 

[LordOfChaos]

While the Switch 2 on paper might not seem as capable as a high-end handheld PC (2-3x its price mind you), it just simply is true that Nvidia's feature set is vastly superior to what AMD's RDNA3/2 stuff offers with proper optimization. Its pretty firmly established at this point that the Switch 2 is far more capable than the Steam Deck, especially GPU wise.

Case in point, FSR balanced at 1080p (so 540p) looks like liquid dogshit, while DLSS balanced (also 540p) at 1080p looks fine.

The SD also has a 4 year old 7nm chip in general

The best run at handhelds may soon be Intel

I Played the Future of PC Gaming Handhelds: The New Intel Arc G3 Models Compared

At Computex 2026, I had a rare opportunity to test out every new gaming handheld with Intel’s new Arc G3 chip inside. Here’s where hyper-mobile PC gaming is headed.

www.pcmag.com

 

[LordOcidax]

Compromised and 30 FPS?

The SD also has a 4 year old 7nm chip in general

The best run at handhelds may soon be Intel

I Played the Future of PC Gaming Handhelds: The New Intel Arc G3 Models Compared

At Computex 2026, I had a rare opportunity to test out every new gaming handheld with Intel’s new Arc G3 chip inside. Here’s where hyper-mobile PC gaming is headed.

www.pcmag.com

 

[Oberstein]

This thread is inevitably going to attract trolls, but you're absolutely right: the value for money is incredible.

Especially since the Switch 2 version is remarkably good, with very few compromises.

I'm actually curious to see how they're going to pull off the technical feat that is Revelations.

 

[Shifty1897]

Haters gonna hate but OP is right, the Switch 2 is king in both performance per watt and price for performance right now, and it will be years before we see another chipset that can outperform the T239 in these regards.

 

[LordOcidax]

Haters gonna hate but OP is right, the Switch 2 is king in both performance per watt and price for performance right now, and it will be years before we see another chipset that can outperform the T239 in these regards.

Amazing that a 8-10nm from 2022 still the king of power/efficiency on the market.

 

[Nvzman]

The SD also has a 4 year old 7nm chip in general

The best run at handhelds may soon be Intel

I Played the Future of PC Gaming Handhelds: The New Intel Arc G3 Models Compared

At Computex 2026, I had a rare opportunity to test out every new gaming handheld with Intel’s new Arc G3 chip inside. Here’s where hyper-mobile PC gaming is headed.

www.pcmag.com

For sure, the Panther Lake chips are extremely impressive. I have a Lunar Lake 258v laptop and that is very impressive for portable gaming as well. Right now AMD is arguably looking the worst for portable gaming.

 

[DarkShadowXI]

OP isn't wrong about this at all. If Switch 2 was my only gaming device, I would still be a happy gamer.

Getting additional third party support is pretty awesome for those that only want one console.

 

[FoxMcChief]

You should have been sold months ago. A year ago even.

But I'll forgive your transgression and just say, welcome to the big dick club buddy.

 

[hardwood007]

did you refund the steam version?

No, i am keeping it for a replay on my desktop rig. I got it for cheap on sale

 

[Radical_3d]

Switch 2 is currently the best deal in gaming.

Sad but true. Got mine for 370€ yesterday. Nowadays that kind of money gets you like, 1Mbit of RAM in other platforms.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

How long does the battery last handheld for a game like this?

 

[hardwood007]

I've put in 9 hours so far and yeah, It is very impressive.
The game just works. No tinkering, fiddling with TDPs and other power settings like on my Steam Deck, ROG Ally and Legion Go only for it look worse than it does on the Switch 2. The game just works.

The image quality on switch 2 is indeed miles ahead. It's not even close. And the Switch 2 does this while consuming 1/3 the power a pc handheld does.

 

[Toots]

Actually solid and not troll bait like other switch 2 threads.
OP tells it like it is, without superlatives or exageration (i think, did not read since it is still a switch thread).

Anyway

 

[Fbh]

If you care about portable play it's a solid device that gives you a lot of performance for the price.
Beyond the usual talk of framerates and resolutions, I still feel a slight sense of wonder seeing modern AAA games running on a handheld

 

[ElFenomeno]

Confirmed, FF Rebirth is woke slop. Why devs do this to female characters?

 

[FoxMcChief]

How long does the battery last handheld for a game like this?

From my experience, I think I usually get about 1.5-2 hours when playing heavy hitters. But it's also rare that I play it unplugged. I got USB cables everywhere I sit, even on my front and back patios.

 

[RoboFu]

plays the same and looks close enough to not need any other platform if you just want the best Nintendo made games has to offer.

throw away your ps5s people. they are no longer needed.

 

[j0hnnix]

Confirmed, FF Rebirth is woke slop. Why devs do this to female characters?

A bag will do.

 

[rodrigolfp]

Edit: image quality on Switch 2 also looks miles better than on the PC handhelds

I don't doubt but I have doubts...

