A Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom player has recently discovered a new exploit in the Nintendo Switch 2 version of the game: lasers are completely overpowered at 60 frames per second. Exploits have been very popular in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom since the start, and it seems that gamers are starting to discover new ways to break the game in the enhanced Switch 2 edition.
Originally released for the Nintendo Switch in 2023, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was a huge hit. Not only did the title sell more than 10 million copies in less than a week, but it currently stands at over 21.73 million units sold, making it one of Nintendo’s most popular releases. Part of why people loved Tears of the Kingdom so much was due to how it allowed gamers to use abilities such as Ultrahand, which ties several items together, creating all sorts of devices. Gamers also used several exploits, such as item duplication glitches, to become even more overpowered, and now they’re doing the same with the recent Switch 2 edition.
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Now, as reported by Games Radar, a player called evanthebouncy has made an interesting discovery while playing Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on the Nintendo Switch 2, sharing a 4-minute video of their feat. According to evanthebouncy, the experience of using pulse laser weapons in the Switch 2 edition is “insane,” as the firing rate of these lasers is tied to the game's refresh rate. This essentially means that it’s possible to fire lasers much faster, which leads to these weapons becoming incredibly powerful, which was not Nintendo’s original intention.
Gamer Uses Nintendo Switch 2's Higher Frame Rate as an Exploit for Deadly Lasers
This is not the only weird exploit discovered by gamers recently, though. A few weeks ago, for example, players uncovered an Autobuild Sharing exploit in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, which allowed them to summon essentially any in-game item, object, or character, and this discovery was obviously used in the most absurd ways.
The enhanced Switch 2 edition of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom comes with several perks besides improved frame rates. The game also has faster load times, better resolution, and some new features such as Autobuild Sharing, Zelda Notes via an app, and more. However, Zelda games on the Nintendo Switch 2 do not come with access to cloud saves, something that other games on the platform do. In any case, it's still an excellent way to play the popular game.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 95 /100 Critics Rec: 97%
- Released
- May 12, 2023
- ESRB
- Rated E for Everyone 10+ for Fantasy Violence and Mild Suggestive Themes
- Developer(s)
- Nintendo
- Publisher(s)
- Nintendo
- Engine
- Havok
- Cross-Platform Play
- N/A
- Cross Save
- N/A
WHERE TO PLAY
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the sequel to the beloved open-world adventure, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. This installment once again sees Link and Zelda battling to protect Hyrule from falling to Ganondorf. This new adventure takes place in the same land of Hyrule as Breath of the Wild but sees something called the Upheaval, which allows link to travel to Sky Islands, as well as deep into the Depths beneath Hyrule. Players can use special abilities to fuse together weapons, and build items to help them progress through the release.
- Franchise
- The Legend of Zelda
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- n/a
- Nintendo Switch Release Date
- May 12, 2023
- Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date
- June 5, 2025
- Genre(s)
- Adventure, Action, Open-World
- Platform(s)
- Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
- How Long To Beat
- 59 Hours
- X|S Optimized
- n/a
- Wiki
