• Wispy2891@lemmy.world
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      7 hours ago

      Switch 1 was feasible as its CPU was similar to the ones found on a $200 android tablet from 2018 so even a Chromebook can emulate that.

      Switch 2 is comparable to a mid range modern gaming PC so we have to wait at least a decade for full speed emulation, if not more

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      13 hours ago

      Seriously? It’s been out for a few weeks, obviously there aren’t any. And since Nintendo spent a lot of time and money to shut down most original Switch emulators I doubt we’ll see S2 ones anytime soon. The increased S2 hardware power, also obviously, means you’d need a current or even future top-end PC to be able to handle the emulation.

      Your comment is on the level of a 5-year-old asking if they can play Switch 2 on their phone or something. The answer is so incredibly obvious.

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        6 hours ago

        I get how it can be shocking that someone doesn’t know as much as you about something that seems like common knowledge to you,

        XKCD comic about avergae familiarity

        But tbh I’m like pretty certain the firmware is mostly the same, and it can’t be that different if Switch 1 games can be upgraded to Switch 2 games. I doubt they went back and ported every single game to a new system if it wasn’t easy to do so. So tbh I don’t think its going to be that long for emulators to come out.

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        10 hours ago

        Pleasant. I suppose you never have questions about topics which are not your forte?

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        10 hours ago

        You are right about the processing power part but your comment is a bit too harsh considering the switch 2 has shared the same firmware with switch 1. And possibly very similar hardware

        I am not a emulator dev. though. But I am speculating it would be easier to develop emulators for switch 2 compared to a brand new console (or compared to generational leaps of other consoles)