{"id":1558662,"date":"2026-04-21T10:26:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/overwatch-on-nintendo-switch-2-gets-framerate-fix"},"modified":"2026-04-21T10:26:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:26:29","slug":"overwatch-on-switch-2-works-as-intended-now-but-its-still-a-few-big-updates-away-from-greatness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/overwatch-on-switch-2-works-as-intended-now-but-its-still-a-few-big-updates-away-from-greatness\/","title":{"rendered":"Overwatch on Switch 2 works as intended now, but it&#8217;s still a few big updates away from greatness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/overwatch-on-switch-2-works-as-intended-now-but-its-still-a-few-big-updates-away-from-greatness.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/overwatch-switch-2-port-launches-without-advertised-60-fps\">Overwatch&#8217;s Switch 2 debut last week was astoundingly bad<\/a>, to the point where we had to question whether the launch build had been tested at all before it went live. As we expected, though, Blizzard quickly deployed a patch to fix its FPS cap issue, and the port now works as intended.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/overwatch-on-nintendo-switch-2-gets-framerate-fix\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/overwatch-on-nintendo-switch-2-gets-framerate-fix\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overwatch&#8217;s Switch 2 debut last week was astoundingly bad, to the point where we had to question whether the launch build had been tested at all before it went live. As we expected, though, Blizzard quickly deployed a patch to fix its FPS cap issue, and the port now works as intended. 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