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Pokémon Legends Z-A Comes Out In October, With $10 Upgrade For Switch 2

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According to the article, the upgrade will get you "a higher resolution and improved framerates."
For me, that upgrade is not worth it. I will play the game entirely in portable mode and my vision is not what it used to be, so I don't care about resolution.
- I have played many PS4 games on PS5 without buying the upgrade, and plan to do the same with Switch.
- If previously released Switch Pokémon games are any indication, "improved frame rates" means 30.
  
  That would definitely be worth the $10 if you were already buying a Switch 2. A stable 30 is miles better than what we had with Scarlet/Violet.
  
  So it may be worth $10 for some people, then. I am fine with a cheaper game with slightly worse graphics. I am not sure I even notice if a game is running at 60 fps or 30 fps. Even when a game dips below 30, I notice it getting a bit choppy, but a game should be engaging enough that I will not pay it any attention.
  
  It was clearly running at 60 FPS during the Switch 2 reveal.
No trailer, just announcement on X. I always find it weird when companies do that.
- Are they getting ahead of a leak?
  They know that someone is about to spoil the release date, so they quickly throw together a tweet to control the message and buy time for a more comprehensive and thought out announcement as part of the Nintendo Direct.
  
  It is possible, but Nintendo is weird enough that you can't always say.

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