Nintendo Switch 2 will be officially backwards compatible

Nintendo Switch 2 will be officially backwards compatible

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Nintendo Switch 2 will be officially backwards compatible





Nintendo Switch 2 will be officially backwards compatible



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Nintendo Switch 2 Dozens of ongoing leaks about him have now come to an end. Because the highly anticipated handheld console was officially announced a short time ago. Although pricing and other details are not yet clear, Nintendo also confirmed an important detail: Nintendo Switch 2 is officially available. backwards compatible will be.

Nintendo Switch 2 will play old games




Nintendo Switch 2 will be officially backwards compatible



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In an image at the end of the announcement video, Nintendo Switch 2, along with its own exclusive games It will also play Nintendo Switch games writes. But there is also a footnote here: “Nintendo Switch 2 plays both physical and digital Nintendo Switch games. Some Nintendo Switch games may not be supported on Nintendo Switch 2 or may not be fully compatible with Nintendo Switch 2.”

The company also states that more details will come at a later date – likely at a special Nintendo Direct event on April 2.

On the other hand, the meaning of the footnote is that Nintendo Switch 2 will actually be fully backwards compatible, but some games cannot be played for various technical reasons. Considering that the Nintendo Switch 2 is by far a larger and more powerful Switch 1, it’s hard to predict which games won’t run on the Switch 2.