While the Switch 2 on paper might not seem as capable as a high-end handheld PC (2-3x its price mind you), it just simply is true that Nvidia's feature set is vastly superior to what AMD's RDNA3/2 stuff offers with proper optimization. Its pretty firmly established at this point that the Switch 2 is far more capable than the Steam Deck, especially GPU wise. Also RDNA3, especially the APUs, raytracing performance is dogshit.

Case in point, FSR balanced at 1080p (so 540p) looks like liquid dogshit, while DLSS balanced (also 540p) at 1080p looks fine.

See above.

 

[LordOcidax]

plays the same and looks close enough to not need any other platform if you just want the best Nintendo made games has to offer.

throw away your ps5s people. they are no longer needed.

I keep my PS5 for the exclusives…

 

[Baemono]

You should have been sold months ago. A year ago even.

But I'll forgive your transgression and just say, welcome to the big dick club buddy.

#Team8inchers

 

[FoxMcChief]

If you care about portable play it's a solid device that gives you a lot of performance for the price.
Beyond the usual talk of framerates and resolutions, I still feel a slight sense of wonder seeing modern AAA games running on a handheld

This is me as well. I see games looking great in the palm of my hand while outside watching baseball on the tv. It hasn't stopped amazing me yet.

 

[RoboFu]

I keep my PS5 for the exclusives…

 

[_oni_]

While the Switch 2 on paper might not seem as capable as a high-end handheld PC (2-3x its price mind you), it just simply is true that Nvidia's feature set is vastly superior to what AMD's RDNA3/2 stuff offers with proper optimization. Its pretty firmly established at this point that the Switch 2 is far more capable than the Steam Deck, especially GPU wise. Also RDNA3, especially the APUs, raytracing performance is dogshit.

Case in point, FSR balanced at 1080p (so 540p) looks like liquid dogshit, while DLSS balanced (also 540p) at 1080p looks fine.

What about FSR 4 int8? That should be comparable to the DLSS-lite Switch uses

 

[Judge Magister]

 

[PauloRoberto]

I should preface by saying I prefer to play handheld

I bought and tested FF7 Rebirth on Steam and Switch 2.

FF7 Rebirth is unplayable on all my PC handhelds, below 30fps, piss poor image quality and this is while running at 30W or higher. Tested on Legion Go and Steam Deck. Didn't bother testing on my Legion Go 2 and Rog Ally cos the performance is gonna be almost the same.

Meanwhile on Switch 2, while the image quality has compromises, it runs quite stable at 30fps. It's a portable console, and the SoC is consuming only around 10w(maybe slightly less) in portable, so the compromises are acceptable. I don't have to deal with heat, the switch 2 runs cool, I don't hear the fans at all.

Edit: image quality on Switch 2 also looks miles better than on the PC handhelds

If you prefer to play on handhelds, there is no discussion that SW2 is the better option. I mean, current PC handhelds, as powerful as they are, are more expensive, uglier and heavier.

 

[unfashionable]

No, i am keeping it for a replay on my desktop rig. I got it for cheap on sale

ah nice I forgot about the steam sale (and I bought it lol)

what rig is the PC? looks incredible from footage (I haven't finished remake yet so haven't booted it up myself)

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

If I'd prefer handheld, I'd be sold, too.

Unfortunately I don't

 

[Minsc]

Does it really run it better than the Ally X @ ~40W? Hard to believe.

 

[hardwood007]

ah nice I forgot about the steam sale (and I bought it lol)

what rig is the PC? looks incredible from footage (I haven't finished remake yet so haven't booted it up myself)

Main rig has a 7800x3d/4070 Ti Super. Back up rig has a 5700x3d/7900xtx

I bought rebirth and remake as a sale bundle. Will probably replay remake at some point on pc

 

[Zacfoldor]

I loved Rebirth on PS5.

I bought Switch 2 on launch so the promise of Nintendo games sold me, but really the big things for me are OOT, Star Fox, Fire Emblem, and Xenoblade, and we got those in spades!

 

[DreamcastSkies]

Switch 2 is a beast.

 

[hardwood007]

From my experience, I think I usually get about 1.5-2 hours when playing heavy hitters. But it's also rare that I play it unplugged. I got USB cables everywhere I sit, even on my front and back patios.

Yeah I keep the Switch 2 plugged in and battery charge limit at 80%, while playing handheld.

Don't see the point of wearing down the battery since I am near a socket and have a long cable so it doesn't even feel like I am tethered

 

[rodrigolfp]

Especially textures and geometry were murdered on SW2...

 

[German Shocks]

 

[Ceallach]

Yeah unless you are really a pixel counter or have the John Linneman brand of autism it's pretty impressive what S2 can do.

 

[DarkShadowXI]

 

[kpopSuperstar]

I don't have to deal with heat, the switch 2 runs cool, I don't hear the fans at all.

This to me is the biggest thing, I don't like the PC handhelds because of this.

Whatever argument you levy at the Switch 2, it's incredibly elegant, light, and quiet.

 

[mhirano]

While the OP is speaking the truth, the Switch 2 also has godawful ports loke Tomb Raider Remastered (looks bad), Yakuza Kiwami 2 (30fps) and High On Life (1080p@30fps), all games that run miles better on the SteamDeck/ROG Ally