Game News Is the Nintendo Switch 2 less efficient than a PS4 Pro? This specialist suggests
7 after the release of Switch, we are impatiently awaiting its successor, but according to some analysts, it may be less powerful than expected…
Summary
- Almost 2 generations apart
- Nintendo, the kings of the impossible
Almost 2 generations apart
Since the Wii, Nintendo hasn’t been known for its technical prowess on consoles (with the exception of Tears of the Kingdom, which is black magic on a console like the Switch). The company favors gameplay innovation over pure performance. We saw that with the Switch: it’s a generation behind the competition, but years ahead in terms of how we play.
After seven years, the Switch will soon be replaced by a Switch 2. According to Japanese analyst Hideki Yasuda, it could also appear in the first half of 2025, between April and July. He even predicts the price of the new console and estimates it at $499 or $450.67, but that is precisely where the problem lies. The analyst claims that this Switch 2 will certainly be less powerful than the PS4 Pro, a console released in 2016… That’s almost two generations too late…
In this case, it can be a difficult pill to swallow, especially at this price…
Nintendo, the kings of the impossible
Remember, we are talking about Nintendo here. You have to remember that their developers are geniuses! Nobody expected a motion gaming concept like the Wii in 2006, and yet, despite its technical delay, it became one of the best-selling consoles of all time. The same goes for the DS, released two years earlier. Who would have thought that you could play on two screens at the same time? But its greatest achievement remains the Switch, as it faces the difficult task of continuing after the disastrous Wii U.
In an era dominated by PS4 and mobile gaming, Nintendo presents a portable home console that combines the best of both worlds. The quality of a living room game that can be continued in the park or on the train! All with the Joy-con that can become two respective controllers to play indoors or outdoors with others!
The Switch was so successful that it is currently the third best-selling console of all time after the PS2 and the Nintendo DS, having sold over 140 million units in just seven years.
In short… All this means that Nintendo has the experience and know-how to amaze us again with its next console. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that it’s a Switch 2 and not a Wii U 2…
