Right this moment, Nintendo launched Digital Recreation Playing cards, a digital game-sharing characteristic coming to Switches 1 and a couple of that allows you to transfer your digital purchases between your consoles and lend them to folks in your loved ones Nintendo Account group.
A notice on Nintendo’s webpage detailing the upcoming characteristic mentions that “Nintendo Change 2 unique video games” can solely be moved between Change 2 methods, naturally, however it additionally mentions one thing else: “Nintendo Change 2 Version video games”.
The eagle-eyed chaps over at GVG (video under) noticed the small print on the web page and fairly rightly identified that this means variations of current Change video games which have been upgraded to some extent on Change 2. Proper now, there isn’t any indication as to which video games may get the “Change 2 Version” remedy, however this confirms that they are coming.
The notice reads as follows:
**Suitable methods should be linked to a Nintendo Account to make use of digital recreation playing cards. Nintendo Change 2 unique video games and Nintendo Change 2 Version video games can solely be loaded on a Nintendo Change 2 system. To maneuver digital recreation playing cards between two methods, you should pair the methods through native wi-fi and an web connection, however solely when pairing the methods for the primary time. As much as two methods whole might be linked per Nintendo Account.
The latest discovery of a ‘hidden’ 60fps mode in Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Version led to hypothesis that there could also be a Change 2 ‘mode’ of some kind. Rumours popping out of Gamescom 2023 steered that Breath of the Wild was used to demo Change 2’s capabilities at working video games at 4K 60fps behind closed doorways, though that was stated to be an illustration piece solely, fairly than a product for launch.
Change 2 is confirmed to be backwards suitable with Change, so the wording right here would appear to point choose video games might get revamped “Nintendo Change 2 Editions” that make higher use of the extra highly effective {hardware}. Whether or not these could be standalone, full-priced releases or if an improve path for individuals who personal the unique recreation will exist is unknown.
This is not the one sneaky element that is been gleaned from materials associated to in the present day’s Direct, both. Chris Scullion over at VGC noticed a cheeky affirmation that the brand new button on Change 2’s Pleasure-Con is in actual fact a ‘C’ button, regardless of the enter showing as a strong black sq. within the reveal video.
Thrilling occasions! Tell us under which path you assume Nintendo will take with these Change 2 Version video games.
