Yooka-Replaylee on Switch 2 runs at just 30fps due to “limited time with the development kits”

While the Nintendo Switch 2 is undeniably more powerful than the OG Switch, its current performance output has been somewhat mixed – especially when it comes to 3rd-party titles. In an unfortunate announcement, the team at Playtonic have confirmed that Yooka-Replaylee on Switch 2 runs at just 30 fps.

Ahead of the game’s launch on the 9th of October, the team at Playtonic released over 20 minutes of gameplay footage of Yooka-Replaylee running on the Nintendo Switch 2. While the game looks good, fans noticed that it appeared to be running at just 30 frames per second.

Taking to Twitter to address this, the team wrote: “To provide players the best possible looking and seamless version of the game, Yooka-Replaylee will be running at a consistent 30fps on Nintendo Switch 2 both in handheld and docked mode.”

Interestingly, it seems as though Nintendo’s reluctance to give out development kits is partly to blame, with Playtonic explaining “Due to limited time with the development kits, we're investigating the possibility of implementing a performance mode to follow some time post launch.”

On a similar note, unlike all other platforms, there is currently no demo of Yooka-Replaylee for Nintendo's console, though the team are planning to offer one “post-launch.”

Switch 2’s potential seems to be held back by many of Nintendo’s odd decisions. Hopefully studios will be able to optimise their titles as they become more familiar with the dev kits / platform.

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