Hero of LegendThe Hero of Thread TitlesMemberOct 26, 201714,816Nintendo Switch Games with Free Nintendo Switch 2 Updates - Nintendo USFree updates to improve playability on the Nintendo Switch 2 system will be released for selected Nintendo Switch games.www.nintendo.comAs you all most likely know by now, in addition to full-blown paid $10/$20 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition releases of games like Pokmon Legends Z-A, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, etc., some games are getting free updates of some capacity.In the Direct, a few games were singled out as getting updates specifying at minimum GameChat support, such as Super Mario Odyssey and Clubhouse Games (presumably free).But that leaves the Gigantamax Copperajah in the room; Pokmon Scarlet & Violet.The world's been over this dilemma; the games released in an ABYSMAL state, so badly that NINTENDO had to step up and announce they were going to attempt to improve the games and taking feedback seriously:https://xcancel.com/nintendoamerica/status/1598151413586173953A software update for #PokemonScarletViolet (Ver. 1.1.0) will be released on 12/1. Please visit our website for more information: ninten.do/6013eDUofWe take the feedback from players seriously, and will continue to work on improvements to the games.Click to expand...Click to shrink...Well they did release a LOT of updates going by the link to their support website, at least 10 it looks like, wowzers.Well from that I could tell... it was more like a bandage on a gaping wound.At the very least, Legends Z-A looks REALLY impressive going by the footage in the Switch 2 Direct, nice and clean and seemingly polished (did we get full res and fps specs yet?).But what about Scarlet & Violet, is the big question. Nintendo only threw them into the top link in the list of games set to get free updates, alongside other games like ARMS, Captain Toad, Super Mario 3D World, Echoes of Wisdom and Link's Awakening, and a few others... but no mention of Super Mario Bros. Wonder despite that being used to "demonstrate" the 120fps bit in the Direct, surely that's happening.Goes without saying, I'm HOPING it's at least a Legends Z-A fixer upper and not just a higher res and framerate, but fucking actually POLISH it to not be broken and flat out ugly like it is. Kind of feel they genuinely need to bend over backwards to fix it up properly free of charge after its horrible state and it selling record amounts despite that. Might be WHY it's in the free update section. I hope they deliver, but time will tell.Last edited: 38 minutes ago thestateriverMemberOct 27, 20171,126i expect consistent 25 fps and the pop-in distance extended by about 10-20 feetAcidoteMemberOct 26, 20175,717Nothing. Just better performance because it's a horrible mess.geehepeaMemberAug 5, 2024273Locked 30fps would be what I'm looking forNoSpinMemberNov 1, 201714Wasn't there a leak years ago that got the details of the DLC very accurately right, which said they were already at that point making the updated version?Mauricio_MagusMemberOct 25, 201715,466If it's not at least locked 60fps 1080p then lmao.The Quentulated MoxCorrupted by VengeanceMemberJun 10, 20226,403Wooper ModeBecks'MemberDec 7, 20179,025CanadaWindmill not running a 2 FPS animation.But Z-A looked great in the presentation so I'm optimistic.ButtonbasherMemberDec 4, 20175,570DunfishMemberOct 29, 20171,463It needs to be built from the ground up to look meaningfully better in my opinion. Higher resolution and frame rate would be nice but would not solve the overall ugliness of the world. SoapMemberOct 27, 201718,475thestateriver said:i expect consistent 25 fps and the pop-in distance extended by about 10-20 feetClick to expand...Click to shrink...The most realistic optionMykonosFanMemberOct 25, 2017983I'd take a locked frame rate. Preferably 60, but at this point 30 would be okay for me. That and not having parts of the world (visually) unload for half a second now and then. I jumped back in to do the Tyranitar raid earlier this evening and still had that going on here and there. My expectations aren't high, so anything above these couple of things would be great in my book. Basically, it'd be nice to shiny hunt some water Pokemon.blueredandgoldMemberOct 25, 20178,227More Larry.MayorSquirtleMemberMay 17, 201810,541The fact that it's a free patch and not an upgrade edition like Legends Z-A has me not expecting much.ZeoVGMMemberOct 25, 201783,755Providence, RIGraphics.OP OPHero of LegendThe Hero of Thread TitlesMemberOct 26, 201714,816MayorSquirtle said:The fact that it's a free patch and not an upgrade edition like Legends Z-A has me not expecting much.Click to expand...Click to shrink...I get it but I feel Nintendo charging anything for an update would've led to a fucking riot after all what happened with the game. I'm not the biggest advocate of free upgrades (work isn't done for free and with ease you know), but this one's an exception because Nintendo had to step in and basically all but throw TPC/GF under the bus... deservingly IMO.Listai50 - "This guy are sick"MemberOct 27, 20176,626Just get rid of the loading hitches between exploration and combat - they're brutalSamaritanMemberOct 25, 20177,121Puyallup, WashingtonHigher native resolution and more consistent framerate, not much else. Maybe slightly higher Anisotropic Filtering?Uncle at Nintendo2nd Generation Uncle at NintendoMemberJan 3, 20189,656The fact its in the "free update" category tells me it aint getting shit.LotusOne Winged SlayerMemberOct 25, 2017122,047MayorSquirtle said:The fact that it's a free patch and not an upgrade edition like Legends Z-A has me not expecting much.Click to expand...Click to shrink...Uncle at Nintendo said:The fact its in the "free update" category tells me it aint getting shit.Click to expand...Click to shrink...I mean it isn't necessarily bad news. I guess it also depends on how the other free patches go, but it makes sense that they wouldn't charge for an upgrade.SV is a game so plagued by performance issues that Nintendo had to apologize for it. And now there's ZA, the game they're marketing now. As we well know with Pokmon, they don't go backwards like that outside of remakes that happen many years later. At best you get the 3rd version (well now it's DLC), and then they move on. ZA is this year, and then Gen 10 is presumably next year, so there's no real space to awkwardly squeeze in SV for a new retail Switch 2 version when the patch should be free anyways.Hopefully it'll be a noticeable improvement ZaimokuzaMemberMay 14, 20201,046I expect nothing more than a change to settings already there, so 1080p/60fps and maybe stuff in the background animating at the same rate as the rest of the gamexylaMemberOct 27, 20179,395GermanyThat's what I'm wondering about too - if they make us pay for more or less pure graphics upgrades like in the Zeldas and Metroid (to be fair, they get an app, pointer controls and apparently improved textures) - why would they upgrade the fps and resolution in other games for free? From a company that doesn't mind charging for a lot of stuff, this feels unexpected, even if there would be a huge backlash in the case of the Pokemons, considering how bad they ran in the first place.Agni KaiMemberNov 2, 20179,727Make it look like Infinity Nikki.ArkkAngel007AvengerOct 25, 20175,411Frame-rate and resolution improvements at most. Nothing like the shift we saw for Z-A.FirestormMemberOct 25, 20171,737Vancouver, BCA fix to the memory leak issues that are what most likely leads to disconnects in online play.ArnProphet of TruthMemberOct 28, 20176,847I'm not really sure how they can justify giving away the same level of visual upgrade for free that they're charging for the Z-A "Edition". As a result I'd expect that this is purely frame rate and resolution enhancement, no additional lighting or effects. Either way I haven't touched these games because of the performance issues so I'm looking forward to them on S2Bishop89What Are Ya' Selling?MemberOct 25, 201741,800Melbourne, AustraliaI expect 30fps cap because Nintendo, but really should be 60fps

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