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Re:Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video] by tshaddox on Thursday January 16, 2025 @01:28PM (#42728978)
> what the rest of the industry calls graphics (polygon count basically)

IMO the focus of cutting edge triple-A graphics is physically based rendering.

Re:Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video] by dcrazy on Thursday January 16, 2025 @03:17PM (#42730326)
“Physically based rendering” does not mean “photorealistic rendering.” After all, PBR was pioneered by Disney for use in their animated films. I would be surprised if Mario Odyssey doesn’t use PBR.