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Switch 2 will be backwards compatible with Switch

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288 points ashitlerferad | 2 comments | 06 Nov 24 14:32 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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bdcravens ◴[06 Nov 24 15:58 UTC] No.42064268[source]▶
So another six years of fractured marketing, where you need a spreadsheet to know if the game you want to buy will run on your device. Is it for the Switch, the Switch 2, the Switch 2 Advanced, or the Switch 2 Advanced S AI Cloud VR?
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nerdjon ◴[06 Nov 24 16:38 UTC] No.42064915[source]▶
Unless they choose some stupid name other than "Switch 2".

People understand Playstation 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 just fine so that simply isn't true.

Also consumer confusion is not a good excuse to ignore having backwards compatibility.

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1. drooopy ◴[06 Nov 24 17:27 UTC] No.42065782[source]▶
I can just see them snatching defeat from the jaws of victory by calling this thing something stupid like "Switch U" or "SwIItch" confusing the hell out of consumers again.
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