Exclusive: Upcoming Fast Fusion Update For Switch 2 Introduces Photo Mode

I am still of the opinion that this is the best game on Switch 2 so far in terms of a demonstration of exactly what the system can do.

So fast, so slick and I’ve not had any performance issues at all.

The only interesting game so far on Switch 2 in my opinion until Donkey Kong comes out. It's good they are adding more features to it

@BaldB3lper78 To be fair, FAST has always been a series that performed really well, as far as I remember. It's a really solid series that I could truly recommend to anyone.

Hah, I thought it was weird that they changed the music in Zenshoh Habitat, especially since the new music track had completely different vibes. Good to know it was just a mistake.

Racing games almost always look good and this one is no exception. But the thing that sucks me in to Fast Fusion for long sessions is the gameplay. It’s just really polished. This game deserves lots of sales.

This is will be nice to have considering taking ingame photos currently has you being exposed hard to the brutal reality of it’s image quality. I’d really love a proper upgrade for RMX at this point, just give me native 4K and a 1080p120hz mode, the next gen graphics of Fusion are nice but you get numb to them after a while especially with the image quality compromises they had to make that not even pure mode can solve.
If Fusion had simply looked as nice as Wipeout HD in order to balance out image quality and performance I would have been fine with that, instead it’s pushing a lot of modern rendering techniques and using DLSS at very low internal resolutions to offset the performance of doing that.

Can they fix the bug when my dog wants to go for a walk 10 seconds into lap 1. It's quite off putting being pawed constantly during a race and often ends up in a spectacular crash. I suppose I could paws the game to be fair. Love the game and yes one of the best titles to grace the SW2.

Waiting for a physical edition.

Would love to see online multiplayer!

@Yosher It’s brilliant. Should sell better than it does. Fusion is up there with Wipeout it’s that good. IMHO

@BaldB3lper78 I never played Wipeout, I don't think that ever came to Nintendo platforms. But I'll take your word for it! It's good to see other devs keeping the futuristic racer genre alive either way, since Nintendo isn't really doing it.

@AllBLK So happy I can enjoy both this and Mario Kart (and a whole bunch of Switch 2 editions). I've been playing Switch 2 nonstop since launch and the amount of content feels overwhelming tbh

@Yosher wipeout was on the n64 👍 this is the closest we will get without weapons. Hopefully they will add a weapon mode and online mode further down the road.

I haven't touched MKW since launch, but this is getting plenty of play and even reginited my love of Fast RMX on my Switch Lite. Fantastic game, worth every penny.

@karatekid1612
I quite like the fact it hasn't got weapons. You can use the boost to knock them off course, even off tracks and grab their boost power in the process. Its a nice alternative to weapons (he says, just completing Doom: the dark ages )

@Jhena same, but for now let them finish the game, they keep adding stuff constantly.

@Yosher Wipeout came to the N64 as Wipeout 64 but wasn’t really as polished as the PS versions

I've noticed that so many Switch 2 games have photo modes! Photo modes are cool, so here's hoping they keep happening!

Leave the physical until all these improvements are done and I'll be happy Shin'en.

@splinters bit of a contradiction there but get the winking face 👍 I think a weapon mode would be great as an additional mode, but as it stands, when you win it's down mainly to skill rather than blowing someone off the track, which yes like you, I prefer.

Think I ran into that wall glitch a few times. Just stopped dead in my tracks when going around a sharp gravity turn. Not great considering how hard the highest speed setting already is, so I'm glad it's been resolved.

@BaldB3lper78 I’ve been on the fence on this game, mainly because I’m spending so much time on Wind Waker, MKW and Cyberpunk, but this comments section is swaying me to get it. Best game on Switch 2 you say?

This is my favorite racing game in the past decade!

@BaldB3lper78 @karatekid1612 Heck, didn't realize it came to N64. I didn't even know the series was that old. I thought it was always a Playstation exclusive and started on PS2 at earliest. Thanks for educating me!

@HugoGED
True, I did not even think about it, thanks.

Yeah, please take your time Shin'en. Best to release the physical, when nothing gets added anymore down the line.

@Yosher no worries, it started on the ps1 and sega saturn (on systems before the n64), around 1995/96 without looking on Google I think? I had it on both systems and it was like nothing else at the time. Also, I believe the chemical brothers did some of the track music which made it even cooler! Yep happy memories and great games! The n64 version was ok, but I thought fzero was better than wipeout 64.

I picked up Fast Fusion and have been enjoying it. Did the other "Fast" games ever introduce online play? I was surprised that mode wasn't in the game. I also think a vehicle "upgrade" system could be cool. As is, the Fusion system is neat but doesn't really have a ton of depth, and after awhile, there isn't much to spend your credits on.

@FredsBodyDouble The last one had online play but it was limited to 'subsonic' difficulty. It also had very few players.

@karatekid1612
I played the original PS1 WipeOut a while ago. Cool game and quite challenging, I can only imagine, how cool it was when it released. The soundtrack is interesting, too.

@Jhena yep, fantastic at the time and I'm sure still holds up well today. As for the music, that was hard-core mid 90s rave back in the day, but probably an acquired taste to be fair.

@Jhena Unfortunately for me, I played it on release and loved it - still do. Really fit the times it was released in, but then I think it still does.

Proud owner of Wipeout, Wipeout 2097 and Wip3out for the PS1, especially 2097 which built upon the great original. I'll never forget the first time I heard Firestarter by Prodigy when racing down a track 😂

@Ellie-Moo
Sounds like a great time. Yeah, I thought it was quite playable. Firestarter is a great track, no wonder that you can still remember this moment.

I really have to play the rest someday. Got 2097 but I think something is wrong with the disc.

Something holds me off buying this. Even if I enjoyed the game on Wii U and Switch 1 and it's only 15 bucks. I'm not that interested.

The most polished game on Switch 2 keeps getting better!

@Nintendo4Sonic I enjoyed the Wii U and Switch 1 titles as well, but couldn't get into them. Ended up never actually putting much time in even though I knew the games were solid. But Fusion has grabbed me and I keep going back to it, I think the jump mechanic really added a layer of depth that the previous titles needed.

Yes, Fusion is much better than the previous.

Great game, so glad I picked this up…

@Kilroy ok, nice to hear. Even if I liked those games and they technically brilliant. There always was that "it's not F-Zero" feeling.

@Olliemar28 The 1.4 update just went live! My Switch 2 updated the game when I tried to boot it up. Photo mode is active, press Select to go into it. The controls menu does not reflect this in the game, though, so I had to experiment by just pressing the button. It's the only one that doesn't have an assigned function, according to the menu.

Pinging you because today is Wednesday July 9th and you said the update goes live Thursday the 10th.

Tbh, am still waiting for this to go on sale.
...and for my switch 2 to consistently recognize my household's internet.

@Mariotag How far away from your router is your Switch 2? I assume you're trying wireless.

@Kilroy Same distance as switch 1.
I tend to use handheld these days. Even right up by my router, it notices nothing some 90% of the time.

Switch 1 meanwhile, normally does great, but if I power off and on again for any reason, even a mandatory update, the system will be incapable of seeing the internet again until the router is reset.