{"id":1228,"date":"2025-04-18T01:17:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T01:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/?p=1228"},"modified":"2025-04-18T01:17:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T01:17:43","slug":"nintendo-quietly-removes-mentions-of-vrr-support-from-its-us-and-canada-switch-2-websites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/2025\/04\/18\/nintendo-quietly-removes-mentions-of-vrr-support-from-its-us-and-canada-switch-2-websites\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo quietly removes mentions of VRR support from its US and Canada Switch 2 websites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It seems that VRR support will no longer be a feature at launch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/g3XaYWMrKhVrT3CBFoEaXE.png\" alt=\"An image of the Nintendo Switch 2\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(Image credit: Nintendo)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Nintendo has quietly removed the mention of VRR support from some of its regional Switch 2 websites<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The US, Canada, and Japan websites no longer feature the mention of VRR support<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>As of writing, the UK website still mentions VRR, but could still be removed<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Nintendo has quietly removed any mention of variable refresh rate (VRR) support from some of its regionalSwitch 2websites, suggesting the console may not offer the feature after all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s according to Digital Foundry&#8217;s Oliver Mackenzie (viaVGC), who spotted that the US website has been updated since theNintendo Switch 2 Direct, and no longer mentions VRR support for docked play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now it reads: &#8220;Take in all the detail with screen resolutions up to4Kwhen you connect the Nintendo Switch 2 system to a compatible TV using the dedicated dock. The system also supportsHDRand frame rates up to 120 fps on compatible TVs.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s not just the US website that has been updated, but theCanadaandJapansites too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/detail-Nintendo-1746905-OXY-003\">OXY-003 Battery for Nintendo Game Boy Micro OXY-001 Y76NB01<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of writing, theUKsite still mentions that the Switch 2 &#8220;supports HDR, VRR, and frame rates up to 120 fps on compatible TVs,&#8221; but Nintendo may be in the process of removing it from all its regional sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-5.png 680w, https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-5-300x187.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear why Nintendo has made changes, but Mackenzie theorises that VRR support may not be available at launch. However, the Switch 2 in handheld looks like it will still offer VRR thanks toNvidia G-Sync, which will ensure &#8220;ultra-smooth, tear-free gameplay.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everything we needed to know about theSwitch 2&#8217;s specswas revealed during the Direct earlier this month, where it was also confirmed that the console will have a bigger screen, from 6.2 inches to 7.9 inches, 256GB of internal storage, and a mouse function for its magnetic Joy-Con controllers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/detail-Nintendo-1746903-WUP-003\">WUP-003 Battery for Nintendo Wii U GamePad WUP003 WUP-012<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nintendo Switch 2 is set to launch on June 5, 2025, for $449.99 \/ \u00a3395.99 or $499.99 \/ \u00a3429.99 for a<em>Mario Kart World<\/em>bundle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It seems that VRR support will no longer be a feature at launch (Image credit: Nintendo) Nintendo has quietly removed any mention of variable refresh rate (VRR) support from some of its regionalSwitch 2websites, suggesting the console may not offer the feature after all. That&#8217;s according to Digital Foundry&#8217;s Oliver Mackenzie (viaVGC), who spotted that &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/2025\/04\/18\/nintendo-quietly-removes-mentions-of-vrr-support-from-its-us-and-canada-switch-2-websites\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Nintendo quietly removes mentions of VRR support from its US and Canada Switch 2 websites<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[110],"tags":[177],"class_list":["post-1228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo","tag-switch-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1228"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1230,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1228\/revisions\/1230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}