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.

    • @slumlordthanatos@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7•11 months ago

      Yeah, BotW was cutting it close, while Tears of the Kingdom really is too much for the Switch. I got real tired of the framerate taking a dive every time I used Ultrahand.

      • @MrQuallzin@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4•11 months ago

        I’m really surprised I haven’t had any major framerate drops in TotK. I’m using my launch-day system, so as old as they get, and playing hand-held almost exclusively it’s been pretty darn smooth.

        • @RisingSwell@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1•11 months ago

          For the few hours I bothered with totk I never had any lag either, also a launch switch. Maybe I didn’t go in far enough, but it ran smoothly all the time.

    • @Dark_Blade@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2•11 months ago

      ARM chips have seen massive gains too. If they use a sufficiently powerful chip, then I’m sure they could easily match the performance of a PS4.

    • @Molecular0079@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1•11 months ago

      It would be interesting if they made the jump to x86, but in addition to what you mentioned, I don’t think they’d go for it due to the extra power and thermal requirements. I think people would bash on Nintendo if the Switch 2 was way beefier in form factor compared to the Switch 1.

        • Jarmer
          1•11 months ago

          Since the steam deck 2 will make use of the amazing gains, I wonder if people will really start considering the Deck as an alternative to Switch 2. There’s already a TON of overlap in the indy game scene. SO many of those release on both Steam and Switch.

          Obviously the hardcore Nintendo IP fans will stick with Switch 2, but outside of that … ???

          The Deck has really been a game changer!

      • LegendofDragoon
        0•11 months ago

        I wouldn’t mind a beefier switch, the original always feels so fragile in my meaty mitts