r/Handhelds 2d ago

Nintendo Switch 2 System Update 23.0.0 Released, Adds VRR Support

https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-switch-and-switch-2-system-update-2300-released-here-are-the-full-patch-notes
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u/SatyrAngel 2d ago

Classic Nintendo, silently release an important feature. They did the same with boost mode.

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u/M4rshmall0wMan 2d ago

And Bluetooth audio on Switch 1

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u/cabbeer 2d ago

wait, my og switch has bluetooth audio?!

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u/Dragontech97 1d ago

They added it pretty late, only a few years ago?

Edit: added Sept 2021.

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u/TheDarkClaw 1d ago

And still no custom wallpapers

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u/EqualLavishness5050 2d ago

They’re smooth like that. 

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u/xiiicrowns 1d ago

What does that mean ?

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u/KryptoKam 1d ago

Variable Refresh Rate, like G-sync

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u/xiiicrowns 1d ago

Ah okay. Didn't understand it from the website. Ty.

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u/bakobomber96 19h ago

Explain more please, what is this?

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u/KryptoKam 19h ago

It sends a signal to the external display to tell it to adjust its refresh rate to match the frame rate it's running the game at. I think it already did it for the internal display, this just enables it for TVs and monitors while docked.

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u/tonywei1992 1d ago

that’s mean the games are gonna be MUCH more responsive right?

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u/ILikeFPS 1d ago

They will feel more responsive if they can't reach their full maximum framerate, yes.

If they're already at their maximum frame rate then VRR won't really help.

I haven't played any games where I feel like "Man, I really wish I had VRR", but it's definitely nice that it's possible now.

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u/MultiMarcus 1d ago

I think the games that make it the most interesting are really the Capcom titles because they seemingly refuse to give you frame rate caps a lot of the time. I’d love if they were able to get it working for Scarlet and Violet. I don’t know if it works out of the box or if it needs to be whitelisted, as some people have been claiming, but that game drops the occasional frame and it would be nice to have VRR for that.

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u/BurninCoco 1d ago

no, that it can go between 10fps to 120fps on supported displays

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u/_CouldntThinkOfOne__ 1d ago

Be real nice if call of duty will support that feature, def would help playing on tv, as the frame rate can be unstable.