'Just rely on backwards compatibility' – Switch 2 dev kits aren't making their way to some studios, and it could be a deliberate move from Nintendo

• Developers are still struggling to get their hands on Nintendo Switch 2 development kits
• Digital Foundry reports that numerous studios can't get access to kits are being told to ship their games on Switch and "rely on backwards compatibility"
• It's said that big AAA developers are also being excluded

Even after the Sintendo Switch 2's launch, Nintendo is reportedly still holding back on providing studios with development kits.

During the latest episode of Digital Foundry's DF Direct Weekly podcast (via VGC), hosts John Linneman and Oliver Mackenzie said that numerous developers have told them that they still can't get access to Switch 2 dev kits and are being told by Nintendo to focus on making original Switch games.

"There’s been a lot of talk about this lately, that Nintendo seems to be almost discouraging Switch 2 development to some degree," Linneman ...