It's the case with almost every console as soon as it launches, but the Switch 2 feels particularly light on games at the moment. Mario Kart World is great, but doesn't feel like much when it is one of the on𒐪ly options you have. You're going to want to move onto something new eventually while you're waiting for more Switch 2 exclusives.

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As it stands, plenty of games have already gotten ports to the Switch 2, or gotten enhanced versions of previous games. However, the vast majority of the original Switch's library is sti🦂ll trapped away on that console. However, even without a proper update,ℱ plenty of these games can run better just through the pure brute force of the Switch 2.

Without updates, these games can only run to the upper limits of what they were already locked to. Don't🧜 expect miracles, but some improvements are pretty significant.

10 🧜 Xenoblade Chronicles 2

A close up of Rex looking proudly to someone off screen with a window to his left looking out onto the night's sky in Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Systems
Released
December 1, 2017

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
PHYSICAL

ESRB
T For Teen due to Language, Suggestive The🐼mes, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco, Violence ꧋
Developer(s)
𓆉 🌞 Monolith Soft
Publisher(s)
Nintendo
Engine
Proprietary Engine ♍
Platform(s)
Switch
OpenCritic Rating
Strong
How Long To Beat
63 Hours
Metascore
83

The Xenoblade Chronicles games enjoyed a strong life on the original Switch. From the entire series bein📖g brought to the same console and then also expanding the story with the re-releases, it felt like a dream come true. They were already a technical marvel for how well they ran on the original Switch, though Xenoblade Chronicles 2 always stands as the least technically impressive of the bunch.

While every other Xenoblade games feels basically the same on the Switch 2, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 gets some more noticeable improvements. The resolution in handheld is always at the𒐪 upper limits of what it could achieve, and the frame rate is locked to 30 consistently, even in the more intensive combat scenes.

One ironic🌊 downside is that, even though the game runs at a higher resolution, the Switch 2 having a 1080p screen makes the game comparatively still look lower resolution.

9 ♒ Any Warriors Game

Link looking at the glowing Master Sword in Hyrule Warriors.
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Hyrule Warriors
Action
Systems
Released
September 26, 2014

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
PHYSICAL

ESRB
🎃 T for Teen: Fantasy Violence, Suggestive Themes ꦬ
Developer(s)
168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Team Ninja, Omega Force
Publisher(s)
Nintendo, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Koei Tecmo
Engine
unity
Multiplayer
ℱ Local Multiplayer, Local Co-Op
OpenCritic Rating
Strong

The Warriors games ha🙈ve always been defined by the massive hordes of enemies you battle. Whether this is in the main Dynasty Warriors series, or the spin-off series like Fire Emblem Warriors. The Switch got quite a few of these games, and basically all of them run and look significantly improved now, hitting the 60fps cap from the original Switch.

Hyrule Warriors in particular should be highlighted for how it is improved in just about every way. It looks sharper, it runs smoother, and it loads faster. Considering the game itself is also an expanded port f꧟rom a previous console, it's nice to finally see it running and looking the best it possibl💙y can.

8 ꦺ Monster Hunꦕter Rise

A hunter using the Wire Bug in Monster Hunter Rise.
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Monster Hunter Rise
Action
RPG
Systems
Released
March 26, 2021

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
PHYSICAL
4.5/5

ESRB
🍌 T for Teen: Alcohol Reference, Blood, Violence 𒊎
Developer(s)
Capcom
Publisher(s)
Capcom
Engine
RE Engine
Multiplayer
Online M🀅ultiplayer
Number of Players
1-4
OpenCritic Rating
Mighty
How Long To Beat
22 Hours
X|S Optimized
Yes
File Size Xbox Series
37 GB (Novem🦩ber 2023)
PS Plus Availability
E🔯xtra & Premium
Wiki

Metascore
87

After the worldwide success of Monster Hunter World, the series briefly returned to its portable entries with Monster Hunter Rise. While the later PC and console releases allowed the game to run at much higher framerates and resolutions, the Switch version ran at that origina🧸l lower🍰 framerate and resolution.

