Balatro's Back To Steal All Your Spare Time In New Switch 2 Version

Mouse mode is really exciting! There’s a lot of indies originally built for PC that I think would really benefit from the new control style, and Balatro was one of them. Definitely taking this for a spin later today

Cool beans. This one definitely did not click with me (does it get... more interesting eventually? It just seemed like poker with some occasional silly rules), but I'm super happy for all the fans!

EDIT: Sorry for the word that had to be removed. It must mean something different in the UK!

Nintendo really must have turned around on the not giving out Dev kits thing right when people started really talking about it, August - October of last year.

So many randomly dropped upgrades this month. It's crazy.

Unfortunately is not a "Nintendo Switch 2 Edition", so previous save files are not compatible, and the physical Switch 1 release is currently ineligible for an upgrade (which sucks as I JUST got my copy in today).

Any other changes or is it just mouse mode? Does it perform worse or is that bit still perfect here? Don't know why saves don't transfer over, though.

UGH, I hate that the Switch 1 save data is not compatible, I JUST completed all decks on gold stake difficulty so now I have to do it all over again, which means playing black deck again, and I HATE black deck on gold stake difficulty

What is the point of doing this is the save data doesn't carry over? Seems like a huge oversight somewhere.

Not being able to transfer your saves is dumb, any word on that getting fixed in the future? This getting a Switch 2 version is cool but I'm not really interested in starting over from scratch.

YES! The game already ran better on Switch 2 from the Switch 1 version, tbh I thought it already was 60fps there. Mouse mode was a much wanted addition though so I’m pumped!

Did they fix the game slowly performing worse if you played in a language other than English?

@Kazman2007 there's an "unlock all" button in the profiles menu if you don't wanna bother

Everyone's talking like "I have to start over again" honey, you don't HAVE to do anything. This is gaming. Stop making it a job and just play the game to have fun.

Already C++ and 700+ hours on Switch 1. Highest recommendation if you haven't played it yet.

@Joeynator3000 not sure on docked resolution but handheld is now 1080p, and presumably things should run even better (switch 2 bwc already got rid of much of the lag of endless mode)

How do you get the free upgrade? I only see the switch 2 stand alone game and the switch one game. I own the game but don’t see any upgrade option in the eshop

Very cool but it works way better as a phone game which is where I play it. I will say, though, the Switch version is what got me hooked and convinced me to double dip.

Well that was an unexcepted surprise! I'd never thought this game would get a Switch 2 edition, looks like i will finally put my phone to rest haha. Usually im not interested in indie games despite what people say about them (to me they almost look all the same) but balatro looked interesting, i was about to buy it through Switch 1 ver but with the Switch 2 edition? Now i will definitely buy it after i get Virtua Fighter 5!

@MamaSymphonia Same with me. I enjoy poker and I enjoy roguelites, but this game just didn't keep my interest.

I know its the point of rogue games but I really switched off when I was hit with a "win this round with one hand" scenario that was impossible with what I had. Completely screwed over through no fault of my own. No thanks.

I may give this version a go though, just to see if I was in the wrong frame of mind at the time.

Wow - What a great day to be a gamer. Refreshing to get some positive news amidst all the layoffs and closures.

This wasn't running at 60 fps on Switch?? Wut...

To be fair, this game doesn't need more than 30 fps. Surprised it's not just standard locked at 120 fps or 30 fps though and dropped. Really does not matter for this game.

Pumped for mouse inclusion though!! More of that please (looking at you RCT games...)

You can just "Unlock all" on your profile. It's not that tthe Switch has achievements. And honestly happy it's free and mouse mode support is welcome!

@Gofixmeaplate if you own the Switch 1 version digitally then the price of the Switch 2 version should be 0 so you can download it for free

Does this work for the physical version as well?

Hummmm….. I am confused. Why isn’t there a Switch 2 upgrade version that keeps Switch 1 version progress?

This was on my Switch 2 update wishlist. Great news. S1 version was ok the major issue with mine was the lag (memory leak?) that occurs after playing for about a hour and the only issue to fix it was to close and open game.

@IceClimbersMain return it

@Rafciu yeah same issue here, was even worse on PS4, game would be almost unplayable on that after an hour

@kmtrain83 you don't upgrade, you get a separate game for free. it doesn't affect your original save as you still have the Switch 1 version installed

@squiddu-real yeah looks way sharper in handheld mode now. I mean it didnt look terrible before, but you could kinda tell it was 720p on a 1080p screen

@graviton @Gofixmeaplate They've done the same thing that Bethesda did with Skyrim and released an entirely seperate Switch 2 version of the game.

There is no upgrading from the S1 version you just get the S2 version for free

@Sylamp I mean, it's something to do right? what difference does it make if you're playing a clean install vs your maxed out Switch 1 save. If anything I see the clean slate as more reason to get back into it

Did…did this actually NEED a S2 edition?

This isn’t a critique, I own an unopened physical copy of the game for Switch (no free update for that? Booooo!) and have done all my playing of it on PS5 thanks to it being a PS Plus game a year or so ago. But…was it that demanding on the S1 system?

Kudos to this dev going above and beyond tho! It’s a damn good game.

This was actually one of the highest on my list of switch 2 upgrades ever since mouse mode was announced. Now I wait for Terraria and Minecraft to get updated

No idea why anyone would play it on anything but mobile. The perfect game to whip out whenever, on a device you already had with you regardless. A mouse? Nah man, sliding them cards around with your finger is peak Balatro.

@Kiz3000 "Completely screwed over through no fault of my own"
You can see the upcoming boss three rounds in advance, and you get two shops to prepare for it. It may seem unwinnable at first, but Balatro is a fair game, you can learn how to deal with every situation over time.

@Stormkyleis indeed there is literally no unwinnable seed in Balatro. Just poor planning / deck fixing on the Player's side. And sure some bosses are unforgiveable for certain builds. But just start a new run and game on!

@Kiz3000 Once you know all of the Boss Blinds, you can start preparing for the difficult ones when you first start.

I also prepare my deck for certain jokers. For instance, the Blackboard Joker give you a X3 multiplier if you only have black cards remaining in your hand, so I start changing the hearts and diamonds to spades and clubs as soon as I can pretty much every game.

It also just depends on what cards and jokers you get. Some games you are just going to lose no matter what you do.

@LinktotheFuture Same here regarding the Blackboard! Never hurts to start setting up for it in advance! Won a Gold stake run with it last night!

Does it support cross save? I'd like to move progress from PS5 to Switch 2.

I own Balatro on Switch but it doesn’t show free upgrade for me????