Nintendo Switch 2 is backwards compatible with original Switch games, but there are a few caveats.
Nintendo continues to provideSwitch 2backward compatibility updates in the weeks leading up to the console’s launch.
Can you play Switch games on Switch 2?
Are all Switch games backwards compatible?
Most of these are listed as having “compatibility issues” that developers are “currently investigating.”
It simply won’t fit.
Does Switch 2 improve Switch games?
The Switch 2 will improve some Switch games, though to varying degrees.
We will update this post as more information comes to light.
“I expect many people who buy a Switch 2 will already own a Switch,” Dohta said.
This feature can also be used among Switch systems as well as Switch 2 systems.
But those days are becoming a relic of the past, for Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony.
Instead, this was made possible through the video game industry’s push towards digital.
Nintendo Labo games comprise most of the list, though there are a few others as well.
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