Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake reportedly running at 60 fps on PC just hours after game's official Nintendo Switch 2 release

I've spent all night playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake on the Switch 2, and it's a fantastic experience, but some would prefer to tinker and toil over an emulator than enjoy Link's new look. The game is already running on PC, but performance issues are aplenty. You can see progress is moving pretty fast from the emulator crowd, just from th

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  1. Progression of Emulation Performance: Emulation of the new Zelda title on PC showed rapid technical advancement within its first 12 hours. While initial efforts were restricted to loading splash screens and cinematics, subsequent updates enabled gameplay performance to reach a range of 30–60 fps.
  2. Technical Hurdles and Hardware Context: Despite improvements in frame rates, the emulation experience remains unstable, currently characterized by persistent visual flickering and stuttering. The emulator is being tested on high-end hardware, including a Ryzen 7 9800X3D and an RTX 4080, which differs significantly from the console's native hardware.

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