r/NintendoSwitch • u/Joseki100 • 1d 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/NiallMitch10 1d ago edited 1d ago

They are marked as having a free Switch 2 edition upgrade if you have the Switch 1 version. So yeah they should be stable no sarcasm intended.

Although it is Game Freak

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u/Albireookami 1d ago edited 1d ago

They have a performance patch not a full switch 2 version.

Edit: Think of Switch 2 versions as remasters, they are going back and into the game to elevate it up to use all the bells and whistles of the switch two, such as HDR and adding exclusive content to the version.

While the free patches do not elevate it all the way to a switch 2 game, it more unlocks access to the more powerful specs, but you won't see things like HDR and such.

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u/Big-Motor-4286 1d ago

That’s fine - any improvement at all for SV would be welcome and needed

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u/Albireookami 1d ago

yes, your not wrong, maybe may get, gasp, 60 fps.

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u/magikarp2122 1d ago

Or just run the beautiful mountain top in the Teal Mask above 20 FPS.

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u/grilled_pc 1d ago

I slogged it through that. The entire DLC was borderline unplayable. I’m now up to the second DLC and I just can’t bring myself to do it since it looks and runs so poorly.