I'm not sure if this shows me how good the switch version looks or how much more they could've done with the pc port

Surprised there's no mention that the 100% image quality setting appears to be less than native. And there's no way to scale to 4k outside of using DSR, which the desktop resolution also has to be set to otherwise it won't work.

If they took the time to paint the environments with a bit more foliage it would have looked much better as certain scenes look really barren. With just a few painfully obvious cross hatched foliage textures.

MH Rise on the Switch is amazing. I can't believe what Capcom squeezed out of that limited tech

The shadow-banding artifacts are very consistent for me when using the hub canteen (only the hub canteen though).

I play on switch and I Just couldn’t justify abandoning my hunter to move to pc. The improvements are decent but not worth redoing all that time. IF they would have put in cross save it would have been a day 1 purchase. Big missed opportunity by capcom as they lost a sale and I doubt im the only one. Also it just doesnt look that much better honestly. It looks like a switch game on pc.

No cross save was a deal breaker for me. But it dose look nice on PC 👍 if they add it I might double dip for the extra fps and image clarity for home play.

Just wanted to let you know that the 30fps cap during cutscenes can be circumvented through mods flawlessly. The cutscenes aren't prerendered.

HDR is so neglected recently. This game has it, most things I’ve seen have no mention. Usually I have to mess with the settings to get it to look right but it was great out of the box!

With 150% image rendering at 3440x1440 it looks quite sharp, but thank you for mentioning it I completely forgot about it. I think I am going to try stick to 100% to try get a locked 144fps. Perhaps experiment with the new DLDSR to get the internal res bump with some performance to spare

With how easy this port runs, over 120fps with 150% image quality at 4k on my 3080 I would love to see a Monster Hunter take full advantage of the RE engine and have a graphic level of something such as Resi 8. Either way happy I got this game again, plays so much better than the Switch version thanks to 120fps.

I think it's important to say that the reason Capcom got rid of Kinematics, mentioned as walking animation in this video, is because it's CPU heavy and the Nintendo Switch is fairly CPU bound/limited even compared to the XBox One and PS4 and especially PC. The other main reason is that monsters that "slide" like Leviathans, and few others, don't walk on four or two legs , which would be the points computed with Kinematics, but instead their entire bodies and that causes a CPU bottleneck which the XBox One and PS4 couldn't overcome and the Nintendo Switch wouldn't/can't either and why some popular monster didn't appear in World, the PC could overpower that limit but I don't think Capcom would release monsters only on one platform on a multi platform game, even the PC. So I don't see or think that Kinematics will return, at least for the next titles and or console generations, but it's possible. :)

While it's nice to know how the top spec machines handle, I think you've looked at this back-to-front. The main comparisons here should have been with low-mid spec PCs to show how well it can run on those systems. The 'Recommended' GPU on Steam is a 1060 3GB, with a 1030 as the 'Minimum', and it given how great the game is on Switch anyway, it would have been most useful for people with less powerful/expensive systems to know what they needed to get a decent 1080/60 fps presentation which would allow them to comfortably enjoy this great game. EDIT: And comparisons on those low-spec machines with MHW might have been interesting as I suspect that the older game is much more demanding even on low settings.

This is nice but things we kind of expected that after seeing this, im still more intrigued with what they accomplished with the Switch rather than the upgrades itself.

For anyone wondering, I mainly play this on my gaming laptop with a rtx 3060 but have also tried it on my gpd win 3. It's the 1165g7 version with 96 eus on Intels iris xe integrated graphics. With a custom bat file to run the chip at 35 watt tdp (instead of the stock max of 28 watts) I can get a solid 60 fps at 1080p with 150% resolution scale and almost everything on high except for mesh detail and with foliage sway off. It plays amazing and it was really shocking to see it run at 60 fps 1080p on integrated graphics. It's a credit to both iris xe and how well the RE engine scales for lower end hardware. I was a bit skeptical when they released the system requirements because the recommended gtx 1060 only giving 1080p 30 fps seemed a bit conservative considering the immensely less powerful switch could run it at over 720p 30 fps. TLDR: Anyone running more modern integrated graphics should be able to play this have at 60 fps with a few tweaks at a decent resolution

BEWARE Dynamic Shadows option is creating a courtain of grain at certain distance around the character. I think this is caused by switch form high res to low res shadows and lighting changes at the same distance with this option off. But this switch is much less noticable, then this grain which covers the screen at that distance, if you have the option on. Here you can see It at 4:51.

