Nintendo’s latest Switch 2 update adds Handheld Mode Boost for original Switch games. The feature forces docked behavior, allowing higher-resolution visuals in handheld mode instead of the 720p limit.

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 ...

The new feature forces Switch 1 games to play as if the Switch 2 is docked to a TV, offering an upgrade in performance. The new feature forces Switch 1 games to play as if the Switch 2 is docked to a ...

The latest update for the Nintendo Switch 2 has introduced a feature that no one expected, but many users will welcome. From now on, players can run Nintendo Switch games in handheld mode with the ...

The fact that Cyberpunk 2077 could barely even run on a PS4 at launch, and now it’s available on a handheld console, is unbelievable. It runs an awful lot better on Switch 2 than it ever did on PS4, ...

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 ...