The Nintendo Switch 2, future paradise for old generation ports?

If the very first Nintendo Switch met with such a success, it is above all for its hybrid concept, allowing any player to enjoy it on the screen of family television or on his bed, in portable mode. In addition, the console has proposed a whole bunch of successful exclusives over the years, starting with the doublet Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom, which benefited from a new and popular reception unprecedented for the license The Legend of Zelda. But, with hindsight, the console was also a porting machine, especially for Wii U games. It must be admitted that the previous Nintendo console was a bitter failure, so that the games that fueled it remained overall Little exploited by the players.

Now that the console arrives at the end of the race, the time is up to the balance sheet, and it is final: the best -selling game of the platform (by far), is Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with 67 million units sold. And it is recalled that Mario Kart 8 is originally a Wii U game. Most of the Cursed Nintendo console games have been worn on Switch since, and one of the last, Xenoblade Chronicles X, is just preparing for receive the same treatment. And now that the Switch 2 is about to arrive, here are many third-party developers: this new console could again be a paradise for ports, but this time extended to the console games of the previous one generation.

Carrier machine

Thus, the main problems related to the portage of games on the first generation of the Switch come from its limited material capacities on almost all fronts. The relatively not very powerful GPU of the Nintendo Switch also forced developers to reduce their target resolutions. While recent consoles are targeting the 1440p or even 4K, the portes on Switch often had to be satisfied with resolutions between 540p and 720p. But here it is: things could change with this new generation.

Questioned by Automaton, some developers dedicated in particular to the portage of games have indicated that the new console will benefit from a “General improvement in material specifications“. In addition, some have expressed more -oriented concerns to players, evoking for example”A more sustainable controller“(In other words, without Joy-Con Drift) or”A console which, like the Switch, will define the next era of the video game“. Overall, the developers want Switch 2 to have enough power to allow them to develop games more easily and with less compromise, thus facilitating the release of new titles on the console. See you on April 2 to find out more about the new consoleas well as on the games that should accompany him.