{"id":43939,"date":"2024-01-16T18:29:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T17:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1961610"},"modified":"2024-01-16T18:59:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T17:59:37","slug":"is-prince-of-persia-the-lost-crown-worth-playing-on-switch","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/is-prince-of-persia-the-lost-crown-worth-playing-on-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown worth playing on Switch?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Is it playable? Let&#8217;s take a look. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Ben Huxley\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 16 January 2024 at 17:29 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/technology-guides\/nintendo-switch-offers\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Switch<\/a> is still Nintendo\u2019s current-gen console, and it\u2019s still going strong. This is decent going for a piece of hardware that first came out in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>However, there\u2019s often cause for concern when a AAA game \u2013 made for the likes of the PlayStation 5 \u2013 gets ported to the Switch.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t a powerful console in the first place, with Nintendo doing its usual of putting innovation before graphics. So many a big release hasn\u2019t fared well on the handheld device.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/mortal-kombat-1-dlc\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Mortal Kombat 1<\/a> became a bit of a meme on the internet with its hugely scaled down character models.<\/p>\n<p>However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/hogwarts-legacy-switch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hogwarts Legacy<\/a> port surprised us by not performing <em>too<\/em> badly.<\/p>\n<p>So, what about the Switch version of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/prince-persia-the-lost-crown-reviews-round-up\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown<\/a>? Is it a success? Let\u2019s take a look\u2026<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown worth playing on Switch?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>With a price tag of \u00a344.99, you don\u2019t want to waste your money on a port that doesn\u2019t show Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown in its best light.<\/p>\n<p>Especially with all the glowing reviews, you\u2019ll want a version that gives you the full experience. Or at least as close to it as possible.<\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6344171278112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"video-js\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js\"\/> <p>So, is the Switch version playable? Well, in PJ O\u2019Reilly\u2019s review for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.co.uk\/Games\/Nintendo-Switch-games\/Prince-of-Persia-The-Lost-Crown-2398221.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nintendo Life<\/a>, he addresses these concerns directly, saying: \u201cPerhaps most importantly for the Switch version of the game, we\u2019ve had very few issues with Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown in terms of its performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt looks fantastically bright and colourful in both docked and handheld (1080p and 720p respectively) and plays at 60fps across the board, so big wins all around there.\u201d<\/p> <p>He also compared it to the Series X version, and said that \u201cthe graphical differences are slight to say the least\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Sounds to us like it holds up pretty well!<\/p>\n<p>You should also check out the following video from YouTube channel GameXplain below.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see, the differences are there, but they\u2019re pretty negligible.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Graphics Comparison (Switch vs. PS5)\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hlvVegr7Zq0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>You can buy the (surprisingly decent) Switch version of The Lost Crown on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.co.uk\/Games\/Nintendo-Switch-games\/Prince-of-Persia-The-Lost-Crown-2398221.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the official site<\/a> now!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/one-more-life-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One More Life podcast<\/a> and subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/gaming-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gaming newsletter<\/a> for all the latest intel.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for something to watch? 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