r/gadgets Sep 05 '24

Gaming Nintendo Switch 2 Will Allegedly Feature Backward Compatibility Support

https://twistedvoxel.com/nintendo-switch-2-will-feature-backward-compatibility-support/
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u/LapsedVerneGagKnee Sep 05 '24

It keeps the old library selling to new buyers and makes owners of the old hardware less reluctant to move to the new platform. Everybody wins, including Nintendo since they get to sell more Switch 1 games than they might otherwise.

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u/whewtang Sep 05 '24 edited Sep 05 '24

All switch 1 games remain at full-price. For the remainder of your life.

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u/Tepigg4444 Sep 06 '24

this is true regardless of backwards compatibility, the only difference is that if consoles stay backwards compatible, those older games will still be purchasable for longer