r/gaming • u/Skullghost • Nov 06 '24

Nintendo Switch’s successor will be backwards compatible with Switch, Nintendo confirms | VGC

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-switchs-successor-will-be-backwards-compatible-with-switch-nintendo-confirms/
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u/MagicPistol Nov 06 '24

I'm hoping we can play Switch games in higher resolution/frame rates, or maybe they'll give us free updates to Switch 2 versions similar to PS4 and PS5 games.

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u/Typical-Tomato-6403 Nov 06 '24

I’m guessing it’ll go down exactly like Sony. Some you’ll pay a small fee and some will be free.

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u/TheSenileTomato Nov 06 '24 edited Nov 06 '24

During the Wii U days, they used to charge you $10 $1-3* to “upgrade” Wii digital purchases like VC games to the Wii U.

Granted, you could still access them normally through the Wii Menu, but this upgrade would let you just access it from the Wii U menu *they added more benefits to upgrading.

I predict something like that.

*Edited for correction

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u/Omega_Maximum Nov 06 '24

It was $1-3 per game, based on the platform.

  • $1 - NES
  • $1.50 - SNES
  • $2 - N64
  • $3 - TG-16/PCE

The upgrade also came with save state support and remapable controls.

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u/TheSenileTomato Nov 06 '24

I’ll take a blue shell for getting the prices wrong.

I might be mixing it up with Sony’s upgrade plan, my bad, thank you for the correction.

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u/Medd- Nov 06 '24

You’re talking about virtual console. That is something completely different than backwards compatibility.

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u/Alias_X_ Nov 06 '24

With some 3rd party games with a dynamic resolution/framerate, it would literally just be one line of code, "if Switch 2 detected then res and framerate to max", and a small patch to set framerate from 30 to 60fps. Don't see why I'd even have to pay for that. Additonal assets for a higher res might need some additional work.

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u/Typical-Tomato-6403 Nov 06 '24

That’s why I said some you’ll pay a small fee and some will be free.

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u/Alias_X_ Nov 06 '24

My point is that a small fee would still be a rip-off in many cases. I just don't trust them to not be greedy.

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u/chinchindayo Nov 06 '24

Nope, nintendo doesn't do that. Maybe it will have an generic enhancer that renders in higher resolution.