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.

  • Gerudo@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Curious if this gives games with a Switch 2 upgrade the same benefit. I mostly want higher fps in games like Tears of the Kingdom, so if this patch gives it to me, I won’t need to purchase those upgrades.

    • Lemmayng@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      I think this is more like allowing for Switch 1 Docked mode experience in Handheld mode as opposed to applying the native upgrades from the Switch 2.

    • setsubyou@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      As far as I know Tears of the Kingdom is capped at 30 fps and 900p on Switch 1 in docked mode. This update gets you this Switch 1 docked mode experience on handheld, so it should not get you 60 fps or any of the other improvements of the switch 2 upgrade pack.