Spanish video game site Vandal claims to have received new information about the long-awaited successor to the Nintendo Switch. While Nintendo has yet to unveil or officially announce a successor, it’s rumored to be on track for an early 2025 release. Vandal says the Switch 2 is bigger than the current Nintendo Switch, but not as big as the hefty Steam Deck. The Joy-Cons will apparently attach to the console magnetically, meaning your current Switch Joy-Cons likely won’t be compatible with the new system. Although there is good news for Switch Pro Controller fans, as the current Pro Controller will work on the new console. This is just a rumor right now, so take it with a grain of salt. Here’s a summary of the details from Vandal:
- Accessory manufacturers could touch the console but not see it.
- Each manufacturer agrees that the console will not be released this year and will be released in early 2025.
- A little bigger than the current Switch models, but nowhere near the size of the Steam Deck.
- The Joy-cons will change their attachment system from rails to a magnetic system and the current ones will not be forward compatible.
- The current Pro Controller will work on the Switch 2.
