the devs literally just need a couple of lines of code to for 1080p and unlocked framerate

>>715113514 (OP)
It needs another QA pass. Basically nobody is gonna do it except for nintendo

>>715113514 (OP)
>the devs literally just need a couple of lines of code to for 1080p and unlocked framerate

This only really works if the game is well written and made with that in mind.
Increased resolution can trivially work for most part, but if the dev used low res polygons and textures, they can pop up and potentially "distort" the original experience. I personally wouldn't mind at all, but some people do.
The real issue is the framerate. If the code is "optimized" for 30fps and has physics and animations tied to it, unlocking it can introduce all types bugs.

Same reason why they don't dump the entirety of their first party catalog on NSO
They're drip feeding content to maintain interest

Nintendo withheld dev kits until launch for a lot of companies and upgrades can take a bit. Expect the roll out to begin next year.

You what I just realized
I don't think Shiver was bought out to help big third parties to port their games, I think Nintendo bought them to do assistant work in Switch 2 updates

>>715114128
bro, yuzu exists, every game works perfectly in 4k with no game code changes

What I don't understand is why Third Parties aren't doing "Upgrade Packs". Yes, they'd require them to re-test their games in the updated patch, but they're bound to sell pretty well, as there's been plenty of decent third party ports for Switch 1, but the graphics settings are just so trash in them, that they weren't worth going for. Sega complaining their games didn't sell is so silly when they would've probably sold better by making Sonic X Shadow just an Upgrade pack, and Sonic Frontiers while they're at it, because those were already super good on Switch 1, but just super low res and blurry looking, and only 30fps. Nobody's gonna re-buy what they already owned at full price, when they likely already got their PS5 or PC port at a discount.

But an upgrade pack at 10 usd is fine.

Because Smash isn't just going to get resolution/framerate updates.

>>715114365
>"YOU CAN JUST EMULATE IT BRO"
kill yourself piratefag

>>715114365
Nobody cares about your virgie cope

>>715113514 (OP)
The only games I want updates for are age of calamity and astral chain but I'm not expecting either

Because they want you to buy it again

The majority of studios don't even have dev kits yet. Rollout has been super slow.

>>715113514 (OP)
Because nintendo is dead.

>>715113514 (OP)
Yea but no one is going to buy those games. You're asking a dev to spend their time and effort to update a game that's 5 years old and has zero sales prospects.

Woosh
>>715114538
>>715114674

I think Nintendo's intentionally spacing them out to coincide with new stuff.
Splatoon 3 didn't have one announced at first but it got shown alongside the new game, Raiders.
I expect games like Metroid Prime getting their update once MP4 has a proper release date.

>still no mk8 update
>both mario karts still have 30 fps in 4 player split screen
I want off this jewish ride

>>715113514 (OP)
why havent they done this for all the pokemon games not just scarlet and violet? you would think theyd be the first games but i guess they want niggers to buy the new shit FUCK YOU

>>715116761
It's a couple lines of code man

>>715116987
The update itself may be quick to make, but it still needs to go through QA and Nintendo certification.
That's probably enough for some devs to not want to bother if they don't project the update bringing extra sales.

>>715116987
If your boss asked you to drive to work at 4am in the morning for 5 minutes of work, would you do it?

>>715116962
Game Freak would probably rather have their staff just focus on the current games
Scarlet and Violet's update is basically, sort of just an example of the buff Switch 2 hardware could bring (and also put a bandaid on the game's particularly infamous reputation)

>>715114538
You are a fucking retard

>>715117097
>That's probably enough for some devs to not want to bother if they don't project the update bringing extra sales.
Are they still stocking Arms in stores?

>>715113514 (OP)
Ironically fire emblem HRT would benefit a lot from it, since the game is fucked to play handheld mode on TV too.

>>715117259
Don't know, but remember that ARMS was made by the same team that made Mario Kart 8 which sold over 70 million total.
That probably gives the director enough pull to demand his meme passion project game gets an update.

>>715117174
pokemon are their flagship games though people will be buying them on the eshop till the end of the consoles life, you would think a 60fps patch and resolution boost would be at least done for sword and shield a mainline title. honestly sword and shield in 1440p docked would look better than scarlet and violet even without a textute pack

The same reason they drip feed their NSO roms at a snail's pace. It's to fill in the gaps when they don't have a big release, or to save an announcement for a direct. Most of them would be very easy to implement so they're going to spread them out over the life of the Switch 2. I'd expect to see another wave of announcements in a direct some time after DK Bananza.

