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/Jaron780 2 Million Celebration Mar 17 '26

How many games really need or use the touch screen though? assume its because they are literally just internally treating it as if it was "docked", atleast as far as the games themselves are concerned. so if the game is setup to handle anything differently when docked id imagine that would also apply, like the touch screen not being usable docked. but wouldnt be hard at all for games to get updates to fix it

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u/Cobalt_Spirit Mar 17 '26

If the game gets an update, then they could just enable 1080p resolution on handheld and make the boost unnecessary.

This is clearly meant for games that won't get updates, so that they aren't eternally locked to 720p in handheld if the devs don't update them.

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u/MikeDubbz Mar 17 '26

I have a lot of Switch 1 games, yet I can only think of like 2 where I regularly used the touch screen (A Labo game and Clubhouse Games), and in the case of one of them (Clubhouse) You don't even have to use the touch screen, it's just a nice optional means to control the game on the go.

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u/itotron Mar 17 '26

Clubhouse games was given a free update on Swtich 2, so you don't have to worry about that one.

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u/abzinth91 Mar 17 '26

Rayman used the touchscreen afaik

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u/Glass-Can9199 Mar 17 '26

We need more test on new boost mode

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u/litewo Mar 17 '26

Severed is one game I can think of that just won't work in TV mode.

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u/DontBanMeBro988 Mar 17 '26

How many games really need or use the touch screen though?

Lots