So far, the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wilderness has only released a teaser video, and Nintendo has not even announced the official name of the game. Now, according to analysts' analysis, it's likely that the Breath of the Wilderness sequel trailer isn't actually running on the current Switch.
The analysis comes from the latest episode of Digital Foundry Weekly, where three analysts Richard Leadbetter, John Linneman and Alex Battaglia break down the trailer for the Breath of the Wilderness sequel. They found that the technical aspects of the new trailer had a good breakdown, including anti-aliasing, 1080p/720p rendering, drawing distance, etc., which led the team to wonder if the sequel was really intended for the current Switch.
Battaglia believes that the shot clips in the trailer have perfect anti-aliasing, which is a problem that even the Xbox Series X sometimes encounters, so it's hard to imagine Nintendo's 2017 main chance to fully master the technology. The volume of the cloud also doesn't change as Link approaches the sky, which is another sign that the sequel might be running on more powerful hardware.
In addition, Battaglia also believes that the release format of the "Breath of the Wilderness" sequel may be similar to the original game in 2017, the original "Breath of the Wilderness" was launched on both Wii U and Switch, and Battaglia speculated that the sequel will be launched on Switch and more powerful console hardware.
Whether the trailer for the Breath of the Wilderness sequel actually runs on the Switch is certainly a question worth discussing. While it's entirely possible that Nintendo will tweak the trailer to make it look better than the final game, Linneman noted that Nintendo doesn't usually resort to this marketing ploy, showing in the trailer how well the game works on actual hardware.