THE FUSE

I used to not be a framerate sicko, but the past generations’ focus on remasters and making old games run smoother has rewired my brain. Overwatch, a game I have put over a thousand hours into, is something that’s meant to run at 60 frames per second, and I’ve played it so much on my PlayStation systems that the smoother framerate is embedded in my muscle memory. I can line up a shot as Soldier: 76 as easily as breathing…usually. But when I booted up the Switch 2 version, I had a visceral reaction to its locked 30fps framerate as my aim became less precise and my sprinting became choppy.