{"id":905857,"date":"2025-12-25T06:05:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T06:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/digitalfoundry-2024-ace-combat-7-is-one-of-the-most-impressive-switch-ports-weve-ever-tested"},"modified":"2025-12-25T06:05:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T06:05:12","slug":"ace-combat-7-is-one-of-the-most-impressive-switch-ports-weve-tested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/ace-combat-7-is-one-of-the-most-impressive-switch-ports-weve-tested\/","title":{"rendered":"Ace Combat 7 is one of the most impressive Switch ports we&#8217;ve tested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ace-combat-7-is-one-of-the-most-impressive-switch-ports-weve-tested.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Arcade-style aerial combat games have been thin on the ground in recent years, with the notable exception of Bandai Namco&#8217;s Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown. This 2019 high-altitude genre revival gave us a high-quality jet combat game, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/digitalfoundry-2019-ace-combat-7-multi-platform-tech-analysis\">built for modern visual expectations<\/a> with the help of Unreal Engine 4. <\/p>\n<p>Now, with little build-up or fanfare, Bandai Namco has dropped a Switch conversion, which promises the full Ace Combat experience at home or on the go. How well has this graphically sophisticated title been translated to the Nintendo Switch? <\/p>\n<p>A quick glance at the Switch and Xbox One versions side-by-side reveals few obvious compromises on Switch relative to the game on last-gen consoles. But if you go a little deeper, there are some key differences that separate the two releases &#8211; even if in typical gameplay some of those changes aren&#8217;t terribly evident.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/digitalfoundry-2024-ace-combat-7-is-one-of-the-most-impressive-switch-ports-weve-ever-tested\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/digitalfoundry-2024-ace-combat-7-is-one-of-the-most-impressive-switch-ports-weve-ever-tested\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arcade-style aerial combat games have been thin on the ground in recent years, with the notable exception of Bandai Namco&#8217;s Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown. This 2019 high-altitude genre revival gave us a high-quality jet combat game, built for modern visual expectations with the help of Unreal Engine 4. Now, with little build-up or fanfare, Bandai Namco has dropped a Switch conversion, which promises the full Ace Combat experience at home or on the go. How well has this graphically sophisticated title been translated to the Nintendo Switch? A quick glance at the Switch and Xbox One versions side-by-side reveals few obvious compromises on Switch relative to the game on last-gen consoles. 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