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Huge Nintendo Switch 2 Update Adds Handheld Mode Boost For Switch 1 Titles (www.ign.com)
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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.

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[-] Phelpssan@lemmy.world 26 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months 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.world 10 points 6 months 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.

[-] Samskara@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

It might have taken them a while to figure out issues with power use and suspend.

[-] missingno@fedia.io 3 points 6 months 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.

[-] Nutteman@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months 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.

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