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Switch 2 will be backwards compatible with Switch

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285 points ashitlerferad | 2 comments | 06 Nov 24 14:32 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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vunderba ◴[06 Nov 24 15:48 UTC] No.42064100[source]▶
They're being purposely coy though on what this actually means. Backwards compatibility with digital/e-games, or backwards compatible with the physical carts?
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1. CatWChainsaw ◴[06 Nov 24 22:10 UTC] No.42070266[source]▶
I don't game nearly as much anymore but my understanding is that Nintendo may be the last console maker to regularly produce physical games. Newest Xbox doesn't even have an optical disk drive, I believe?

Nintendo also seems to be the least price gouge-y, in terms of lootboxes and microtransactions and other bullshit. Now I wish that didn't come with the tradeoff of them being completely anal when it comes to people posting OSTs online but I guess I'll take it.

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2. Uvix ◴[07 Nov 24 01:29 UTC] No.42072274[source]▶
The newest Xbox model doesn't have any new features; they stripped the drive so they could offer a lower-cost model. And while the newest PlayStation model doesn't have a drive, they sell one separately. So physical games are still alive and well for all three competitors.