{"id":136861,"date":"2026-04-16T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-199808"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:00:00","slug":"boom-yooka-replaylees-60fps-switch-2-performance-mode-is-finally-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/04\/16\/boom-yooka-replaylees-60fps-switch-2-performance-mode-is-finally-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Boom! Yooka-Replaylee&#8217;s 60fps Switch 2 Performance Mode Is Finally Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/05bd95bedbe89\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/05bd95bedbe89\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/05bd95bedbe89\/large.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"pOIbeF3WMh4\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pOIbeF3WMh4?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>After its release in October 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/yooka-replaylee\">Yooka-Replaylee<\/a> is finally playable at 60fps on Switch 2 thanks to a new update from Playtonic Games.<\/p>\n<p>Many were understandably disappointed when the Switch 2 version launched with its performance capped at 30fps (heck, it was one of just two &#8216;cons&#8217; in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/nintendo-switch-2\/yooka-replaylee\">8\/10 review<\/a>), so this will no doubt prove to be a welcome new update for fans of the 3D platformer.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that Playtonic Games has retained the previous fidelity mode if you do happen to value higher resolution visuals; you can simply toggle between the two options via the pause menu.<\/p>\n<p>As for how much space you&#8217;ll need for the update, Playtonic says that it comes in at nearly 5GB. Quite a hefty one, then, and probably something that fans of physical editions might not be too chuffed about. Still, this is something that&#8217;s clearly been a labour of love for the team, and not merely a switch that can be flicked on to increase the frame rate.<\/p>\n<p>So if you&#8217;re keen to see how the game plays at a higher frame rate, then go ahead and get it downloaded now. Better late than never, huh? You can also bag a 20% discount to celebrate the new update, bringing the price down to <strong>\u00a319.99 \/ $23.99<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>And if you&#8217;re still on the fence, Playtonic also confirmed that the free demo on Switch 2 will also sport the new 60fps performance mode, so you can try before you buy.<\/p>\n<p>And if you&#8217;re after some hands-on impressions, we took it for a spin last week &#8211; check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/a-huge-balancing-act-playtonic-spills-the-beans-on-yooka-replaylees-massive-switch-2-update\">our interview and impressions feature<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:199796,188719 @ 1776358317 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>What do you make of Yooka-Replaylee&#8217;s new performance mode? Will you be taking it for a spin? Let us know with a comment in the usual place.<\/em><\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"k9TWDL4p0uY\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k9TWDL4p0uY?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\"><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] After its release in October 2025, Yooka-Replaylee is finally playable at 60fps on Switch 2 thanks to a new update from Playtonic Games. Many were understandably disappointed when the Switch 2 version launched with its performance capped at 30fps (heck, it was one of just two &#8216;cons&#8217; in our 8\/10 review), so this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136861\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}