Yes, It's Faster: Switch 2 Back Compat vs Batman Arkham Knight + The Witcher 3!

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It's very, very early days with Switch 2. We've only just received units. The first order of business is backwards compatibility. Is it any good? Does it accelerate poorly performing Switch 1 games? Rich puts BC through its paces with Switch's worst AAA port - Batman: Arkham Knight - following up with some dramatic improvements from The Witcher 3.

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00:00 Yes, Switch 2 Back Compat Boosts Switch 1 Game Perf
00:57 Just How Bad Is Arkham Knight on Switch?
03:13 Switch 2 Powers Through Arkham Knight - A Locked 30FPS
04:30 The Witcher 3 Dramatically Improved on Switch 2
05:44 Why We Need Docked Mode Switch 1 Support on Switch 2 Handheld




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