Summary
- The recent Game Freak hack has revealed that the Switch 2 seemingly uses the same ROM format as the original Switch.
- This would make the console backwards compatible, as rumours and previous reports have suggested.
- If true, it would certainly explain why Nintendo has been so thoroughly cracking down on emulators lately.
Earlier this year, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:rumours began circulating that the new Nintendo Switch console would be backwards compatible, which insiders such as TvPH and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:NateTheHate later supported. However, the recent Game Freak hack provides the most ♊concrete eꦏvidence thus far.
As reported by , the Switch 2 "seems to use the same tools and ROM format Nintendo currently uses for Switch 1 (ROMs are still [Nintendo Submission Pack🅺ages]), but obviously they have new encryption keys that only Nintendo has".
While the Switch 2 is expected to launch next y💜ear, Pokemon Legends: Z-A will reportedly launch on the first Switch.
As Nintendo e💃xp🤡lains,"ROMs are copies of the read-only memory contained in game cartridges or disks". So, this would mean that the Switch 2 inherently supports original Switch games, making it backwards compatible.
Given that such functionality has become the norm🌟 this generation, with the PS5 supporting PS4 games, and the Xbox Series X/S supporting Xbox One ga♍mes, not to mention Nintendo's own rich history of backwards compatibility, it certainly makes sense.
This Might Explain The Harsher Crackdown On Emulation
As many are speculating, this might be why Nintendo is so adamant about cracking down on emulators right now, even 168澳洲幸🌺运5开奖网:targetin꧂g YouTubers using emulated footage.
It came to light in February that 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Nintendo was su🧜ing Switch emulator Yu🌳zu, while Ryujinx, another major Switch emulator, went offline a couple of weeks ago. Denuvoꦬ also announced last August new "Nintendo Switch Emulator ജProtection" that would allow developers to blo🍃ck their gam✃es on PC.
Since the Switch 2 appears to be backwards compatib♑le, using the same ROM format, emulators would have an imme꧟diate headstart when the console finally debuts. Cracking down pre-emptively is likely Nintendo's way to prevent its games from being pirated on PC from day one.
We still don't have a date for the Switch 2. Nintendo hasn't even properly announced it, only revealing that it does in fact exist and that it's 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:launching "within fiscal year". That at least gives us a window𓂃, from 🍃now until April 2025, so hopefully we'll find out more about the console from Nintendo itself soon enough.
- Brand
- Nintendo
- Operating System
- 🦋 Proprietary, codenam✅ed Horizon
- Storage
- 32 - 64 GB, expandable via microSDಌ
- VR Support
- No
- Resolution
- 4😼80p - 1080p (docked) / 1280 x 720 (handheld) 🧔
- App Store
- 𝐆 Nintendo eShop
The Nintendo Switch is both a home console and a handheld gaming system in one pa🍨ckage, with various versions offering better specs for dedicated enthusiasts.
