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Firmware 23.0.1 released for Switch and Switch 2, makes games sometimes boot faster

Well that didn't take long. Right on the heels of the latest Atmosphere update, Nintendo fire back with a firmware update of their own. Bumping both the Switch and Switch 2 to firmware 23.0.1, we surprisingly see no additional system stability this time around. Instead, we get a boost to how fast games launch. Sometimes. You can find the full details below:

Nintendo Switch Ver. 23.0.1

Fixed an issue from system version 23.0.0 where software occasionally took a long time to start, pause, or close.

Nintendo Switch 2 Ver. 23.0.1

Fixed an issue from system version 23.0.0 where software occasionally took a long time to start, pause, or close.

I've seen no word on whether the recently released version of Atmosphere will support this latest firmware, so if your dog's sister's girlfriend happens to update your system while you're our volunteering for charities, by all means let us know below.

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The Catboy

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Today at 6:37 AM

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That sure is an update

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DeadSkullzJr

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Today at 7:29 AM

#3

Updated, thanks

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Jiehfeng

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Today at 7:39 AM

#4

Finally my game launched, it's been 87 years

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SnowStormAkikaze

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Today at 7:49 AM

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makes games "sometimes" boot faster
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Sometimes is the point.

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TomSwitch

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Today at 8:00 AM

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SnowStormAkikaze said:
makes games "sometimes" boot faster
\Sometimes is the point.

Not sometimes boot slooooowly is a very different meaning

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Reploid

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Today at 8:37 AM

#7

user experience enhanced

TomSwitch

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Today at 9:30 AM

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Reploid said:
user experience enhanced

Make it worst then fix it back is enhancement? You are too kind. If they return some of the sysmodule memory they took with 23 I would call it enhancement.

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Lazyt

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Today at 9:32 AM

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wdym sometimes? did they apply randomiser to a firmware so it would launch faster or slower?

TomSwitch

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Today at 9:37 AM

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Lazyt said:
wdym sometimes? did they apply randomiser to a firmware so it would launch faster or slower?

No, they actually sense that it is you and they slow it down. If it were the other guy they speed it up.

LeddaZ

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Today at 10:26 AM

#11

This is cool and all but where are my stability improvements Nintendo?

Takeshineale128

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Today at 10:35 AM

#12

Atmosphere worked on this update on switch 1

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