The ultimate pre-launch specs for the Change 2 have been revealed, and one ongoing thriller has been answered–the Change 2 won’t assist variable refresh price in docked mode, a minimum of not at launch.
Digital Foundry has launched a ultimate take a look at the Change 2’s tech specs, together with extra particulars on the console’s customized Nvidia processor, and the sources builders will be capable of use when making software program for the Change 2. The tech breakdown additionally confirmed that the Change 2 will solely assist VRR in handheld mode, and never whereas docked.
The query of VRR has been a little bit of a thriller for the Change 2–the console was initially introduced as having VRR assist in docked mode, so long as it was getting used with a VRR-compatible show. The references to VRR had been later faraway from the Nintendo web site, as noticed by Digital Foundry, leaving it unclear whether or not the console would assist VRR.
Variable refresh price is an ordinary that was launched with HDMI 2.1, permitting units to match the refresh price of supported shows to stop stuttering or tearing points with fluctuating body charges. VRR has been supported on Xbox for some time now, whereas PS5 added VRR assist over a yr after it was launched.
Seeing because the Change 2 was initially introduced with docked VRR assist, it appears seemingly that the console will see the function added at some point–but it will not be current when the Change 2 launches on June 5.