Random: Modded Nintendo Change OLED Runs Zelda: TOTK With 4K Visuals

Discuss of potential tech specs for ‘Change 2’ has been floating about for therefore lengthy by this level, plainly the entire thing goes round in circles. Will Nintendo’s follow-up be capable to run 4K or will not it? It is one thing that we’ve got heard time and time once more, and now one modder has taken issues into their very own fingers to make their present Change hit these decision goals (thanks, WCCFTech).

The modder behind the YouTube account naga has been busy at work tweaking the specs of their Change OLED, modding the console to swap out its commonplace RAM modules for 2 greater frequency 4GB modules, successfully doubling its energy within the course of

Many Change video games look like hard-capped to 4GB of RAM, rendering the mod ineffective, nevertheless, naga was capable of get The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to benefit from the additions, pushing the sport to run at 4K decision due to a great quantity of overclocking.

We should always level out that 4K Zelda is all effectively and good, however even with the extra energy, the console mod tanked the sport’s efficiency to a near-unplayable state — you thought Korok Forest was uneven earlier than, simply wait. We have now added a video which reveals the modded console in motion on the backside of this text and naga has additionally uploaded a video which reveals the modding course of itself, for these .

After all, this is not one thing that we’ll be making an attempt ourselves (and we might advise that you do not both, wanting on the efficiency outcomes) nevertheless it does beg an attention-grabbing query about whether or not Nintendo will really pull by way of and obtain such technical wizardry for no matter console comes subsequent. Rumours out of final yr’s GamesCom instructed that the follow-up was proven to builders behind closed doorways on the occasion, with the demo reportedly operating Breath of the Wild at 4K 60FPS.

If the most recent rumours are to be believed, nevertheless, a 2025 launch is wanting more likely than our lofty hopes of a launch this yr. We’ll hold ready for an official announcement, we suppose.