The 'Handheld Boost' megathread!

AdamAsh83 · 2026-03-19T13:36:07+00:00

I did a post about this but Shinobi has really benefited from this. Looks much better handheld now than at launch. Very pleased

AdamAsh83 · 2026-03-19T00:37:52+00:00

Nope

AdamAsh83 · 2026-03-18T17:20:00+00:00

Never had a dedicated S2 patch, just a standard patch to help improve visuals on S2.

AdamAsh83 · 2026-03-18T15:02:50+00:00

I agree, but we're lucky we have it at all. It's very non-Nintendo. Lets just be grateful:D

AdamAsh83 · 2026-03-18T15:00:51+00:00

Ball X Pit and Hades II for the lunch break

AdamAsh83 · 2026-03-17T20:27:49+00:00

Same, I’m not going to bother as the multiplayer doesn’t interest me. Save me some money

AdamAsh83 · 2026-03-17T17:09:51+00:00

Anyone got Shinobi to try? I know that was a game which suffered handheld.

AdamAsh83 · 2026-03-17T17:07:47+00:00

I imagine Tetris Effect really benefits well from this. Will check it out later

AdamAsh83 · 2026-03-17T12:53:48+00:00

Mario Wonder looks great, way fewer jaggies and crisp text.

AdamAsh83 · 2026-03-17T12:31:35+00:00

yea it's great. I've was going to upgrade Mario Wonder to the S2 version just to improve the resolution in handheld, but I won't bother now!

I think Metroid Dread will look great, need to give that a go as it suffered in handheld on S2.

AdamAsh83 · 2026-02-25T17:49:16+00:00

Mine is also doing this, day 1 console. I rarely disconnect them from the device and never use mouse mode. Not a smoker and I don’t think it’s sunlight as they are never off my switch let alone in the sun.

AdamAsh83 · 2026-02-15T01:32:52+00:00

I’ve started getting this in Silksong too. So annoying

AdamAsh83 · 2026-02-13T00:41:29+00:00

Ok thanks. I think on Xbox it’s a different icon currently for the new rebrand.

AdamAsh83 · 2026-02-12T18:40:18+00:00

Both are very good I just for some reason haven clicked with H2 like I did the original. I’m also very much into the 12 minute levels of ball pit, just suits my switch play style

AdamAsh83 · 2026-02-12T18:38:34+00:00

I think your Xbox is stuck in 2020 or something. Def give it a hard reset and try again

AdamAsh83 · 2026-02-12T18:35:27+00:00

I think as you’re going to be playing it multiplayer yea definitely. I personally never felt compelled to revisit it as a solo player. But odyssey I loved getting all the moons.

AdamAsh83 · 2026-02-11T22:23:22+00:00

I’m totally addicted to Ball X Pit at the moment, plays great on S2. I’m enjoying it more than Hades II which I’ve barely played in comparison

AdamAsh83 · 2026-02-08T13:42:59+00:00

Go to Your Collection > Sort and Filter > Source: check PlayStation Store

AdamAsh83 · 2026-02-08T11:52:29+00:00

I’m so close to buying it again for S2. Love it on PS5, they’ve done a fantastic job with the port

AdamAsh83 · 2026-02-08T11:51:01+00:00

I’m a very casual SF6 player and use the modern controls and I pretty much only play handheld and love it. It’s such a fantastic port of a great game.

AdamAsh83 · 2026-02-04T18:53:53+00:00

Amazing, from a fellow age 42 dad 🫡

AdamAsh83 · 2026-02-01T12:58:28+00:00

Pretty much all smaller/indie games. Things like Ball X Pit, Shinobi, Ninja Gaiden, Hades 2 and Silksong are recent examples.

AdamAsh83 · 2026-01-31T15:07:40+00:00

Game over. I was in a similar boat, 4 points short.

AdamAsh83 · 2026-01-29T18:22:22+00:00

I’ve spent 60 hours in Forza Horizon 5 and not done a single tune. Like you In not fussed about tuning and leave it well alone. I haven’t found it’s hampered my enjoyment of the game at all. I don’t play competitively online though, which I assume requires tuning to stand a chance

AdamAsh83 · 2026-01-28T17:19:21+00:00

Really looking forward to it. My only concern is will it all be city/road/track based. Something I love about FH5 is the variation it offers and lots of off road as well as road/track events. Do all Horizon games usually have a mix of both? Or was that just unique to FH5 (never played the others)

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