Marseille mClassic Switch Upscaler - Plug-and-Play 1440p/4K HDMI Gaming Upscaler To Boost Graphics - Works With Playstation, Nintendo Switch, Xbox & More - Zero Lag & Maximum FPS

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The upscaling and anti-aliasing of the MClassic is able to reduce the ugly jaggies of the game for a much improved image. The edges of Bride Mario’s veil look softer, and you can see a lot more details in Mario’s face. It’s just an overall better experience. Fire Emblem: Three Fates

The gold standard for the mClassic would be an onscreen interface you can use to see performance metrics and tweak what effects the mClassic applies and how it applies them. A silver medal would go to the mClassic if you could simply connect it to a PC via USB and change its settings in a piece of software. Either way, having control over your image is what I’m after, and even if the mClassic doesn’t get more effects, just the ability to tweak the ones it already comes with would be a massive win. games also look far cleaner using the retro mode. I couldn't help but test an old classic like Super Mario 64 (the PAL 50hz version, unfortunately), and as with all of the other games mentioned here, it was considerably smoothed over. On these much older 3D games the point about a softer image doesn't really apply - all of the post-processing provided by the mClassic on N64 games makes the image quality look better, there really isn't an argument to be made to the contrary like with 2D games. But most importantly, I want tweakable settings. On PC, there’s a piece of software called ReShade that does what the mClassic does: adds post-processing effects to games. The thing is, though, with ReShade, you can choose from a huge list of effects, tweak their settings to an extremely fine degree, and get access through a convenient on-screen display to a ton of different performance metrics. It’s basically an easy way to make any game you’re playing look great, and it’s sort of the third-party, community-led version of NVIDIA Freestyle. So, this game runs at a resolution of 1600 x 900, meaning that the mClassic will take that and upscale it very slightly to1080p. for this test it made sense to leave the Switch itself at a resolution of 1080p seeing as the native resolution of the game sits between 720p and 1080p, and we don’t need the mClassic to be upscaling from a lower resolution than what’s necessary. But let’s get into the reason you’re all here. You’re hungry for some footage comparisons aren’t you? Well then, let’s dive in to some gameplay! mClassic Gameplay Footage Comparisons

Games really do look much better.

Here’s a gallery of the differences between regular console output and with the mClassic, provided by Marseille Inc. The first option is simply deactivating the upscaler completely and using it as a passthrough, effectively using your console’s video output as it was intended with none of the features of the mClassic. We can see similar results from Fire Emblem: Three Fates. Here Mercedes’s hair looks smoother and as do the lines of her clothing. To begin with I’m keeping things simple and setting the Switch to output at 1080p which is it’s maximum resolution. Mario Odyssey The second option turns on a green light and this is called the ‘Processing On’ mode. This is basically the default setting you’re going to want to use in most cases, with it turning on the upscaling and additional features to improve the image coming from your console.

In theory, the PS3 and Xbox 360 would both be prime candidates for the mClassic. Both of them use HDMI as their primary video output and both of them mostly feature games that run at 720p and while the mClassic doesn’t specifically state it works with these consoles, I’m still interested to take a look. PS3A later scene shows Raven Beak, the main antagonist in Metroid Dread, holding Samus by the throat. We've added an image slider below for easy comparisons. Here, if you look at the edges of Samus' calves and hips, her armor doesn't look fully round and smooth. You can also see more jagged edges around her shoulder pads and at the top of her helmet. For the best results, try zooming in on your phone or computer. However, the upgrade to visual quality with the mClassic engaged isn’t night and day, either. That isn’t to say it’s not a meaningful, worthwhile upgrade, though. For Animal Crossing, even some relatively light anti-aliasing and upscaling significantly cleans up the image and cuts down on jaggies. Considering the game is generally fairly minimalist aesthetically with lots of clean edges and bright colors, the increase to color vibrancy makes the whole world pop, while sharpening effectively brings out some extra detail from textures.

Obviously there is a chance that you’re looking at this and you’re thinking, “sure I can see a slight difference, but it’s so minimal that it doesn’t really matter” and yeah I definitely get where you’re coming from. Let’s face it; the mClassic isn’t a miracle worker. It’s not going to make Switch games look like they’ve been ported to the PS5. Before anything else, I noticed how much the MClassic improved the look of text. I was outputting a 1080p laptop signal to a 4K display. And while I was ensuring everything was working, I noticed that the text in Steam looked significantly worse when I turned the processing off.Let’s look at some side by side footage of Super Mario Odyssey because I think that showcases the difference a lot better. So on the left we have the Nintendo Switch video in it’s raw form and on the right is the mClassic footage. Now comes the not-so-great news. The mClassic doesn't support HDR, at least in my tests. If you connect it to a PS4, Xbox One X, or PS4 Pro, then you'll have to live without the better colors. While some games on the PS4 are sub-1080p, many support HDR so it'll have to be a personal preference. Do you prefer vibrant colors or a smoother image? Let's talk about my strangest experience at CES. I went to a meeting with a cable manufacturer and ended up discussing video games with a founding member of N.W.A. Las Vegas is a weird place, but for one week in January it's where you see new things, like an HDMI upconverter made with input from Arabian Prince.