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EngadgetMar 17, 2026
Switch 2 software update adds 'Handheld Mode Boost' for your old games
We might not have had a proper Nintendo Direct in 2026 yet, but there have been plenty of Switch and Switch 2-related announcements in the last few weeks, including a release date for the Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, a surprise port of Kena: Bridge of Spirits and the final trailer for the imminent The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. But if you're a Switch 2 owner who prefers to play your library of games in handheld mode, Nintendo's latest announcement might be the one that interests you most.

The company has released the 22.0.0 system update for its latest console, which brings with it a host of tweaks and improvements, the most notable of which being the introduction of "Handheld Mode Boost." If you've played any original Switch games that haven't received next-gen patches in handheld mode on Switch 2, you might have noticed that they look a bit blurry and unappealing. That's because they're still rendering at 720p on the Switch 2's larger 1080p display, so the image is being stretched to fit a screen it wasn't designed for.



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Mac RumorsMar 11, 2026
Apple Vision Pro is Getting the 'World's Most Advanced Flight Simulator'
X-Plane, which is advertised as being the "world's most advanced flight simulator," is coming to Apple's Vision Pro in the next month or so.
With visionOS 26.4 and NVIDIA CloudXR 6.0, the simulator streams wirelessly at up to 4K/120fps to your headset.

And if you have a physical yoke or throttle, ARKit uses image detection to recognize them and place them inside… pic.twitter.com/FTYzJH9ALP

— Justin Ryan ? (@justinryanio) March 11, 2026

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