Overview

• Version 20.5.0 was released on September 29 for both the Switch 2 and the original Switch.
• Nintendo’s official patch notes list only “general system stability improvements to enhance the user’s experience.”
• Community tracker Switchbrew reports minor sysmodule changes touching the account module and a component labeled “glue,” with no confirmed purpose.
• Dataminer OatmealDome says there is no additional information so far, with any talk of backward-compatibility fixes remaining speculative.
• The release is the second Switch 2 firmware update in September after 20.4.0 on September 1, marking the sixth since the console’s June launch.