The latest versions of the Yuzu Nintendo Switch emulator introduce a variety of changes and improvements that vastly enhance The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom emulation and improve performance on graphics cards that have low amounts of VRAM.
Yuzu’s early access 3601 introduces a new setting to recompress ASTC textures, supporting BC1 and BC3 formats. The first one provides lower quality textures, allowing saving more than eight times VRAM, essentially making Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom playable on cards with 2GB VRAM and AMD integrated GPUs. BC3 provides medium-quality textures, making it the recommended option for users with 4GB, and 6GB VRAM. These settings apply to all games that use ASTC textures, so titles like Bayonetta 3, Metroid Prime Remastered, and Fire Emblem Engage will run better on low-end hardware.
Shortly after the release of Early Access 3601, the developer released another version, version 3602, which further improves Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s emulation by fixing the pixelated shadows under objects when using the Ultrahand ability. The new features introduced in the latest Early Access versions have yet to be released to the public, but they should get implemented in the public build of the emulator in the coming days. You can get access to the emulator’s latest Early Access builds by subscribing to the developer’s Patreon page.
The Yuzu Nintendo Switch emulator can now be downloaded from its official website, where more information on it is also available.
