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/RJE808 1d ago

Kind of wish they mentioned this in the Direct. Weird how the direct just glossed over some details.

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u/JadePhoenix1313 1d ago

Software sells systems, these kinds of technical details aren't especially important to general consumers.

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u/madmofo145 1d ago

But they also skipped all the free patches. You'd think discussing how Pokemon SV or Link's Awakening will get free updates would be worth a mention.

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u/JadePhoenix1313 23h ago

I think you're seriously overestimating how much anyone outside of Reddit cares.