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title: "Cuphead – Resolution and frame rate revealed"
url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/nintendo-switch/cuphead-resolution-and-frame-rate-revealed/"
description: "Following the announcement of the excellent Cuphead heading to the Nintendo Switch during the Nindies presentation, more details about the port have now been confirmed."
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2019-03-25 16:35:45"
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Cuphead - Resolution and frame rate revealed | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters

 [![Cuphead – Resolution and frame rate revealed](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/cuphead-resolution-and-frame-rate-revealed.jpeg "Cuphead – Resolution and frame rate revealed")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/cuphead-resolution-and-frame-rate-revealed.jpeg)Following the announcement of the excellent Cuphead heading to the Nintendo Switch during the Nindies presentation, more details about the port have now been confirmed.

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## [](#details-confirmed)Details confirmed

Cuphead for the Nintendo Switch will be an in-house port and the team has optimised the game so that it runs similarly to the Xbox One and PC versions.

- In house port
- Runs similarly to other versions
- Team did heavy re-tooling to get it done on Switch properly
- 60 frames per second
- 720p in portable mode
- 1080p docked
- Identical output as the Xbox One version
- Two-player in portable mode on one screen with Joy-Con (or a Pro Controller and a Joy-Con)

Impressive work Studio MDHR!!

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