I'm running an i5 10400f and gtx 970. I'm hitting 100+ fps on medium settings and in 1440p. I'm super happy with this result. MHW struggled to hit 60fps all the time and in 1080p.

If only this had Cross-Save and Crossplay.. Honestly that would have been very beneficial, especially to people who may have a PC/Switch setup.. But the game does look great on PC and for people who bought it on PC, Hope y'all are enjoying your time with it so far

So for awhile I was having problems with stuttering killing my game. Turns out the issue was with my Occulus Rift. Apparently it was mirroring what was going on in my monitor (I think) and when I unplugged it from my pc the game was running completely fine. Ever since I've been playing the game at a locked 141 and it's amazing. So yeah, if someone is having a similar issue maybe try that.

Yeah i noticed the artifacting on the "chin" area on pc too. But not too distracting when maxed

I still don’t understand how I can play online with 4 slicing bow guns during a rampage and there is zero lag. This game completely baffles my mind on switch versus all of the other games we have (looking at you Age of Calamity)

Can you guys do a comparison of all Deep Rock Galactic versions?

I like how easy the game runs tbh (yes yes bc it was built for the Switch so duuur lol) On my 2080 I can easily run this at 4K 60fps at 150% image quality. (aka 6K internally) or 4k 120fps at 100%

So what about performance on other hardware (at least 1 low end spec and 1 middle end to get the feeling of scalability? What about support for ultra-wide? What about 120 fps or higher support?

I cant wait for digital foundry to start doing steam deck comparisons

7:37 Small addendum, while the FPS-Halving is removed on enemies, Endemic life (the lil birds that you collect) are still affected by it - you can even see it on the green Vigorwasp in that PC shot. 10:48 Sadly, somewhat inaccurate. MOST cutscenes remain locked at 30fps, as in 90% of them well into the endgame. However, you can circumvent that with a mod called RiseTweaks which allows the cutscenes to render at your selected settings.

I'd love to snag the PC version of this, but alas, the lack of cross save and cross play made me reconsider. I just don't feel like redoing everything all over again.

I chose 100% image quality on 4k with a 1080, and get 100 - 120 fps, its world changing coming from the switch version.

Screenspace Shadows would have been great for foliage - everything smaller than a tree just floats

On PC endemic life still occasionally suffers from that Switch half framerate animation at sometimes surprisingly short distances

I was 100% that you would've made a video on Nier Replicant 1.22 (remake/remaster) comparing it to the original. But apparently it wasn't done. It would've been really interesting

I've played this game on my switch a lot. I'm just happy I can play it on 60fps now on pc

Nothing changed thats worth buying. Only thing i can see thats worth is the modding community. No one cares about these changes that are hardly noticeable.

The side by side comparisons around the 5:00 mark really surprised me. I was expecting more of a wow factor, but the Switch holds up really well. It's so impressive that one is aging mobile tablet hardware while the other is a literal RTX Titan desktop GPU.

Just built a new PC & have been playing MHW on a launch day ps4.... should I go for MHRise on PC or MHW on PC?

To think, Pokemon Legends looks like a PS2 gen game, where as Capcom made this beauty on the Switch.

Great vid! This game looks good at low resolutions, but once you see it in 4k, it's hard to go back.

uses an RTX Titan... uh - who owns that? mostly no one, and its not like you need that to max this out at 4k. Weird comparison is weird.

