Video: Metroid Prime 4 Side-By-Side Early Graphics Comparison (Switch 2 & Switch)

Wait, the Switch 2 graphics are sharper and the Switch 1 graphics are fuzzier? I am shocked, shocked I say!

Truly, Prime 4 is nothing short of graphics.

As much as I love high refresh rate gaming, it's just not the same with sticks as with a proper mouse on PC. It is nice to have the option, but I'll be playing at 1080p60 without any question.

Nvm I'm challenged, it has mouse support so I'll definitely look into it.

This looks so crisp and was quite a standout in terms of power for the Switch 2. I’m not sure when I’ll pick up the new console — life, bills, and a brand new car is getting in the way — but this will be one of the first games I get, if the release date is soon, that is.

I may not get a Switch 2 for a while, so I'm fine with the Switch 1 version. But I do hope we get Wii-style pointer controls like Prime 3.

Also, this is an upscaled Switch 1 game.

looks so nice! i love the environments in this game they are so pretty. just hoping its eighty bucks on switch 2 🤯😥

Since I'm not getting a Switch 2 for quite some time, I'll be grabbing the OG version.

Even if it’s not required to play four I really hope Nintendo ports the other two games by the time this releases.

I won’t be getting a Switch 2 at launch (unless something crazy happens) so I’m glad they aren’t skimping on the OG version.

@dskatter what a time to be alive!

We are finally in line with the PS4/5 comparisons where we justify a system being better by the blades of grass?

What a time to be alive!

Graphics are nice but what I really want to see is the performance mode at 120 fps and unfortunately that will be only appreciated in person.

Definitely gonna be playing in 1080p, 120fps mode. I love me some high fps, it just looks so good.

It's nice that it seems like a worthwhile upgrade if you play it on switch 2 but if you don't own one it still is one of the best running switch games available on the system. You can't really go wrong either way.

I don’t like choices, I like playing games without ever visiting the options screen. As the developers intended. It’s their art creation. Please don’t make me choose. If I’m playing docked which should I pick? I will probably just select the default

Well is the game fun? I guess we will see, but Prime 3 was my least favorite for reasons so I hope this one is awesome. Either way definite purchase as this series is almost always 10/10 for me

Interesting! Switch 1 FTW!

I'm kinda digging that a lot of folks here are dissing the switch 2, it will be a nicer comment board on the exclusives without all the crazy hate.. like come on, this was the longest ever wait for an upgrade and you could of saved $10 a month for 50 months since they started talking about it

Remember the Metroid Prime games are suppose to be depicted of Samus perspective viewpoint from inside her visor so it make sense for the visuals to not be as sharp as the visor may had visual glare and blur sometimes. That means the graphics for the Switch 1 version looking a bit fuzzy and blurry from within the visor makes sense, the visor is not suppose to be super sharp and crystal clear so the Switch 2 version is inaccurate. The third person perspective visual viewpoint looking sharp on the Switch 2 is alright though.

Yep just gonna get the S2 version.

the Switch 1 version is sharper than this, the video shows a compressed video, so it is pretty unfair

Like PS4 to PS5 the game design is held back by limitations of the weaker platform.

It still looks good but the game could of been more kind blowing just being on Switch 2 but the install base isn't there yet to make a lot of money.

Honestly, even if the graphics are slightly better on NS2, the box art for the NS2 Edition is disturbingly bad, and, as it says on the box, it comes with the NS1 game and the Upgrade Pack, so you may as well just buy the NS1 version and the upgrade pack, assuming it still costs the same if you do so. In my case, it'll be a while before I can buy an NS2, so I may as well pick up the NS1 version anyway.

For a Switch game that's been enhanced for Switch 2, this looks fantastic. I can't wait to see what Nintendo's games made specifically for Switch 2 are going to look like because they always look better than remasters or upgraded ports.

I haven't seen any examples of the Switch 2 doing 4k at 120hz yet. I know it'll need the horsepower, but I'm curious if it has the ability to output?

nothing special, it is 2025... of course the new version is crispier

It's impressive indeed, but considering how it'll run and look even on the original Switch, I bet they could take a step further and add a "graphics" mode that even includes ray-traced (reflections or shadows at least). Maybe that's not the priority here, but for Metroid it would look amazing.

Ok. I don’t know if it’s the fact I saw this on my mobile phone or if it’s because my eyesight is poor but they both look identical to me.