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Streisand moment: neat, I didn't know that there was a Wii/GC emulator!
by hkt 3y ago
Streisand moment: neat, I didn't know that there was a Wii/GC emulator!
- bombcar 3y agoIt's honestly really nice, even if all you ever do is read their release notes: https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/tags/progress%20report/ https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/tags/progress%20report/
- dpiers 3y agoTheir progress reports pop up on HN pretty frequently, as they're usually pretty technically dense and interesting. Here's the discussion of the most recent update: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36019485 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36019485
- satvikpendem 3y agoAnd for Switch, Yuzu and Ryujinx work great. I don't know why anyone with a decent enough PC would play on native Switch hardware anymore, when you can get 4k 120 FPS + in many games, including the new Zelda game, Tears of the Kingdom.
- louhike 3y agoThere are still bugs for several games, you cannot play in portable mode and you cannot play online unless you use a custom network used only by emulator users with a specific build.
- satvikpendem 3y agoSure, but for most games, especially single player ones, which are usually what Nintendo exclusives are mainly, it works fine. I'm not sure why I'd want to play in portable mode at all, as opposed to docked mode. I am on an emulator after all, it shouldn't make a difference.
- opan 3y agoPortable mode has a reduced resolution and so potentially better performance. (on the real device at least)
- justsomehnguy 3y ago... Switch is a 2017 device with a graphics core from 2014 with games already optimized to run fine even in the portable mode on a screen less than HalfHD.
- satvikpendem 3y agoYeah but on the emulator it's negligible when I already get 4k 120 FPS+ as I mentioned. You might get a slight boost if you have a low spec machine but I just tested this on an older AMD laptop and the difference is a few FPS between portable and docked modes in either emulator.
- dbspin 3y agoInterested to know what your specs are for 4K 120FPS. That seems like it would require a very high end GPU, pricey kit these days! I'm getting sub 30fps with a 2060, which is still a decent mid range card.
- satvikpendem 3y ago5900x and a 3080 for me
- circuit10 3y agoYou can already put Yuzu into portable mode, I think what they meant was literally playing portability which you can only do if you have a Steam Deck or similar handheld PC
- chungy 3y agoSimple: there's no softmod for my Switch and I don't want to risk a hardware mod. I can't even copy the games I own to my PC.
- satvikpendem 3y agoI have no problem downloading the ROMs of games I already own, the data is functionally identical, regardless of where I got the data from, from a physical Switch or off the internet.
- lawn 3y agoPortability is a thing. (Works swell ok Steam Deck though.)
- yunohn 3y agoThe biggest advantage of the Switch is immersive portability. The Steam Deck is great, I own both - but the Switch is less bulky and has simpler software, making it very pick-up-and-play. A gaming PC is incomparable on those metrics.
- imiric 3y agoPortability is no longer an issue with the recent AMD Phoenix APUs. They're powerful enough to emulate the Switch in much higher quality, and in a comparable portable device with low heat output and power requirements.
- yunohn 3y agoCould you link such a device? It should be portable like the Switch, not the Deck.
- dingledork69 3y agoThe deck is portable like the switch.
- yunohn 3y agoI own both of them - the Switch is way more portable, easy to handle, and hassle-free compared to the Deck.
- WithinReason 3y agoNo you can't get 4k 120 FPS in ToTK, often not even 60.