While the Switch 2 is backwards compatible with original Switch games – and some are even receiving an upgrade – there are still a number of games with compatibility issues on the new console, including Fortnite.
Nintendo has released details on compatible games, with 122 Nintendo games and over 15,000 third-party games playable on the new console. This is shown in a Steam Deck-esque system on the Nintendo website.
Only one game is completely incompatible with Switch 2 and that’s the Labo VR Kit, as the Switch 2 console cannot be inserted into the Toy-Con VR Googles. Sorry cardboard fans.
However, there remain a number of third-party games that either have start up issues on Switch 2, or are playable but have in-game compatibility issues. While those specific issues are unknown, they are all being investigated.
The biggest game with start up issues is Fortnite, though a specific Switch 2 version of the game is planned – it’s unknown when this will be released, but at least one of the biggest games in the world will eventually be playable on Nintendo’s new console.
In total, there are 141 games with start up issues, including the likes of Dead by Daylight, Doom: Eternal, Final Fantasy, Rocket League, and Warframe.
As for games with in-game compatibility issues, there are 47. That includes Alien: Isolation, Fall Guys, Harvestella, and Overcooked! All You Can Eat.
In addition, there are a number of games that are playable on Switch 2 but require an original Switch Joy-Con to play – these are mostly motion-controlled games.
For instance, the Joy-Con 2 won’t fit in the Ring Fit Adventure Ring-Con; they don’t include an IR Motion Camera for 1-2-Switch, WarioWare: Move It! or Game Builder Garage; Everybody 1-2-Switch will be more difficult as the force feedback of vibrations has been reduced in Joy-Con 2; Joy-Con 2 don’t fit in the leg strap for the soccer mode of Nintendo Switch Sports.
There are also compatibility issues with the Labo Variety Kit, Robot Kit, and Vehicle Kit.
For more on the new console, check out everything we know about Switch 2 from the Nintendo Direct.
