Xenoblade Chronicles X Appears to Have a 'Hidden' 60 FPS Mode, Sparking Nintendo Switch 2 Speculation

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition is retired contiguous for Nintendo Switch consoles, and immoderate players are already digging into the information to larn much astir it. One find seems to uncover a "hidden" mode enabling 60 frames per second, which is surely origin for curiosity and speculation astir what it could mean for the Switch 2.

Over connected X/Twitter (via Wccftech), modder MasaGratoR dug into the executable of Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition and recovered what they called a "hidden 60 FPS mode." The modder said it seems to beryllium implemented "only partially," since enabling it causes "weird issues."

About Xenoblade Chronicles X:
- Dynamic solution ranges: 504p-720p handheld, 760p-1080p docked
- Game's executable has hidden 60 FPS mode. It seems to beryllium implemented lone partially since enabling it causes weird issues. As a impervious surface from relation that sets UI speed, 1.0.1 pic.twitter.com/Ag09YVQ7g1

While it's not implemented successful the crippled proper, the beingness of this mounting does spark immoderate absorbing questions. If it's not available, wherefore is it successful there? While immoderate stray leftover codification could beryllium 1 answer, immoderate speculation astir what this could mean for the Switch 2 and existing Switch games is besides casual to understand.

Nintendo has confirmed that the Switch 2 volition beryllium mostly backward compatible. The authoritative uncover of its adjacent console said that the console volition play Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive games, arsenic good arsenic Nintendo Switch games, with an asterisk that definite Nintendo Switch games "may not beryllium supported connected oregon afloat compatible with Nintendo Switch 2."

It's hard to ideate Xenoblade Chronicles X would beryllium 1 of those asterisked games, but determination is simply a question implicit whether existing Switch games would get enhanced connected the next-gen console. There's nary impervious of that yet, conscionable speculation implicit the accustomed trends of backward compatibility. It surely makes the Switch 2 each the much absorbing for existing Switch owners, though.

We'll hopefully larn much successful conscionable a fewer weeks, erstwhile Nintendo airs its Switch 2 Direct connected April 2, 2025. There, we'll larn much astir the upcoming console and Nintendo's plans for it.

Eric is simply a freelance writer for IGN.