NieR:Automata Finally Lands Switch 2 Compatibility Update

Nintendo launched its newest firmware replace for Change 2 final evening, ushering in a handful of basic enhancements for the console. Alongside these tweaks, the replace additionally seems to have coincided with some compatibility fixes, together with one title we have been ready to see up and operating for some time: NieR:Automata The Finish of YoRHa Version (thanks for the heads up, My Nintendo Information).

Sq. Enix and PlatinumGames’ sci-fi ARPG has lengthy been sitting in a fairly dangerous manner on Change 2, with many customers reporting frequent crashes when making an attempt to get it up and operating on the brand new {hardware}. A look at Nintendo’s compatibility info web site earlier than in the present day listed NieR: Automata as “Unsupported – Issues with recreation development have been discovered”, however that every one appears to be within the rear-view as of system replace 21.0.1.

As of twenty fifth November 2025 (that is in the present day), the sport’s itemizing has been up to date as “supported” on Change 2, with the notice that “beforehand recognized points have been mounted”.

It is a welcome change, as a result of NieR: Automata dominated on Change 1, and now now we have the proper excuse to dive in yet again. In our 9/10 evaluate of the preliminary Change launch, we described Automata as “a top-notch port that has clearly been produced with respect and focus, usually surpassing our expectations in each visuals and efficiency”. *Sigh* as if we did not have already got sufficient backlog video games to get by means of earlier than the 12 months is up…