- Dragon’s Dogma 2 Producer Naoto Oyama says that Performance Mode will reach 60FPS on console ahead of Darkness arises release
- Oyama says the Switch 2 version will hit 30FPS and “even higher”
- He adds that Capcom’s RE Engine has been “a really good fit” for the Switch 2
Dragon’s Dogma 2 coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 later this year along with the launch of its Darkness arises expansion, and Capcom has made some major improvements to the base game in preparation.
In an interview with Eurogamer about the process of porting the fantasy role-playing game (RPG) to the Switch 2, producer Naoto Oyama said that Capcom’s RE Engine “has actually been a really good fit for the Nintendo Switch 2.”
He explained that the team has been able to use the knowledge of previous Switch 2 ports, such as Pragmatics and Resident Evil Requiemand the improvements to the RE engine to create a solid port for The Dragon’s Dogma.
“Because this is an internal [Capcom-owned] engine, we’ve been able to accumulate knowledge and know-how from other teams,” said Oyama. “And that means the improvements made to the engine with each title and the various features added with new games stay with us – and we get to benefit from them on future titles. It’s a really positive cycle for us.”
The manufacturer confirmed that the team has also worked to improve the overall performance of the game, not only on the Switch 2, but also on the launch of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and Series S platforms.
“In particular, we’ve been trying to find as many small tweaks as we can make so that we can build up and get a big performance boost on consoles when it comes to Performance Mode itself,” he said, adding that this will be a feature of the August title update that will allow the game to reach 60FPS in Performance Mode on console.
Oyama went on to confirm that the game can reach 30FPS on Switch 2 and “even higher” during many scenes.
“This means that all the effort we’ve put into the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of the game will also pay off in the Switch 2 version,” he said, “and we’re currently seeing a minimum of 30 frames per second performance on that hardware (and in many scenes even higher!).
“So it’s a little while until the game comes out, but it exceeds our expectations for Switch 2 and I hope players agree that we’ve done a great job once again bringing this game to that platform.”
Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Riseswhich introduces a new region, Norgan, new armor, weapons, dungeons and more, launches on October 9.
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