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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: 0.001s | 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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Retr0id ◴[06 Nov 24 18:37 UTC] No.42067080[source]▶
Consoles have had architecturally unexciting hardware for a while now, what kind of thing were you expecting?
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pipeline_peak ◴[06 Nov 24 19:32 UTC] No.42067952[source]▶
I was / (am still sort of) expecting Nintendo will make a product that’s exciting. Not a Switch 2 we can look back on and say “man this company hasn’t made a significant console since 2016”.

To be fair, I predict a Netflix of gaming in the future so maybe this is a safe move, idk.

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Retr0id ◴[06 Nov 24 19:44 UTC] No.42068173[source]▶
The Nintendo DS was "interesting" relative to the GBA (if you ask me), but still had native back-compat.

I agree that the Switch 2 will likely be "more of the same", but I don't really see how that relates to back-compat?

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1. pipeline_peak ◴[07 Nov 24 00:08 UTC] No.42071612[source]▶
I forgot about how drastic the Wii was regardless of native compatibility with GameCube.

I guess I was under the assumption that because on the joy cons unique format, it would be hard to escape with fully compatible support. But I didn’t own a Switch for very long so idk if that’s true.

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2. Uvix ◴[07 Nov 24 01:36 UTC] No.42072320[source]▶
Most if not all games also support the Pro Controller. The Joycons' uniqueness is more about the form factor than anything functional.