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Switch 2 will be backwards compatible with Switch

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288 points ashitlerferad | 5 comments | 06 Nov 24 14:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.835s | source
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pipeline_peak ◴[06 Nov 24 17:31 UTC] No.42065845[source]▶
Pro: We won’t have to repurchase games.

Con: Assuming native compatibility, this likely won’t be a very exciting console.

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1. BudaDude ◴[06 Nov 24 17:35 UTC] No.42065910[source]▶
A beefier Switch is what everyone wants. The number 1 complaint I hear about it is how game X looks worse on it than the Xbox/PS version.

Hopefully Nintendo learned its lessons from the Wii U.

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2. pipeline_peak ◴[06 Nov 24 17:56 UTC] No.42066324[source]▶
A beefier iteration is the Xbox PlayStation way. To many people what makes Nintendo special is that they often avoid that. Wii, Switch, snd DS being successful examples.

>Hopefully Nintendo learned its lessons from the Wii U.

That’s my concern, Nintendo doesn’t like incremental titles like “Switch 2”. They’d rather call it something weird like “Switch Me” which only confuses non informed customers.

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3. internet101010 ◴[06 Nov 24 19:12 UTC] No.42067650[source]▶
Yeah playing emulated Switch games is a much better experience on a Steam Deck than it is on the Switch. Nintendo is in a weird spot now because the competitive landscape is much different.
4. digging ◴[06 Nov 24 20:47 UTC] No.42069106[source]▶
If they were on their game it would just be "Big Switch".
5. vunderba ◴[06 Nov 24 21:24 UTC] No.42069655[source]▶
Agreed, a lot of people were expecting a bump in processing power in the OLED refresh, but it's pretty clear now that they were saving that for the Switch 2.