Free update for Pokemon Scarlet & Violet will add 60 fps support on Switch 2

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet will receive a free upgrade for Switch 2. In a video published via the Nintendo Today app, the game runs at 60 fps. This is a noticeable leap compared to the original Switch version, where the frame rate struggled to maintain 30 fps.

In the new footage, the game looks noticeably more stable. Even with a large number of Pokémon on screen, no performance drops are visible. Just how smooth everything will be at release will become known with the Switch 2 launch. Based on preliminary impressions, the overhaul is impressive.

However, all these improvements will remain exclusive to the new console. Owners of the older Switch version will not receive the update, despite the game's initially poor optimization and bugs that accompanied even the release of the expansions. Nintendo was in no rush to fix anything and does not plan to do so now.

The good news is that the update will be free for those who already bought the game. But to get it, players will have to shell out money for the Switch 2, which launches this week. Still, not all games are so generous — mouse support in Metroid Prime 4 will come with an extra fee.

Video: https://youtu.be/50Zs9lsfRQw

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Cover image credit: Game Freak. Cover source: The Gamer