Summary
- When the Nintendo Switch 2 plays original Nintendo Switch games, it won't be doing so natively.
- That's because the Switch 2 and original Switch aren't compatible at a hardware level.
- To make games playable, Nintendo devised a hybrid emulation and hardware solution, though it requires testing each game one by one.
By now it's no secret that the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Nintendo Switch 2 will 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:be able to play your existing 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Nintendo Switch games, a decision Nintendo immediately 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:called the "best direction." And as shown in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Thursday's dedicated Switch 2 Direct, some games will even get a "Switch 2 Edition," featuring enhanced features and, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:in some cases, extra DLC.
That said, if you're not too keen on paying an upgrade fee, you can still pop in an orig༺inal Switch cartridge and play it on the Switch 2. However, it won't be a native experience. That's because the Switch 2 isn't technically compatible with the original Switch.
Emulators Save The Day, Again
As shared in Nintendo's "Ask The Developers" Q&A, the Switch 2 and original Switch aren't compatible on a hardware level. "When we first started Switch 2 development, the focus was on enhancing its performance as hardware, namely, expanding its capacity," Takuhiro Dohta said. "So, compatibiꦫ💦lity was a lower priority."
To get things compatible, the end result is a mish-mash b🥀etween an emulator and actual hardware. "If we tried to use technology like 🦩software emulators, we’d have to run Switch 2 at full capacity, but that would mean the battery wouldn't last so long, so we did something that’s somewhere in between a software emulator and hardware compatibility," Dohta explained.
Now, when you play an original Switch game on the Switch 2, it's being co﷽nverted on a "real-time" basis, according to the developers. That tidbit is requiring the team to test each game one by one, over 10,000 in total, to ensure compatibility and make note of any errors.
"Even with all those checks, it might not be that all Switch games run perfectly in time for the launch of Switch 2, but we will continue our efforts so that we can support as many Switch games as possible," Kouichi Kawamoto said of the team's endea♎vors. Ultimately, only time will tell how well the games do run, though it sounds like there won't be ❀too much of an issue.
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- 256GB ✤internal / M🗹icroSD
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- ꦇ 10꧙80p (handheld) / 4K (docked)
- App Store
- ෴ Nintendo eShop
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
Ni💞ntendo Switch 2🅺 Has More Games Than PS5 And It’s Not Even Out Yet
I already feel like putting down money on the Nintendo Switch 2 for just a singleﷺ game.
