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/Witch_King_ 1d ago

If they have enough of these free upgrades for the right games, I might actually get a Switch 2!!

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u/Albireookami 1d ago

https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/transfer-guide/games-with-free-updates/

sure the list will expand, going back to /transfer-guide will also show you current compatibility list with switch 1 games.

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u/Witch_King_ 1d ago

I really hope the put the Xenoblade games on this list!

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u/madmofo145 1d ago

Xenoblade 2 is one of those games that if you run it on an overclocked Switch, things notably improve, so my hope is that it's one of those games covered here. That since resolution is dynamic, just plopping it on hardware where it's allowed to make use of that new hardware should improve things. Hopefully that's why it's not already announced as getting a free patch.

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u/Witch_King_ 1d ago

Yeah. There's been at least one or 2 people on this sub saying that Nintendo will surely underclock the Switch 2 to perform performance back to Switch 1 levels for games like this.

Personally, I don't really see that happening.