{"id":109581,"date":"2020-02-24T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/02\/site_news_were_changing_the_way_we_handle_switch_screenshots"},"modified":"2020-02-24T18:30:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T18:30:00","slug":"site-news-were-changing-the-way-we-handle-switch-screenshots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/02\/24\/site-news-were-changing-the-way-we-handle-switch-screenshots\/","title":{"rendered":"Site News: We’re Changing The Way We Handle Switch Screenshots"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As we all know, not every Switch screenshot is created equal<\/em>. Screenshots taken when your console is docked are going to look subtly different to those captured in handheld mode, not only because of the resolution difference but also due to the fact that the console is operating at a weaker power level when it’s away from the TV. As developers have had more time to get to grips with the Switch, we’re seeing the gulf between these two standards grow even more noticeable.<\/p>\n

That’s spurred us on to change the way in which we handle Switch screenshots in our reviews. Traditionally, we’ve simply captured a bunch of screens during gameplay \u2013 both in docked and handheld modes \u2013 and uploaded them onto the site without any indication of the mode they were taken in. Moving forward, we’re going to be more transparent about which mode the screen was taken in so you can see for yourself the difference between the two modes \u2013 this is going to be especially interesting to those of you that own a Switch Lite and therefore will only ever experience games in handheld mode.<\/p>\n

Below you’ll see two examples. The top one was taken in docked mode, as denoted by the message and icon underneath:<\/p>\n