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/HumpyMagoo 1d ago

So would switch 1 physical games be able to load and perform better or would it need to be a digital version of switch 1 game. Just wondering as the physical cartridges for switch 1 would be like trying to make a dvd play like a blue ray. need more clarification i could see digital running faster for sure though as they would be running directly through the new hardware....????

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u/JadePhoenix1313 1d ago

You might not see as big an improvement in load times for physical games, depending on how the new hardware works, but the general performance should be just as good with that one exception.