The successor to Nintendo Switch named Switch 2 will continue to be a hybrid console that can be played on TV and in portable mode, it will be launched

The successor to Nintendo Switch named Switch 2 will continue to be a hybrid console that can be played on TV and in portable mode, it will be launched without an OLED screen (it will have an LCD) and it will have cartridges/cards for physical games , according to various sources. Anonymous to VGC, where they say that the device is “likely” to hit stores in the second half of 2024. They add that there are already development studios outside the Japanese company with the development kit.

    • ProxyZeusEnglish
      23•11 months ago

      DS->DS Lite->DSi->DSi XL->3DS->3DS XL->New 3DS XL I think it tracks perfectly

      • pgetsos
        9•11 months ago

        DS lite, DSi, DSi XL were just iterations of the original DS. Same with 3DS family. These weren’t a new console, only 2 consoles - DS and 3DS

        • Voyajer
          6•11 months ago

          The DSi was a hardware upgrade and so was the New 3DS.

          • pgetsos
            4•11 months ago

            It was a PS4 Pro situation. It was still the DS family, same games etc. A Switch 2 with only updated internals would be totally different, it won’t be the same console

          • pgetsos
            1•11 months ago

            How were Wii and WiiU similar in anything but the name?

            • @GeekSquad1992English
              1•11 months ago

              The GameCube, Wii, and Wii U all use the same basic setup: PowerPC G3 CPU and an ATi/AMD GPU with an upgrade each generation. They are, in effect, very similar to how the PS4 and Xbox One started their own current trends. In fact, the Wii U can run GameCube games natively with some effort, and Wii games out of the box.

              • pgetsos
                1•11 months ago

                But WiiU is anything but a Wii in another case. It is completely different in how you play the games through the controller and different to what the first comment was saying

      • @EspEnglish
        1•11 months ago

        I mean arguably it goes back further than that… gameboy, GBC, GBA / GBA sp. IIRC at least the OG DS were backwards compatible with gameboy games too.

    • BarqsHasBite
      English
      5•11 months ago

      The Switch line was great because it integrated their console and handheld lines into one. They won’t go away from that.

        • BarqsHasBite
          English
          1•11 months ago

          Wii U stuck to it. Same motion based, same wiimote along with new pad, same CD style. They marketed it very, very badly

    • @BellsEnglish
      1•11 months ago

      Unless if you consider the Switch as part of the handheld consoles. Game Boy to Colour, Advance to SP, the multiple generations of DS to 3DS, and now I guess Switch to Switch 2.