Nintendo Switch 2 – New Leaks Suggest Backward Compatibility in the Next-Gen Console

A newly surfaced official job listing document from Nintendo has stirred the community. With the brand new information revealed, the fans have started brewing brand new speculations and theories regarding the upcoming, highly anticipated next-gen Nintendo console that is popularly termed by the community as Switch 2. 

The listing is offering a position at the Nintendo European Research and Development (NERD) team based in Paris, France. It has mainly called engineers with experience in game development. The most interesting part of the document is the “responsibilities” section, which according to the community, has revealed the potential of a highly demanded feature in the new console. 

New official document suggests a potential “backward compatibility” for Nintendo Switch 2

Ever since the rumor of a next-gen handheld Nintendo console has been circulating on the internet, the possibility of this console not being backward compatible had been making many people upset. But with the latest job listing, avid followers have joined the dots and speculated that this possibility may not be true. 

Among the responsibility section, it was pointed out that the employee may have to work on “cross-platform development”. This phrase made fans believe that Nintendo may be looking for people who can port games to multiple platforms. Nintendo, being very strict with their games being console exclusive, has made the fans believe the cross-platform has to be between Nintendo Switch and the upcoming next-gen platform. 

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This theory was also supported by the avid Nintendo fan and one of the most trusted content creators in the community, SwitchForce. In one of his latest videos, the YouTuber took a detailed dive into the document’s content and shared speculations and theories that are revolving around it.

Why the new console may not have backward compatibility?

The culprit behind the problem is the choice of processing power in the current Switch, Nvidia Tegra X1. Although the chip possesses decent processing speed in a very compact body, it was created for even older systems, such as the Nvidia Shield. It is nowhere close to the modern age requirements. 

And being such an outdated chip, the games made for this chipset are also a big hassle to be ported into newer and more modern consoles with contemporary hardware. That is why many fans believed Nintendo may not go the extra mile and make the new console backward compatible. 

In the end, all these speculations are based on rumors and theories. That is why we would recommend the reader take this information with a grain of salt. There hasn’t been any official announcement about a next-gen Nintendo console, yet.

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