17 tricks and tips to maximize the portable console
We bring you a collection of 17 tricks and tips for the Nintendo Switchwith which you can squeeze the new console of the Japanese company. These are small tips, some quite unknown, with which you can get a little more to benefit the console. And as we always say in Xataka Basics, if you think we have left out an interesting tip of the Nintendo Switch 2we invite you to mention it in the comments section. Thus, all readers can benefit from the knowledge of our xatakers. TAKE ADVANTAGE TO REJUGAR SWITCH GAMES 1 The Nintendo Switch 2 is retrocompatible, and that means that you will be able to play most games of its predecessor. And yes, some of them will receive free or payment updates to better squeeze the hardware with graphic improvements, but They also improve the rest of the games That you set in this console. No, they will not be graphic improvements if they do not receive updates with improvements for it. Simply, being the same game but in a better hardware, Performance will significantly improveas well as load times. Everything will work better, and it is a good opportunity to review your favorite titles. Prest a game to use it on two consoles Can Digital games on switch 2so that a title you have bought can play it on two consoles. You can give your game both to a Switch 1 and a switch 2, and the only thing to keep in mind is that You can’t play on the two consoles at the same timebecause it is as if you lend the physical cartridge. You can do this with virtual game cards. First, in the two consoles you must go to the profile options and enter into Online licenses settings To activate its use. Then go to the section of Virtual game cards In the Switch 2 menu, Choose a game and click on the option Load on another console. You can send the card to another switch you have physically close. Use the joy-with mouse mode Nintendo Switch 2 has controls that mimic a mousewith great precision although not good ergonomics. This mouse mode You can use it in the games that are compatible, although while waiting for you to arrive you can try it and also use it in the main menu of the console. All you have to do is extract one of the joy-with the console, and support that lateral part that inserts on the side of the switch to move it on a surface. You will see yes, it has become a mouse. You can also use any other USB mouse But if the mouse mode of the controls seems uncomfortable, you can also Use any other USB mouse In the switch. Of course, only a handful of games work, they do not work well in the main menu, and You can only connect them in the dock of the console, not directly in its portable way. Lengthens battery life In the configuration of the Nintendo Switch 2 there is an unusual option on consoles, but that allows you to Stop charging when the battery is 90%. In doing so, you will reduce the load time and reduce the battery gradient, so that its capacity remains more over time. To do this, enter the Console configurationand once inside, in the column on the left down at all and click on the section Console. Here, Activate the option Stop 90 % battery chargeand ready, the load will stop in this percentage. Avoid always force HDR The Nintendo Switch 2 activates the HDR mode by default in all games and programs, although if you use software that is not, you may lose colors and do not look at all well. To avoid this, you can make HDR is activated only in compatible programs With this technology. To do this, go to the configuration of the console and enter the section Screens In the left column. Here, go down and click on the option HDR output. When you do, Select the option In compatible programs Instead of having it Always activated. Distribute your weight better by having it in your hands Suggesting the console in the hands for a long time can end up being uncomfortable, since there is a lot of weight that you must have in your piss. However, There is a small positioning trick That will help you be much more comfortable to have in your hand. What you have to do is open the rear support slightlythat designed to keep the console vertically when you support it on a flat surface. Just open it a little, and when you have the console in your hands, place this eyelet between the middle and annular finger. It seems nonsense, but you will see that it is much more comfortable to have it in your hands. Use the dark mode Yes, Nintendo Switch 2 also has a dark mode. This will make the interface much darker, with black tones, and this will save drums and tire less your view When you are playing. To activate it, go to the console configuration and Enter the section Topicswhere you can alternate between simple white or black. Funny sounds to unlock When you leave the suspension modethe console asks you to press the same button 3 times. Normally we settle for pressing button A for being the fastest, but You can try other buttonsbecause some have fun sounds. For example, you can try the left or right sticks, or with the zl/zr triggers. These buttons will emit quite funny noise. And well, these sound are just a small trick, a curiosity. Avoid having to unlock the screen But if what you want is not to have to unlock the console, go to the configuration of your switch, in the left column go down and click on the section Consoleand in it deactivate the option Lock the screen in waiting mode. Ready, you will … Read more