Switch 2 Doesn’t Have An Official Achievement System

The Switch 2 is not going to have a system-level achievement system like PlayStation and Xbox consoles do, however particular person builders can determine to make them if they need.

Through the current Switch 2 Nintendo Direct, we noticed that the Switch 2 editions of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom characteristic new achievement techniques. Some thought this meant the Switch 2 would broadly help achievements, however Nintendo’s Invoice Trinen instructed Polygon, “Nope.”

That is the way it additionally labored with the unique Switch.

For the 2 Zelda video games, gamers additionally get entry to a Zelda Notes part of the Switch 2 app. Right here, gamers can observe their achievements and progress to see how they stack up with everybody else. It stays to be seen if different Nintendo video games might use a Zelda Notes-style achievement-tracking system.

As talked about, Switch builders can create their very own achievement techniques, and a few already do. Ubisoft, for instance, tracks participant progress and particular milestones by way of Ubisoft Join.

Nintendo is understood for blazing its personal path versus following the playbooks of its opponents, and a scarcity of an official, system-level achievement system for the Switch 2 is one other instance of that.

The Switch 2 launches on June 5 for $450–or doubtlessly extra if Nintendo raises the worth as a result of tariffs as some imagine would possibly occur.

You can even learn GameSpot’s hands-on previews of the Switch 2 and Mario Kart World.