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Mind you, the game always ran quite well so it was no major loss, but there were moments when many characters would be on screen at once with multiple monsters all fighting and it could drag down a little bit. With the Switch 2, that's gone entirely, and even comes with im๊proved load times if you have the game installed on internal storage.

7 🧜 🅷 Daemon x Machina

Daemon X Machina image showing the player Staring down an Immortal from afar.
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Daemon X Machina
Third-Person Shooter
Systems
Released
September 13, 2019

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
4.0/5

ESRB
t
Publisher(s)
Nintendo
Engine
༺ Unreal Engine 4
Multiplayer
💟 Online Multiplayer
Platform(s)
Switch
OpenCritic Rating
Fair

While 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:mecha games have always been popular, they felt more niche on an international scale until FromSoftware returned to its mecha roots with Armored Core 6. The game of course did not find its way to the original Switch, though it had its own host of mecha games to choose from.🔜 One of the earlওiest examples on the console was Daemon X Machina.

Originally a Sw𒀰itch exclusive, it later came to PC with plenty of higher-performance options. While the game obviously still cannot hit that same level of scalability on Switch 2 by default, it does thankfully run completely steady now, and with some faster loading times to boot. The perfect time to get back into it in preparation for the sequel.

6 💧 Persona 5 Strikers

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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Persona 5 Strikers
Action
RPG
Systems
Released
February 3, 2021

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
PHYSICAL

ESRB
M for Mature: Blood, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Violence ဣ
Developer(s)
♐ Omega Force, P-Studio
Publisher(s)
Atlus
Engine
🥀 Proprietary Engine ꩲ
Franchise
Persona
Platform(s)
PS4, PC, Switch
OpenCritic Rating
Strong
How Long To Beat
35 Hours
Metascore
83

While Atlus was no stranger to copious꧟ spin-off of the Persona series, the fame of Persona 5 was unprecedented. So, so many games, all of them everywhere all at once. Persona 5 Strikers was one of the more unique spin-offs, blending the dail💧y life sections of the original Persona 5 with more Warriors-style gameplay.

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It was, humourously, also the first Persona game on the Switch, and was infamous for its poor performance and absurd loading times. It was one of the rare Warriors-style games to be locked to 30fps, but at least k💧nows runs completely locked. The real difference here is the significantly improved load times, making the game actually playable now.

If you al🌃so have Joker in Smash, you ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚunlock more music to play in Strikers, which is a nice extra bonus.

5 ꦫ The Wonderful 101

The Wonders gathered together in front of a building ready to fight in The Wonderful 101.
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The Wonderful 101: Remastered
Action
Systems
Released
August 23, 2013

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
PHYSICAL

ESRB
t
Engine
Platinum
Multiplayer
🐈 Online Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer
Platform(s)
Switch, PS4, PC
OpenCritic Rating
Fair

y Originally made for the Wii U, The Wonderful 101 is a game that defies explanation. An isometric superhero character-action game with a dash of Pikmin and old arcade-style gameplay. Just look at a screenshot from the game and try to work out what exactly you're looking at. After PlatinumGames acquired the rights, they made a remaster and ported the game to moder⛦n consoles.

Sadly, it ran only a little better🎀 on the Switch compared to the Wii U, never really hit𝓡ting that 60fps cap. With the Switch 2, the game can finally be played as it was intended. A constant 60fps cap without any stutters like the original.

4 🍌 🥀 Batman: Arkham Knight

Batman walking through a burning Gotham in Batman: Arkham Knight.
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Batman: Arkham Knight
Released
June 23, 2015

WHERE TO PLAY

SUBSCRIPTION
DIGITAL
PHYSICAL

ESRB
M for Mature: Blood, Language, Suggestivܫe Themes, Violence
Engine
ౠ Unreal En🌃gine 3
Franchise
Batman
Platform(s)
PS4, Xbox One, PC
OpenCritic Rating
Mighty
How Long To Beat
17 Hours
X|S Optimized
No
File Size Xbox Series
47 GB (Novꦜember 202꧙3)
PS Plus Availability
ไ Extra & Premium
Metascore
87

When Batman: Arkham Knight was originally released back in 2015, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:it was a graphically gorgeous game, though not without tech issues, on PꦍC especially. So when it was announced it was coming to the Sw🏅itch, it was seen as a technical marvel. And sadly, it was not. It was a disastrously poor port, worse than many would have even anticipated.

