{"id":135994,"date":"2026-02-10T03:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T03:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-197254"},"modified":"2026-02-10T03:55:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T03:55:00","slug":"video-monster-hunter-stories-3-trial-demo-side-by-side-graphics-comparison-switch-2-xbox-series-s-ps5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/10\/video-monster-hunter-stories-3-trial-demo-side-by-side-graphics-comparison-switch-2-xbox-series-s-ps5\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Monster Hunter Stories 3 Trial Demo Side-By-Side Graphics Comparison (Switch 2, Xbox Series S, PS5)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/47af23c849c5e\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/47af23c849c5e\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"yKHAcYtToz8\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yKHAcYtToz8?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>There have been a bunch of demos released following last week&#8217;s Partner Showcase, and one of them was for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/monster_hunter_rise\">Monster Hunter<\/a> spin-off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/monster-hunter-stories-3-twisted-reflection\">Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yKHAcYtToz8\">YouTube channel &#8216;ElAnalistaDeBits&#8217;<\/a> has now shared a side-by-side of this demo to showcase how the Switch 2 performance and resolution compares to the Xbox Series S and PlayStation 5 versions. The resolution is the lowest on the hybrid platform, and the uncapped frame rate hovers around 30fps.<\/p>\n<p>The same video notes how the Switch 2 version shows &#8220;greater stability than the Xbox Series S version in docked mode&#8221; but in &#8220;portable mode it can fall below 30fps more often&#8221;.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"cols cols-2\">\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Monster Hunter Stories 3\" class=\"scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/12d3db3cfb5e6\/monster-hunter-stories-3.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/12d3db3cfb5e6\/monster-hunter-stories-3.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Monster Hunter Stories 3\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Monster Hunter Stories 3\" class=\"scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0baeffc7aecde\/monster-hunter-stories-3.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0baeffc7aecde\/monster-hunter-stories-3.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Monster Hunter Stories 3\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: YouTube (ElAnalistaDeBits)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>Keep in mind, this demo may not necessarily be 100% reflective of the final release in terms of the game&#8217;s graphics, performance and gameplay, and is subject to change.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, the Switch 2 trial demo for Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection is available to download right now from the eShop. Capcom has also confirmed you&#8217;ll be able to transfer your save data to the full game when it arrives on <strong>13th March 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We should also have our own preview of this title up on Nintendo Life soon, so be on the lookout for that!<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:197147,197251 @ 1770715063 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p>Have you tried out this demo yet? How are you finding it so far? <em>Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] There have been a bunch of demos released following last week&#8217;s Partner Showcase, and one of them was for the Monster Hunter spin-off Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection. The YouTube channel &#8216;ElAnalistaDeBits&#8217; has now shared a side-by-side of this demo to showcase how the Switch 2 performance and resolution compares to the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-135994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135994\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}