Alleged leaks about Switch 2 have only gotten worse as Nintendo remains silent until 2025. We had rumors about it Time of unveiling And elaborate mockups of the console supposedly floating around online, plus endless pictures of it Accessories manufacturer claims to have cases and screen protectors, and stand everything built to specification for the upcoming hardware. Now a Reddit user has claimed to have actually come into contact with a real Switch 2, and the latest possible information all lines up with what we've been hearing for months: the Switch 2 is a bigger, better version of the console, the fans already have love.
Post on the NintendoSwitch2 subreddit under the name “NextHandheld“One user claimed to have actually been in contact with Nintendo's next device and revealed The edge that the new Joy-Con will have Hall effect joysticks to prevent drift, use a dock with significantly higher power consumption and will be called “Nintendo Switch 2”.
Instead of a rail to attach to the sides of the screen, NextHandheld says the Joy-Con use magnetic strips, as previously reported. They also say that the dock is rated at 60W and the Switch 2 itself is rated at 45W, both much more than the model that launched in 2017. Finally, the dock has two USB-A ports and one for USB-C. presumably the one that powers it, which is identical to the current model.
“I spoke to [NextHandheld]and I have now heard and seen enough to believe they might be real,” he wrote The edgeIs Old Hollister.
Regardless of whether it ends up being 100 percent accurate or not, everything the latest alleged Reddit leaker shares remains consistent with the rest of what we've heard, as well as alleged statements CAD models of what the Switch 2 looks like which was already in circulation in the fall. Basically, the Switch 2 will be very similar to the current Switch, just slightly larger, with a rounder profile and a number of technical improvements and design changes to improve handling and quality of life.
That's not surprising in the context of the rest of the gaming hardware market. The Xbox Series X/S weren't a huge departure from the Xbox One. The PlayStation 5 is basically just a much more powerful PS4 with two ugly white fins. Nobody expects the Steam Deck 2 to look dramatically different than the existing one, and most PC gaming handhelds right now all basically look the same: like a thick tablet with controllers on the sides.
But it's surprising considering Nintendo has a history of constantly trying to innovate in areas where no one else is working. The company stuck with cassettes longer than anyone and is now using SD cards. The Wii relied on motion controls instead of HD graphics. The Wii U emphasized a second screen rather than beefier specs. And the Switch took advantage of smartphone specifications to enable gaming on the go. The idea of the company simply continuing the existing Switch, already the second most popular gaming console of all time, and quickly closing in on the number one PS2 made perfect sense and still seemed too un-Nintendo to be real.
As we move closer to a possible Switch 2 reveal, every new potential leak suggests that Nintendo will surprise fans not Do the unexpected and instead double down on what is already working. The only official thing we know about the upcoming hardware – that it will be backwards compatible with existing Switch games – only reinforces this seeming inevitability.
I'm sure the company still has a few tricks and surprises up its sleeve. We'll find out for sure once Nintendo actually announces the damn thing. It is promised to do this before April 2025.
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