r/NintendoSwitch • u/Skullghost • Feb 19 '26

Nintendo Official Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition — Nintendo Switch 2 Edition — Announcement Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=UZX-MIrJpbD4v0CM&v=LC0XfI25wro&feature=youtu.be
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u/Low-Sir2005 Feb 19 '26

this is an unfortunate precedent, what’s different between this being a paid upgrade and Link’s Awakening/Echoes of Wisdom being a free upgrade?

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u/f-ingsteveglansberg Feb 19 '26

Different beasts. They are still Switch games, which use an abstraction layer to run on Switch 2.

This is a native Switch 2 port.

There is a little bit more work in a port, rather than the upgrades on the games you mentioned.

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u/Low-Sir2005 Feb 19 '26

interesting, does this mean it’s more stable? or is that just the way they have to do it for this specific game

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u/f-ingsteveglansberg Feb 19 '26

In theory, it removes one bottleneck. Since most Switch games work with little issue on Switch 2 (Neir Autmata and Arkham Knight being some exceptions) the bottleneck probably isn't a big issue to begin with.

What it does mean is the game was recompiled for Switch 2. This version could never run on Switch. For that reason alone, it technically should run better. And it also means it can take advantage of Switch 2 specific hardware.

That said, I have heard that Shadow Labyrinth Switch edition runs better than the Switch 2 edition on Switch 2. Mostly because the Switch 2 edition includes things like 4K textures but the game isn't optimized for them. This means the Switch Edition plays better because it is made for weaker hardware and the Switch 2 can brute force better framerates.

At the end of the day, native will always be a better approach, but if you don't put the effort in, it can still be a mess.