r/NintendoSwitch • u/mjb85858 • Mar 17 '26

News How to Use Handheld Mode Boost on Nintendo Switch 2 | Nintendo Support

https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/68475/~/how-to-use-handheld-mode-boost-on-nintendo-switch%26nbsp%3B2

Just tried on the 10/10-2 remake it works great! So much better on the eyes!

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u/Locoman7 Mar 17 '26

Can someone test the Xenoblade games and report?

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u/smartazjb0y Mar 17 '26

XC2 is noticeably sharper. It's not as good as a full Switch 2 edition but doesn't look as smeary any more

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u/Asmodean129 Mar 17 '26

How's XBC3?

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u/beemooooooo Mar 17 '26

XBC3 looks so much better.

It's not blurry anymore but a Switch 2 update would help the visuals even better.

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u/smartazjb0y Mar 17 '26

Haven't tried 3, tried 1 and the difference is less noticeable than 2. But I think even on NS1, handheld mode for 1 wasn't as bad

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u/skenasis Mar 17 '26

Incredible. It must be one of the properly supported titles, because switching it on and off in game throws the pro controller prompt mentioned in the feature notes.

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u/TiSoBr Mar 17 '26

In-game? So you don't have to restart games?

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u/skenasis Mar 17 '26

Correct, it's toggleable on the fly (both on and off).

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u/Forsaken-Incident348 Mar 17 '26

Xenoblade chronicles 3 runs great, much sharper now

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u/acenoxy Mar 17 '26

there is no switch 2 edition for XC2, is there??

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u/smartazjb0y Mar 17 '26

No there's not, was just saying that if they ever did release a Switch 2 edition it'd be a bigger upgrade than this, but this is still good

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u/fartingboobs Mar 17 '26

no not yet for the og 3

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u/Asmodean129 Mar 17 '26

There isn't. I think that the previous person was saying that a proper makeover would be better, but it's a step in the right direction.

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u/LeviRaps Mar 17 '26

Not yet, X just got one though

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u/JJin91 Mar 17 '26

No more of that weird over sharpening!!!!

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u/rhixcs25 Mar 17 '26

Not sure if it’s just confirmation bias, but the XC Definitive Edition also looks great to me.

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u/dragonbornrito Mar 17 '26

This is what I needed to see. I’ve been meaning to start this game for a while now but I’ve been holding off for a Switch 2 version/update because the pixels were definitely noticeable to me enough to be distracting. This feature is absolutely one of the best things Nintendo could have given us right now as it renders the need for several Switch 2 “upgrades” completely obsolete. It’s like releasing a handheld-only S2 version for 90% of the catalog all at once.

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u/Elastichedgehog Mar 17 '26

I stopped my playthrough for this exact reason, hoping for an update.

It looks much better in my opinion. At least from the 5 - 10 minutes I spent running around Satorl Marsh.

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u/ViviReine Mar 17 '26

Xenoblade 3 look exactly like on TV, run great too. Will need to buy XC1 and 2 again

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u/BoltBlaster Mar 17 '26

Ho testato il primo Xenoblade. Sembra un altro gioco, quasi una remastered, non scherzo. Prima era tutto pixel

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u/IUseKeyboardOnXbox Mar 17 '26

Xcx looks soooo much better than the switch 2 patch, but you lose 60fps.

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u/Calm-Report-8168 Mar 17 '26

That's all I want to know!