If you don’t upgrade, why’s it matter if it’s backwards compatible? Its not like switch 2 games will work on switch.
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twinnie@feddit.uk 5 weeks ago
I hope it’s all compatible with the old one. I don’t really want to upgrade.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Kelly@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
If two platforms share compatibility then developers can choose to target the weaker system and release on both.
For some games this might involve a bit of compromise and cause resentment with the owners of the more powerful system, but for other (simer) games it might involve any compromise at all.
Either way there are a lot of Switch consoles in the wild and there will be some publisher support for the Switch for a few years yet.
As an example from the other side of the fence ps4 is still getting titles:
icecreamtaco@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
there is no chance any of the major Switch 2 games will run on Switch 1. If switch 1 could run elden ring or FF7R they’d have released those games years ago