Well-known dataminer OatmealDome shared on their Twitter profile a new screenshot that has been making the rounds revealing that the third entry in the shooter series will be using AMD FSR 1.0. While not as good as version 2.0, AMD FSR 1.0 will let the game run smoothly without compromising visual quality too much. As already mentioned, if Splatoon 3 will indeed use AMD FSR 1.0, it wouldn’t be the first game developed by Nintendo to do so, as Nintendo Switch Sports uses AMD’s upscaling tech.
Splatoon 3 appears to be using AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 1.0. Note that this is not 2.0, which uses temporal upscaling (upscaling using data from prior frames). 1.0 uses spatial upscaling (upscaling based only on data from the current frame). https://t.co/BnxW1cYzoI — OatmealDome (@OatmealDome) August 18, 2022 In other news, OatmealDome also confirmed that Nintendo will be using a new in-house server system called NPLN for Splatoon 3, which will power many of the new Lobby features of the game. In-game netcode will likely still be peer-to-peer.
Nintendo is using NPLN, a new in-house server system, for Splatoon 3. Many of the new Lobby features take advantage of NPLN. They would be more difficult or impossible to add with the old system, NEX. Note that in-game netcode is likely still peer-to-peer (pia). https://t.co/cFKexTxhP2 — OatmealDome (@OatmealDome) August 18, 2022 Splatoon 3 launches on Nintendo Switch on September 9th worldwide. Learn more about the third entry in the series in the overview below: Enter the Splatlands, a sun-scorched desert inhabited by battle-hardened Inklings and Octolings. Splatsville, the city of chaos, is the adrenaline-fueled heart of this dusty wasteland. Even in this desolate environment, Turf War reigns supreme and battles rage in new stages located in the surrounding wilds. Dynamic new moves help these fighters dodge attacks and cover more ground, along with a new bow-shaped weapon to sling ink. Join Agent 3 in a fight against the unruly Octarians in story mode. Discover the secrets of Alterna, the Fuzzy Ooze, and how they connect to the mode’s theme, “Return of the Mammalians.” Team up and fend off waves of dangerous Salmonid bosses in the next iteration of Salmon Run, a co-op mode with fresh new features.