Surprise Nintendo Switch 2 Update Boosts Switch 1 Game Performance in Handheld Mode
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Nintendo has announced a major new Switch 2 feature that improves the performance of most Switch 1 games when played in handheld mode.

The feature, which is buried at the bottom of Nintendo’s patch notes, allows for boosted Switch 1 games when playing in handheld, with performance akin to playing with the console docked.

  • Phelpssan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    26·
    3 days ago

    That’s a massive improvement in some games for those who play handheld. Probably should’ve been there from the start, but it’s good that Nintendo finally implemented it.

    • Lemmyng@lemmy.worldEnglish
      111·
      3 days ago

      Not sure why it wasn’t there from the start. It’s something that emulators have been able to get down pat from day 1.

    • Nutteman@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      3 days ago

      They probably wanted to see how much money they could feasibly make with switch 2 editions of switch 1 games before pulling the trigger on this.

      • missingno@fedia.io
        3·
        3 days ago

        They’ve attached some big disclaimers that not all games will play nice with this, which is why it’s a setting that has to be toggled on.