[STEAM] The Nintendo Switch 2 supports original Switch cartridges

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Photo by James Bareham / The Verge Nintendo has a new console on the way, but you can still hang onto those old games. The company has confirmed that

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will support cartridges from the original Switch.

The news shouldn’t be too surprising. Late last year, Nintendo confirmed that the then-unnamed console

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. However, that original statement — “Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch” — wasn’t clear on whether that included physical games as well as digital. Now we know for sure. Additionally, Nintendo Switch Online, which includes a growing library of retro games and

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, will also carry over between the two devices for subscribers.

However, there appear to be some restrictions, as Nintendo notes that “certain Nintendo Switch games may not be supported on or fully compatible with Nintendo Switch 2.” It’s not clear yet which games that might include.

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Image: Nintendo The big reveal of the Switch’s successor comes after

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, culminating in today’s official announcement. Here’s the full video of the reveal, which includes the tidbit about backward compatibility.

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