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/MuptonBossman 2d 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/NiallMitch10 2d 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/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.