Dumped well over 100 hours on the Switch version and I can't wait to pick this up on Steam so I can play it in 4k and on my Steam Deck!

Nintendo switch version holds up quite well.

As someone that regularly goes back and plays older games from the series there is one thing that the PC version unfortunately can't do out of the box, and that is supply functional multiplayer after the servers get taken offline. The PSP, 3dS, and Switch games all support local connection, meaning that if you have RL friends that play, you can still hunt together without hoping someone in the emulation scene will write network functionality into an emulator, and that someone will figure out how to get around the master server issues. World will be only the 3rd game in the series where multiplayer will cease to be available when Capcom decides to kill the servers. This alone makes it a disappointing title in many ways, despite the other improvements it made. Oh, and Rise PC also uses Denuvo. That's disappointing too. Still looks nice though.

No cross progression gonna be pain for some but nice to see its aleast not broken, pretty much gonna run decent on most respectable low-end gpu coming from a mobile game

Cross save for progress on the go? That’s what me future Deck is for.

Can not wait for the Steam Deck just to play this game. It'll be the definite portable experience.

i dont know why this was compared as a 4k60 title. it runs like a dream at 1440 165. its smoothness is not ever comparable to the switch version, which look choppy even compared to 60 it looks good enough and just feels so damn good to play at such a high fps

Only DF would compare switch vs pc_4k, next video atari vs pc_4k

@Digital Foundry No response to Horizon II : Forbiden West Story Trailer ? You know,tech analysis and stuff

I’m glad they ported it to PC, because I know there are a lot of die hard fans who have good PCs that would not get a switch to play, but the portability is one of the main positives of the switch version, it came it clutch on those long deployments out to sea

I bought the collectors edition on Switch and enjoyed it, but the PC port is completely another beast. I cannot stress how much better the game feels on my PC running at 1440p/165Hz with improved visuals and instant loading times on an NVMe SSD. It takes a great game and turns it into one of my favourites of all time. I'm really surprised you didn't mention the loading time improvements.

165fps locked for me, thats all i needed from the PC port :)

11:22 that's bold

*Insert "they're the same picture" meme*

This game is already a masterpiece on Switch. 300h + and waiting for Sunbreak to release.

Awesome vid! As always 👌

Graphic wise it was okay. PC has higher texture, frame rate etc. But gameplay-wise especially for gunner - or archer - PC version lacks motion controller - which turns me into an archer on MHRise. Even the steam motion control emulation setting won't do as good as in switch.

So consoles next?

Anyone else find that the showdown cascade is very close on pc. Sometimes I don’t notice it and then other times I feel like I can just see it pushing along the world as I walk. I get that’s how it works but I never noticed it in my 100+ hours on switch. So I wonder why it stands out so much on pc with max settings across the board

Still god damn happy I got it on pc

After pumping around 300+ hours on the switch I can tell you that the switch to pc is worth it. Also this game with HDR enabled is just gorgeous

I was thinking how does 4k rendering look so blurry on the pc? then I seen taa+fxaa ticked.. that explains it, maxing out all settings doesn't always mean better.

Shame the demo on Steam seems to max out at 720p. I cant check if itll play at 60 at 1080 without forking out for the full game. ☹

Sick video

As someone with very lowend specs (RX550, i5 2400), I can say this game runs comfortably at 1080p medium at 60fps.

If Capcom had implemented cross-save between Switch and PC this would’ve been a day-one purchase! But to do all that hunting and grinding again…nah not worth it. A very big missed opportunity

Why only test for 60fps? This game supports 144+ / uncapped.. At least some mention of that would of been nice.. And ideally, some testing.

Threadripper? Isn't that more of a server CPU?

People who say the side by side comparison doesn't look that much different. Here's a tip: maybe try actually watching this video on a screen that supports 4k resolution. If you already are and still can't tell the difference then I have nothing else to say

this game is so fast paced and amazing, I loved world but I think this might edge it just a bit.

