{"id":475762,"date":"2026-02-18T11:51:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T11:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/475762\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T11:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T11:51:09","slug":"bethesda-releases-skyrim-update-1-2-for-switch-2-includes-60hz-mode-and-much-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/475762\/","title":{"rendered":"Bethesda Releases Skyrim Update 1.2 For Switch 2, Includes “60Hz Mode” And Much More"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Skyrim\"\/<\/a> Image: Bethesda<\/p>\n

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition<\/a> didn’t exactly launch in the best state when it arrived on the Switch 2 at the end of last year, but Bethesda is now rolling out patches for the title to improve the overalle experience.<\/p>\n

This week sees the arrival of Update 1.2 for the Switch 2 version of the game. This includes a 60Hz mode, allowing players to prioritise either visuals or performance. The update also locks the frame rate at 30Hz when prioritising visuals, improves FPS drops in certain locations, and fixes a bunch of bugs – including Joy-Con 2 controller problems.<\/p>\n

Here’s the full rundown, according to Bethesda’s official patch notes (via social media):<\/p>\n

Skyrim Switch 2 Update 1.2 Notes<\/p>\n

Features:<\/p>\n

Added a 60 Hz mode under Display settings that allows players to toggle between \u201cPrioritize Visuals\u201d or \u201cPrioritize Performance\u201d.
\nIn addition, frame rate has been locked at 30 Hz in \u201cPrioritize Visuals\u201d mode for smoother gameplay.<\/p>\n

Crashes and Performance Fixes:<\/p>\n

Fixed a crash that occurred when reading \u201cThe Crimson Dirks Vol. 4\u201d book for the \u201cTilted Scales\u201d quest in German.
\nFixed an audio-related crash.
\nFixed a crash, infinite load, and game freeze that sometimes occurred when rapidly selecting \u201cLoad\u201d multiple times in the pause menu.
\nFixed a crash that occurred when the \u201cTransmute Ore\u201d spell was repeatedly cast outside of the Haltered Stream Camp.<\/p>\n

Improved FPS performance drops that occurred in the following locations:<\/p>\n

during the Hide and Seek quest in Kynesgrove
\nduring combat at Secunda\u2019s Kiss
\nwhen discovering the \u201cDrelas\u2019 Cottage\u201d location
\nwhen engaged in combat with a giant at the Talking Stone Camp.<\/p>\n

Visuals Issues Fixes:<\/p>\n

Viewing water planes from a distance or within menus caused them to shift up and down.
\nDistant aspen trees appeared with a blue tint.
\nTransitioning out of caves caused an outline of the entrance to linger during the fade-to-back loading screen.<\/p>\n

User Interface Fixes:<\/p>\n

Switching between mouse and controller mode while in dialogue or the Help menu, caused different options to be highlighted.
\nSwitching between mouse and controller mode while in help menus or user hints, did not dynamically update callout prompts.
\nThe \u201cReady\/Sheathe\u201d option was missing from the Joy-Con 2 Mouse Controls menu.
\nThe \u201cDelete\u201d prompt remained grayed-out within the Load menu when swapping between mouse and controller mode.
\nDeleting a save in the Save\/Load menus reset the highlighted selection to the top of the menu list.
\nWhile in mouse mode, the cursor remained stuck within a smaller section of the screen when changing between docked\/undocked modes or interfacing with GameChat.<\/p>\n

Controls Fixes:<\/p>\n

The \u201cEagle Eye\u201d Archery perk remained active after switching between mouse and controller mode.
\nHolding down the Right Joystick while reassigning a button caused that button to disappear from the Controls list.
\nThe Joy-Con 2 controllers provided haptic feedback while in mouse mode.
\nButtons became unresponsive when controls were remapped while moving the Joy-Con 2 controllers in mouse mode.
\nRotating the map in mouse mode was slower and less smooth than in controller mode.<\/p>\n

Audio Issue Fix:<\/p>\n

Scrolling SFX continued to play while holding up or down on the Left Joystick or buttons at the top or bottom of the Save\/Load menus.<\/p>\n

Localization Fixes:<\/p>\n

\u201cAmiibo\u201d appeared as plural in Spanish.<\/p>\n

Miscellaneous:<\/p>\n

Added new translations for the features listed above and UI updates.
\nUpdates were made to the game credits.<\/p>\n

This update follows the release of a patch towards the end of December 2025, which addressed input latency issues.<\/p>\n

When we reviewed Skyrim: Anniversary Edition on Switch 2, we called it “hugely disappointing” – mentioning at the time how the title was still running at 30fps and had “awful input lag to boot”, so it’s great to see updates to the game are slowly improving the overall experience.<\/p>\n

If you haven’t already jumped into Skyrim on Switch 2, it’s a free upgrade for owners of the Anniversary Edition<\/a> on Switch.<\/p>\n

Will you be revisiting this game on the Switch 2 to try out this latest update? How are you finding it so far? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

\tRelated Games<\/p>\n

\tSee Also<\/p>\n

\"Liam<\/p>\n

Liam is a news writer and reviewer on Nintendo Life. He’s been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of many iconic video game characters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: Bethesda The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition didn’t exactly launch in the best state when it…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":475763,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[11915,75,171359,74,11913,10704],"class_list":{"0":"post-475762","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-bethesda","9":"tag-nintendo-switch-2","10":"tag-skyrim","11":"tag-technology","12":"tag-the-elder-scrolls","13":"tag-updates"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=475762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475762\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/475763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=475762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=475762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=475762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}