>>715113514 (OP)
Splatoon 3 randomly got one out of nowhere about a week after launch, I wouldn't be surprised if more upgrade packs/updates are planned

>>715113514 (OP)
If we don't get an update for the Xeno games in the near future then I'm convinced they'll sell them as a 3 or 4-pack.

I DESERVE a XBCX update with 60fps already

>>715118135
>>715118178
If the way the update for Splatoon 3 is any indication, they should get one along the announcement of the next Monolithsoft game.

>>715113662
And third parties aren't going to go for the upgrade process because it means more work for games they already released and are still selling. Besides, the Switch 2's inherent hardware already boosts nearly all of the games that really needed it, Ultimate Alliance 3 has like double the framerate now so you can actually play it.

>>715117983
I'm honestly convinced most of these will be Nintendo Today updates because SOMETHING needs to be announced on that thing given all the franchises it covers as their own categories

>>715117361
No, that would make some of the textures look like complete ass even in 1080. It would benefit most from the extra power to ideally reduce load times in the monastery and prevent issues like fast traveling to a section and then the doors are closed since the rest of the area has to load in.

>>715116962
I wish theyd up the framerate of PLA at least, SV basically needed the update since the games biggest issue (thay isnt the art direction) was the performance and if they were gonna update a game the one the official tournaments are stuck with for nearly another year before next gen is the logical pick

>>715113514 (OP)
If it works fine on Switch why bother?

>>715117406
Big Brain Academy?

Most of these updates are for game share.

>>715113514 (OP)
>>715113662
>>715118309
There really needs to be some kind of experimental toggle to run unsupported NS1 games in docked mode when playing in handheld, the 720p being stretched to fit a 1080p screen can look pretty bad sometimes. A lot of third party games would benefit from this.

>>715118524
FE three houses can't be fixed with even a Switch 2 Edition UNLESS Koei Tecmo decides they want to upgrade the textures. The game basically needs an entire remake for the reasons you mentioned.

Even then, a lot of Switch 2 patches for Switch 1 games has helped with the jaggies a lot, leading me to believe they're using a little bit of DLSS for anti-aliasing. It would smooth out some of the models, but they'd really need to upgrade the textures in a big way. Interestingly, Metroid Prime 4's Switch 2 edition is listed as having 4K textures. Now that's a newer game, we just don't know how Koei Tecmo is going to upgrade their older games. Seeing as how they're not an in-house Nintendo team it complicates things a bit. We haven't seen too many Switch 2 third party patches for older titles, only newer ones.

>>715113514 (OP)
it's really weird that TTYD runs better on the gamecube than the switch 2

>>715120279
Graphically it has a lot more going on than the original. That game will definitely get a patch at some point to bring it up to 60fps on Switch 2.

>>715114538
>Nintendo dickrider
>telling anyone else to eat shit
Oh the irony.

i want ninty to update this game with boxing, baseball and a jogging mode like that of wii fit's

>>715120350
>That game will definitely get a patch at some point to bring it up to 60fps on Switch 2
Can they do that without altering the timing on the action commands?

>>715120350
Pretty sure a whole Switch 2 edition would be needed due to timing of action commands.

>>715119590
Well you ain't gonna get it!

>>715119275
That was mainly done to add gameshare support so they can show that off more, same case as clubhouse

Can you no longer search games by developer on the eshop? You used to be able to click the developer's name at the top of the eshop listing to see all the games they've made

It really astounds me how few people in this "hobby" actually take the time to learn even a little bit about how the games they play are made. It's far more work than just "a couple lines of code." Even for minor upgrades like this.

>>715122828
Not from the top, but if you scroll down you still can.

>>715121876
Switch 2 editions aren't some magical different type of technology from a regular patch, anon.

Splat 3's free patch did more to change the game than Botw's paid Switch 2 editions. None of them are consistent in the changes they make. They could easily address any timing issue with actions with a patch, free or paid. They might charge money for it, they might not, but both can be addressed either way.

>>715123158
That's kinda dumb but thank you

>>715123261
There's also the opportunity of selling S2E's to desperate Paper Mario fans to bring back QoL stuff that was left out of the Switch version like faster text when pressing B.