I'm curious to see what further advancements Capcom Dev 2 can do with the RE Engine going into Monster Hunter 6.

To be honest, this comparison only reinforces my decision to stay on the Switch version for when Sunbreak releases. As nice as it would be to run Rise on my PC maxed out at higher refresh rates, my experience with the Switch version was largely flawless. I was able to complete the game without any qualms over it being a sometimes inconsistent 30fps. Had Capcom promoted cross-progression of some sort, then MAYBE I'd double dip once Sunbreak releases. But as it stands, I'm still quite impressed with Switch's offering for Rise and will stick to that platform.

Switch version looks great compered to PC.

I tried really hard to like Rise but it just pales in comparison to World and others ... Rise looks lovely and plays great. Really cool monster and level design. Love the village. But the entire game is just way too damn easy! I breezed through the entire thing - I think I got like 2 carts for the entire game 😯 while it's cool to have an easy mode, Rise should at least have an option for increased difficulty. Gotta say I love the look here with this PC port. Awesome!😆

Switch holds its own very well, i can barely see a difference when sitting about 7ft from a 50ich 4k screen. What makes the world of difference is 60fps vs 30fps

I'd imagine this runs pretty well on the Steam Deck. Has anyone tried it out?

Finally thank you !!

Lighting looks pretty bad maybe because switch limitations?

Sadly capcom downgrade the graphic to be more handheld since in japan they like their handheld console and play where they feel it right comparison wise i don't really see the difference other then 60 FPS graphic wise it kinda look the same but i might be wrong

It looks great on pc but if I'm honest this is so impressive on switch and the difference isn't really that striking at all to me. I do get that it's essentially a game built for switch just boosted up for pc but I think I'd play it on switch even if I hadn't bought it already. The upgrades aren't worth the loss in portability, to me at least.

When will se have console version i can’t w8 to play my first monster hunter game

sucks i can't transfer my save.

This game on OLED is a masterpiece

I had to double check I'm using the latest update, but I don't have 60hz background enemies, they're refreshing at 30FPS even with maxed settings. What would cause that?

More than anything this makes me even more impressed with the Switch, and now more inclined to get that version for the option of handheld play and some local multiplayer sessions.

Wait... so you are meaning to tell me... that this game already has foot clipping issues............ and yet they STILL say "we can't add lagiacrus for clipping and terrain issues"????????

I mean on switch with an m classic it cleans up the graphics so well that I don’t even care for the graphical improvements that it gets on pc or next gen consoles.

Now if we can get this on the ps5

Am I the only one having baaaad stutters for (apparently) no reason at 144fps max settings ? Game going from smooth 144 to 80/60 for a second then pushing back up. Playing on a 2070 Super at 1440p max settings (gpu idolization 65%/cpu 50%)

Been playing it on Steam and it's a great game. Playing at 120 fps at 1440p is so good.

In fairness you have to give props to Capcom for the Switch version's optimising because the game looks better than we all thought it could on that system.

Thanks for covering this

Pretty much nothing else but the ridiculous price.

Comparing a PC to a Switch is like comparing a Ferrari to a tricycle.

Would have loved to see a look at performance numbers beyond 60 fps in this video. Especially since even consoles regularly push to 120 nowadays and in my experience the demo ran a bit worse than expected for a switch conversion.

Asides from framerate and native rendering resolution there's virtually barely ANY difference. It's pretty hard to notice the foilage swaying, seems like a lazy port when considering it's console brethrens drawbacks.

I must admit however fairly or unfairly I feel slightly dissapointed by the limited improvements from switch version, I was expecting just a little bit more than this.

Finally owner of RTX Titan can play at max setting on 4K.

This video impressed me with the Switch version, actually.

I'm pretty sure 150% render quality is actually native display resolution and not doing any supersampling whatsoever.

Would've been nice if you tested it on a mid range card because who tf has s Titan???

Nothing compares to pc gaming