Update v22.0.0 introduced Handheld Mode Boost. This upgrade will run Switch 1 games as Docked Mode when you play the Switch 1 games on your Switch 2 in portable/handheld mode.
Games with great results so far:
Witcher 3
Immortal Fenix Rising
Xenoblade 2
Hardware Boosts reduces Switch 2 battery life by 25%.
The option is in System Settings > System > Nintendo Switch Software Handling, and reads:
When enabled, this option causes the performance of Nintendo Switch software while undocked to run as if it were being played in TV mode. While this can result in improved visuals, it may also increase the system's power consumption.
Games with great results so far:
Witcher 3
Immortal Fenix Rising
Xenoblade 2
Hardware Boosts reduces Switch 2 battery life by 25%.
The option is in System Settings > System > Nintendo Switch Software Handling, and reads:
When enabled, this option causes the performance of Nintendo Switch software while undocked to run as if it were being played in TV mode. While this can result in improved visuals, it may also increase the system's power consumption.
- The effect of Handheld Mode Boost will vary based on the software. Some Nintendo Switch software will be unaffected, and this option has no effect on software for Nintendo Switch 2.
- Because this option forces TV mode operation, some instructions may be incorrect or fail to operate correctly.
- Handheld Mode Boost may prevent Nintendo Switch software from using the system's touch screen, and will cause attached Joy-Con 2 controllers to be treated as a Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller.
- To use other controllers, first detach the Joy-Con 2 controllers from the console.
