With the Switch 2 fast approaching its first anniversary, Nintendo has released a major new update for its console that aims to make at least some last-gen Switch games look and/or perform better on ...

Nintendo has announced a major new Switch 2 feature that improves the performance of most Switch 1 games when played in handheld mode. A "Handheld Mode Boost" option has been added in today's chunky ...

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The team over at Aspyr has released a free new challenge mode update for Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered to coincide with its debut on Google Play, iOS, and Switch 2. New challenge mode, you say? What does ...

Nintendo has released system update 22.0.0 for Nintendo Switch 2, and there’s one major feature that will overjoy many Switch 2 owners: Handheld Boost Mode. Handheld Boost Mode is a new system option ...

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We might not have had a proper Nintendo Direct in 2026 yet, but there have been plenty of Switch and Switch 2-related announcements in the last few weeks, including a release date for the Yoshi and ...

Nintendo has pushed out a new system update for the Switch 2, and the star feature is one that's been much requested: Handheld Boost Mode. This mode allows the Switch 2 to run original Switch games in ...

Nintendo has pushed an update out to the Switch 2 that adds in a new mode called Handheld Boost, and it upgrades original Switch 1 games with a nice visual improvement. The update went live on ...

Bethesda has released update 1.2 for Skyrim on Nintendo Switch 2, fully addressing the woeful performance that blighted the game’s latest port. It follows on from an update shortly after its December ...

Nintendo has released Switch 2 and Switch system updates version 22.0.0. The Switch 2 update adds a “Handheld Mode Boost” option, which allows compatible Switch games to run as if in TV Mode, which ...

Switch on your Switch 2 this morning and it’ll ask you to install the latest upgrade (thank you Eurogamer). A fairly normal experience, even a faintly irritating one, except that today’s is going to ...