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@Vyacheslav333 A windows laptop is not a portable gaming console. You’re being completely disingenuous.

@Solid_Python Obviously he really wants a $1500 Switch 2 Pro to be released, and I’m sure he’d be happy to pay that for consistent 60fps across the board. Surely he’d put his money where his mouth is!

@Vyacheslav333 Incorrect. The S2 screen is not worse than the S1 screen unless you count the OLED model, and even then my eyes have trouble seeing much difference in quality, and the S2’s is bigger and higher res. Plus the S2 screen supports VRR and 120hz, which the S1 screen definitely does NOT.

Look, I find game key cards as abhorrent as any right thinking person, but anyone saying that third party support is lacking on the S2 is just delusional.

Anyone who expected instant Halo or Call of Duty ports is purposefully deluding themselves. Anyone who expected lots of releases to run at buttery smooth 60fps when they struggle at 60fps in quality mode on PS5 or Series X is just being maliciously silly.

The fact is, if GKC weren’t a thing I’d have bought MANY more S2 games already. As it is, the lineup is quite impressive for a new console. I mean, they squeezed CYBERPUNK 2077 and freaking STAR WARS OUTLAWS onto this system with not a heck of a lot of compromise.

We even got Civilization 7 with actual mouse support, something no other console has to my knowledge.

The S2 is doing quite nicely, thanks.

Looking forward to seeing how this runs! I have the S1 and PS5 versions, and it’ll be nice to have the pint size powerhouse running it (hopefully) as well as PS5 does.

The S1 version needed help. The load times were ridiculous.

I will have to get this for sure. I played the heck out of this when I was a kid, to the point that it kinda IS Pac-Man to me!

@Serpenterror …games aren’t games anymore?

My friend, I invite you to go out and touch grass. If the existence of GKC is what you’re on about, then just…don’t buy them. Buy the game on another console and vote with your dollar/currency of choice. That’s what I’m doing on my PS5.

Me, I’ll enjoy my non-GKC games on my Switch 2 and wish you all the best. Cyberpunk 2077 fully on the card, Bananza fully on the card, I plan on buying exactly zero GKC releases.

@Eririichi the moment any console goes fully digital with no physical media is the day I finally exit the new-game-console world and focus on the backlog I’ll never finish before I die!

@AllieKitsune Oh, GKC are an abomination which is why I don’t buy them at all. But I also have a PS5, so any GKC releases I just buy on there or wait for a digital sale.

But calling the whole console garbage for that is…a bit silly.

@Serpenterror “the garbage that was the Switch 2”

…are we living in the same timeline?

Nah, I’m good. I’ve got my trusty launch S1 and launch S2 pro controllers, I’m set!

@MisterStu Thanks for not playing the “ableist” card in your response, it’s appreciated.

Now that that’s out of the way, a consistent 30fps (which is almost certainly what AC S2 will get) would be better than a jittery Switch 1 sometimes 30 fps, yes? I’d think consistent would be sufficient.

@SillyG This isn’t a positive thing for you.

For those who already own the game, it’s pretty damn positive. For me, who doesn’t already own the game but doesn’t really care about the dlc, this may get me to finally buy it.

I’m on board with a full and complete physical version, don’t get me wrong. But let’s not pretend this is a horrible situation here.

@rjejr Nintendo themselves didn’t mention it at all, so why do you think NL should read their minds?

I sincerely doubt the DLC is included, for the simple reason that the Breath of the Wlld DLC wasn’t included in the Switch 2 release.

@kmtrain83 Agreed. I hate that effect intensely.

@MisterStu Genuinely curious, how do those people watch movies then? They’re 24-30 fps. Are you telling me that anyone with this affliction isn’t able to watch tv? Enjoy films?

That said, I think you know very well I’m mocking the frame rate bros who aren’t satisfied unless things are between 60-120 fps and you’re deliberately misunderstanding me.

…wait, what? Arnold Judas Rimmer himself is voicing these games?

I have missed out on something special, haven’t I?

I am shocked, SHOCKED I say.

Whelp, that tears it. Buying it now for Switch.

@RainbowSplatter Hilariously I’m one of those weirdos who plays their Switch/Switch 2 docked 99% of the time! My eyes suck these days so the tv is the way to go for me. But I do appreciate the suggestion!

..:well crud, might be time for me to upgrade my online membership finally. I missed the 3DS release, so this is my only option besides hunting down a GC copy and a GC/Wii.

