Elden Ring is among the most enjoyable third-party video games coming to Nintendo Swap 2. Who amongst us doesn’t need to get our shit rocked on the go? Nicely, based on people who’ve performed FromSoftware’s motion RPG at Gamescom in Cologne, the system is seemingly struggling to run the sport in handheld mode, and to make issues extra worrisome, Bandai Namco is reportedly not letting folks document footage of it. Nintendo Life posted a video on its YouTube channel discussing the port and stated that whereas they solely performed the Swap 2 port for about quarter-hour, the sport seems fairly good visually, however leaves quite a bit to be desired when it comes to efficiency. The tutorial ran fairly effectively at a locked 30fps. As soon as they reached the open world, every little thing modified. “It’s actually unhealthy, and I perceive why they don’t need you to see this, as a result of wowie zowie, it’s horrible,” Nintendo Life video producer Felix Sanchez stated. “In fact, you’re by no means going to see the sunshine of this—perhaps it is going to simply launch in that state, however I can’t think about they are going to do this—It was like enjoying Ocarina of Time. It was like 20 frames per second, generally I used to be like, ‘This has dropped [to] 15 frames per second.’”
Sanchez says that within the Swap 2’s handheld mode, the sport was “extremely unstable” within the open-world segments, even in surprisingly static areas the place few enemies have been on display screen without delay. You may hear his full impressions beneath: So in case you’re questioning why Elden Ring footage is conspicuously absent from the web’s Gamescom protection, now you understand that Bandai Namco has prohibited it. The sport is meant to launch on the Swap 2 this 12 months, however it doesn’t have a launch date in the intervening time. It’s fully attainable the sport might be delayed into 2026 to make things better up, or that issues might flip round by the point it lastly comes out. Regardless of the case, it feels like Elden Ring on Swap 2 has not made the most effective first impression.
