# DF Direct Special: Nintendo Switch 2 - Year One - The Digital Foundry Verdict

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Podcast: [Digital Foundry Direct Weekly](https://stenobird.com/podcast/digital-foundry-direct-weekly-5614590)
Published: 2026-06-06T19:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

At the time of publication, it has been one year and one day since Nintendo launched the Switch 2 console - so, as is DF tradition, it's time to look back over the last year and assess the system's track record so far. Strong back compat, impressive first and third party support, actual ray tracing and game-changing DLSS results - has Nintendo managed to put a foot wrong at all? 00:00 Overview 01:10 Is Switch 2 a generational leap over Switch 1? 11:40 What are the worst and best Switch 2 ports? 21:46 Has Nintendo extracted the most from Switch 2 in their own games? 27:34 Have we accepted Switch 2’s hardware flaws? 33:27 What do we make of GameChat, GameShare, and mouse controls? 37:51 How do we rate Switch 2’s backwards compatibility? 44:08 Concluding thoughts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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