Nintendo has released a new Nintendo Switch 2 system update worldwide, with the portable home console’s current firmware version now 23.0.0.
This is a significant update, implementing changes to GameChat, Virtual Game Cards, has added support for VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) when playing in TV mode, and the ability to perform a system transfer between two Nintendo Switch 2 consoles..
Nintendo Switch 2 System Update Version 23.0.0 Patch Notes
- The following updates have been made to GameChat:
- The list of chats you can join now shows chats you have previously joined.
- When starting a new chat, you can now enter without inviting any friends.
- Added an option to the menu that appears when you press the C Button during a chat that lets you change the screen size.
- Added a settings option to Virtual Game Cards on the HOME Menu.
- Here you can review and edit which of your consoles can use virtual game cards, among other options.
- Added support for VRR (variable refresh rate) in TV mode.
- If supported by both the software and your TV, the refresh rate output will be adjusted based on the software’s performance.
- A Nintendo Switch 2 dock update is required to enable this feature.
- Added the ability to perform a system transfer from a Nintendo Switch 2 console to another Nintendo Switch 2 console.
- The following updates have been made under Accessibility in System Settings:
- Added Portuguese (Brazil) to the available text to speech languages.
- Added Portuguese (Brazil) to the GameChat “Display Speech as Text” languages.
- The following updates have been made under Audio in System Settings:
- Added the option to save settings separately for each connected TV.
- The following updates have been made under Display in System Settings:
- Renamed “Dock Output Information” to “Video Output Information”, which now includes details about connected TV outputs.
- Added settings for VRR.
- The following updates have been made under Mii in System Settings:
- Added a feature that lets you create a QR Code for a Mii and share it with other users.
- The following updates have been made under Sleep Mode in System Settings:
- Choosing the volume for Play Console Wake-Up Sound in TV Mode now causes the sound to play immediately so that you can check the volume level.
- Added the ability to enable or disable “Handheld Mode Boost” under Quick Settings.
- System Transfer to Nintendo Switch 2 has been added under System Settings > System .
- When starting software, if a virtual game card cannot be ejected from another console because it is powered off or otherwise not connected to the internet, there will be a prompt to start the software using an online licence.
- Only the user who purchased the software can play it using the online licence.
- Music can now be played while creating or editing a Mii.
- You can change or stop the music using the Music Settings in the top corner of the screen.
- You can now use other controllers during Handheld Mode Boost while Joy-Con 2 controllers are attached to the console.
- Play activity, found under Profile on your user page, now combines play time for the same software across multiple consoles.
- The combined times will be displayed in order, starting with software played after the update.
- General system stability improvements have been made to enhance the user’s experience.
