misk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 day agoNintendo Switch 2 doesn't actually run original Switch games nativelywww.eurogamer.netexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up197
arrow-up197external-linkNintendo Switch 2 doesn't actually run original Switch games nativelywww.eurogamer.netmisk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareSirence@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·21 hours agoYou aren’t ‘running’ them per se, you are emulating them, which removes the hardware hurdle.
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 hours agoHow do you run something on other hardware without emulation?
minus-squareSirence@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 hours agoNatively. This is what this post and the comment you replied to are about. People expected the switch 2 to run switch 1 games natively, just like the wii ran GameCube natively or Gameboy advance ran Gameboy games but instead it’s emulated.
You aren’t ‘running’ them per se, you are emulating them, which removes the hardware hurdle.
How do you run something on other hardware without emulation?
Natively. This is what this post and the comment you replied to are about. People expected the switch 2 to run switch 1 games natively, just like the wii ran GameCube natively or Gameboy advance ran Gameboy games but instead it’s emulated.