The Nintendo Switch 1 cannot play two games simultaneously on the same console, as it only supports playing one game at a time. However, if the question means playing two games that are from the Switch 2 generation on a Switch 1, the original Switch generally cannot run Switch 2 games, as the new games are designed to utilize the upgraded hardware of the Switch 2. There is a workaround to play the same game on two different Switch consoles simultaneously (both Switch 1 or a mix of Switch 1 and Switch 2) using game sharing and online license features. In this setup, one user plays on the primary console and the other on the secondary, but only if the primary user is not playing that game at the same time. This allows two people to play the same game purchased digitally across two consoles, but not on one Switch 1 console playing two games at the same time or running Switch 2 games on Switch 1 naturally. In addition, Nintendo now restricts playing the same game online simultaneously on two consoles to prevent abuse of game sharing for online play. To summarize:
- You cannot play two games simultaneously on one Nintendo Switch 1 console.
- The Switch 1 generally cannot run games developed specifically for Switch 2.
- Sharing and playing a single digital game on two different Switch consoles at the same time is possible but with restrictions.
- Nintendo blocks online simultaneous play of the same game across two consoles.
This answers the general question about playing "Switch 2 games on Switch 1" and about playing two games at once on Switch 1.