@N8tiveT3ch Oh, if I get the Switch version it’ll be played on my S2 as well! It’s just a matter of which system I end up getting it on/have store credit for/where my whim strikes me.

Ball X Pit is on my list, just debating whether to get it for Switch or PS.

I’m in the middle of a few games right now, so buying it at the moment makes no sense for me, but it WILL happen.

18/21. I’m ashamed at some that I missed, given that I’ve played ALL of the correct answers.

No 60fps on Switch 2 = no buy for me, we’ll see what happens down the road. As it is, if I do get it it’ll be on PS5.

I almost never buy games at release with rare exceptions.

But I do buy a stupidly large number of games, more than I should. My backlog is far larger than it should be.

BACKLOG FOR THE BACKLOG GOD!
GAMES FOR THE GAME THRONE!

I watched the video this weekend. Pretty interesting stuff, and it does impress me how well the S2 punches above its weight.

DF haters: it’s okay. You don’t need to decry them on this one. They’re very fair and it’s a good look into the capabilities of the console.

@Simu001 That’s a lot of words for “I don’t understand the complexities of getting games to run on completely different hardware.”

Happy I have this on PS5. The GKC release is 100% what keeps me from double-dipping here.

@Daniel36 I’ll absolutely be snarky here! I’m a physical only guy and abhor GKC like the horribleness it is. But complaining about added content after release is just silly.

The original game is still on the card, perfectly playable and you can just…not update it if you want the orginal experience without the new stuff the devs added after the fact.

Worst case scenario, your save 20 years from now won’t be compatible with the original version on the card after Nintendo’s patch servers go offline.

Maybe a few years from now they can release a version with all the added stuff on the card and it’ll make you happy. Heck, it’d make ME happy from a preservation standpoint. But somehow feeling slighted that the devs are continuing to add things…it really is silly.

@canaryfarmer Correct. There’s no separate Switch 2 version.

@Daniel36 How dare they react to customer suggestions and feedback. What jerks they are, supporting a game post-launch.

This game seems pretty Ast.

…I’ll see myself out.

@AussieMcBucket Given that I just snagged a couple of these games for direct cheap, DLC included, I wouldn’t turn my nose up at a small charge. But free is preferred!

FYI, some of these games are on pretty deep discount on the eShop right now. Might be worth snagging them for cheap for the hoped-for cheap upgrades, assuming they’re provided!

I picked this up on disc for PS and I need to go back to it eventually. There were bugs when I played and I HOPE they were fixed but I doubt it.

Well, on the strength of this random article, I picked up the Switch 1 version and the Switch 2 upgrade. I’ve spent more for less before, let’s see what happens!

Gosh, it’s almost like each one is defending the decision based on their own priorities!

Meanwhile, I’ll just keep not buying them at all except MAYBE for FF7 Remake since that one actually has a valid reason, i.e. too big for the game card.

@Samalik Again, for those who have ALREADY PLAYED IT many times, it is a very ideal inclusion.

Oh yeah, that game existed.

I’ll forget again in a few minutes.

@Samalik Or to skip chapters one has already played in previous releases so they can revisit certain parts without having to slog through the whole thing.

Or that.

@TheExile285 S2 came out beginning of June. It’s now mid-September.

It’s been a few months.

Thank goodness the Switch/Switch 2 isn’t my only console.

PS5 all the way on this one.

@dePaige22 I certainly care about it running off the cart. Even with 256 GB onboard and a 512 express card inside, I can’t fit my entire library in my S2 as it is.

Every game that doesn’t have the game on the card (minus patches, of course) just eats more of my storage needlessly.

Sigh. Why did it have to be LRG?

From a preservation perspective I’m happy these games have been brought to a new generation.

As someone who enjoys things that are good, this should be cast into the fires of Mount Doom along with the One Ring.

@arkanjo29 Then you’ve missed articles here and online reports stating game issues have been fixed with system updates. Articles on this very site have shown issues fixed with system updates and not game patches.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/09/more-switch-games-have-received-switch-2-compatibility-fixes

And now you know!

…they actually let this game launch with an instacrash bug going from handheld to docked?

Dang. I’m actually glad this is a key card release then, because I sure wouldn’t want to run THAT unpatched from the card.

@Medic_alert I absolutely give them credit for an excellent port. I may not be a fan of the actual game itself, but it’s nice seeing a company move a more demanding game to a less powerful console and make it sing.

Hopefully this is a sign of a turnaround at Ubisoft.

“Unfortunately this patch does not fix the worst bug: You bought Tales From The Shire. The dev team apologizes.”