Untitled Nintendo console
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An unnamed video game console, colloquially known as the Switch 2, is in development at Nintendo. It will be the successor to the Nintendo Switch and is expected to be released in early 2025, during the ninth generation of video game consoles.
History[edit]
Development[edit]
In a June 2023 shareholder question-and-answer session, Nintendo's president, Shuntaro Furukawa, stated that Nintendo sought to make the transition between the Nintendo Switch and its successor smooth for consumers, and was planning to retain the system's Nintendo Account system.[1] The following month, Video Games Chronicle (VGC) reported that Nintendo had sent out software development kits for its next console to development partners. VGC added that Nintendo wanted to avoid the shortages that the other ninth generation consoles, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, had suffered at launch.[2] Nintendo showcased the console in a private presentation during Gamescom in August; among the tech demos were a version of the Switch game The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) running at a higher frame rate and resolution and the Unreal Engine 5 demo The Matrix Awakens (2021).[3][4]
Release[edit]
The console was initially expected to launch in late 2024, but in February, Bloomberg News reported that Nintendo had informed publishers it was delaying the release into early 2025.[5] The Nikkei, corroborating Bloomberg, reported the delay was to prevent shortages and scalping.[6] Nintendo's shares fell by nearly six percent following the reported delay.[5]
Hardware[edit]
Internal Activision emails from FTC v. Microsoft indicated that the console's specifications would be similar to those of eighth generation consoles like the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One,[7] though it reportedly supports Nvidia's deep learning super sampling (DLSS) technology and ray tracing to allow for visuals comparable to more recent consoles.[4] VGC's July 2023 report stated that the console, like the Nintendo Switch, would be a hybrid that could be used as both a home and handheld console, with ROM cartridges used for physical game distribution. VGC reported the console would initially ship with an LCD, rather than an OLED, to reduce costs.[2] According to Reuters, the console will use a custom Nvidia chip.[8]
Whether the console is backward compatible with Switch games is unconfirmed.[2] Reports in February 2024 indicated the console would feature backward compatibility with physical and digital Switch games, and that developers would be able to update games to take advantage of the new hardware.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ Welsh, Oli (June 27, 2023). "Nintendo promises 'smooth transition' to next console with Nintendo Accounts". Polygon. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Robinson, Andy (July 31, 2023). "Sources: Nintendo targets 2024 with next-gen console". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ↑ Phillips, Tom (September 7, 2023). "Nintendo demoed Switch 2 to developers at Gamescom". Eurogamer. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Robinson, Andy (September 7, 2023). "Sources: Nintendo showed Switch 2 demos at Gamescom". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ↑ Yin-Poole, Wesley (February 26, 2024). "Nintendo Switch 2 Reportedly Delayed to March 2025 in Part to Combat Scalping". IGN. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ↑ Warren, Tom (September 18, 2023). "Activision was briefed on Nintendo's Switch 2 last year". The Verge. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ↑ Middler, Jordan (February 11, 2024). "Switch 2 will reportedly feature a custom Nvidia chip". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ↑ Serin, Kaan (February 11, 2024). "Nintendo Switch 2 will reportedly have digital and physical backward compatibility, plus "enhanced" older games". GamesRadar+. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
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