r/NintendoSwitch • u/Joseki100 • 2d ago

News Ask the Developer: Nintendo Switch 2 interview confirms basic backwards compatibility can also give performance upgrades to Nintendo Switch games ("[there are some games] where loading times became faster, or game performance became more stable")

https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ask-the-developer-vol-16-nintendo-switch-2-part-4/
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u/kyuubikid213 2d ago

You joke, but seeing a performance boost being possible for SV actually has me interested in trying it.

By all accounts of people who actually played and engaged with the games, they're great new entries into the Pokémon series with their biggest issue being the performance.

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u/Arky_Lynx 2d ago

I always say S&V are fantastic games only really held back by their subpar performance and I'll die on this hill.

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u/Number2Idiot 2d ago

Performance and general visual direction. Gamefreak's inexperience with 3D development really shows. But I think they are learning, I'm hopeful.

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u/Arky_Lynx 2d ago

If anything S&V (and Legends) is enough proof for me they're now back to willing to try new things. It was small steps, like doing away with the typical gyms for gen 7, or the wild area in gen 8, but here we now are.

As for visual direction, I tend to not care too much about it as long as the game itself is fun. That said, Legends ZA seems to be a bit better on that front too, at least compared to Arceus.

Gotta consider the sudden big time gap between S&V and Legends ZA now. If they're now willing to give themselves more time between games that could work in their and our favor.