Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's much-needed performance patches are launching with the Switch 2.
Charles Pulliam-Moore
While the next big Pokémon game won't be releasing until later this year, Nintendo's Japanese site says that we can expect to see Scarlet and Violet getting their long-awaited patches that will improve the games' frame rates, visuals, and draw distances on June 5 just in time for the Switch 2's big debut.
『Pokémon LEGENDS Z-A』が10月16日に発売決定。ダウンロード版は6月5日から予約開始。 | トピックス | Nintendo
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