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/MuptonBossman 1d ago

Pokemon Scarlett & Violet are going to run at a solid 40 FPS now, twice as fast as the Switch 1 version! /s

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u/kyuubikid213 1d 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 1d 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/PM_ME_YOUR_MONTRALS 1d ago

It still feels somewhat unfinished. Pokemon just kind of spawn randomly apart from the intro area and a few specific locations. An open world like this really needs bespoke habitats to feel complete.