Bethesda 'Investigating' Skyrim Switch 2 Performance Issues, as Fans Brand Latest Port a 'Disaster'

Just a time aft Bethesda announced and launched The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim connected Nintendo Switch 2, the steadfast has acknowledged the crippled has show issues.

In a lengthy thread connected reddit that brands the larboard arsenic a "disaster," determination are wide complaints astir input lag and the game's locked 30 frames per 2nd visuals. "There's similar a full 2nd betwixt maine flicking the instrumentality and my quality moving its head," the post's writer wrote, describing the acquisition arsenic worse than "online Smash Bros."

Many person compared Skyrim's Switch 2 larboard with that of the acold much caller Cyberpunk 2077, which offers 40 frames per 2nd connected Nintendo's caller hardware portion rendering considerably much elaborate environments. And determination has been criticism, too, of the information the crippled hogs 53GB of abstraction connected the Switch 2's comparatively constricted interior memory, compared to conscionable 25GB connected PC.

A abstracted reddit station with much than 2,400 upvotes showing a video of the game's input hold tin beryllium seen below:

On Bethesda's authoritative enactment site, the steadfast has listed a question that asks: "Why americium I experiencing framework complaint issues with The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim pursuing the Anniversary Edition update connected Nintendo Switch?"

"We are investigating reports of show issues connected Nintendo Switch with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim aft the Anniversary Edition update," is the authoritative response. There's nary connection connected fixes yet, but the steadfast said anyone experiencing issues could subscribe to the nonfiction for updates.

"In addition, you tin supply feedback and accusation regarding connected this taxable via the Feedback form," Bethesda concluded.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition is being sold for $59.99. Alternatively, anyone who owns Skyrim Anniversary Edition connected the archetypal Switch tin wage $19.99 to upgrade the crippled and play connected some consoles.

Included for your wealth are Skyrim's basal crippled and the 3 authoritative Expansions: Dawnguard; Dragonborn; and Hearthfire. Players connected Switch 2 get acquisition enhanced resolution, improved load times, show optimisation, Joy-Con 2 rodent support, question controls, Amiibo support, and much versus the OG Switch version, taking vantage of the much almighty hardware.

This week, IGN talked with Bethesda Game Studios exec Todd Howard astir the company's aboriginal plans. Intriguinly, Howard said that portion The Elder Scrolls 6 was inactive the adjacent large caller video crippled to beryllium successful the works, Fallout is the franchise the workplace is doing the astir successful close now.

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