So it's nice that on the Switch 2, the port left enough headroom for it to take advantage of. Again, it won't cause miracles. but even many of the game's frame-pacing issues are tightened up and plays at a muc🍎𝕴h more consistent 30fps. So while it still isn't to the quality of the original console release, it's much closer now than anyone could have expected.

3 ꦬ No More Heroes 3

Travis uses the Death Glove to transform in No More Heroes 3.
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: No More Heroes 3
Action
Systems
Released
August 27, 2021

WHERE TO PLAY

SUBSCRIPTION
DIGITAL
PHYSICAL
3.0/5

ESRB
💙 M For Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes
Developer(s)
Grasshopper Manufacture ꦅ
Publisher(s)
🌳 Grasshopper Manufacture
Engine
🌃 Unreal Engine 4 🃏
Steam Deck Compatibility
ౠ Unsupported ꦦ
OpenCritic Rating
Strong
How Long To Beat
12 Hours
PS Plus Availability
༺ Extra & Premium

After a long hiatus from the mainline series, the No More Heroes series returned to the Switch.🌸 Originally made for the Wii and it's motion controls, No More Heroes 3 took advantage of this on the Switch, too. However, the Switch, though some technical marvels were achieved, it was not an obscenely powerful console, and No More Heroes 3 is a good showcase of that.

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Finally though, the game can shine like it was meant to. Loading times are reduced, resolution is sharper, and it hits its respective overworld and combat frameraꦑte caps consistently, all without any extra updates. Sure, it's still held back compared to other later releases, but at least the version you might already have runs as intended now.

2 ♈ The Witcher 3 📖

Geralt in a bath tub in The Witcher 3's introduction.
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
5.0/5
Released
May 19, 2015

WHERE TO PLAY

SUBSCRIPTION
DIGITAL

ESRB
ไ M for Mature: Use of Alcohol, Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Nudity, Strong Language, St🗹rong Sexual Content
Engine
𓆏 REDengine 3 🔴
Cross-Platform Play
yes
Cross Save
yes
Expansions
The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone, The Witcher 3: Bl🐼ood and Wine
Steam Deck Compatibility
verified
OpenCritic Rating
Mighty
How Long To Beat
52 Hours
X|S Optimized
yes
PS Plus Availability
🌠 Extra & Premium
Wiki

Metascore
94

The Witcher 3 was already an impressive game when it came to consoles, and even it was not without some performance issues, especially in bigger cities like Novigrad. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:This made the Switch port incredib🔯ly impressive. Shockingly, it really was well-made, bringing the world🧸 to a much weaker console thaꦫn it was made on.

On Switch 2, it is almost on par with the original consoles. The frame🍬rate is locked, the resolution hits its maximum limit, and loading is significantly improved, especially when installed to the console. And knowing CD Projekt Red and the success fo Cyberpunk on the Sw𓄧itch 2, an update to The Witcher 3 may well be right around the corner.

1 ﷽ Bayonetta 3

Bayonetta Adjusting Her Glasses With A Serious Face In Bayonetta 3.
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Bayonetta 3
Action
Adventure
Systems
Released
October 28, 2022

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL

ESRB
m
Publisher(s)
Nintendo
Engine
Proprietary Engine 🤪
Platform(s)
Switch
OpenCritic Rating
Mighty
Metascore
86

Long-awaited and packed with a great multitude of changes compared to previous entries, Bayonetta 3 did the best it could. While Bayonetta 1 and 2 were a mostly locked 60fps when ported ⭕to the Switch, Bayonetta 3 struggled. It didn't run badly by any stretch, but that dodgier framerate was killer in a game that relied on precise button inp༒uts and reaction speed.

Thankfully, it fi♒nally runs just like its peers on the Swit🐼ch 2. A locked 60fps and faster loading times make the game much more of a joy to play, even if some of its other pitfalls can't quite be patched up so easily.

That said, the game had a somewhat low resolution originally that, like Xenoblade Chronicles 2, now looks comparatively the same if not🌳 poorer on the handheld's 1080p screen.

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