The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct has confirmed key factors of the new console including Game Chat, new games, price, release date and more.
Nintendo Switch 2 upgrades portability with a bigger screen, 1080p handheld play, and Wi-Fi 6. Here's why it still matters in 2025.
As someone who travels for work I still care about portable systems.
I have found using remote play in a hotel room is an excellent experience in a major city as I've got my console hard wired to a gigabit connection at home however it's not perfect if power trips the console tends to go to the repair section and can't be booted remotely so it's a annoying call to family to power it on for me.
A hotel out of town or regionally though that can cause havok for remote play as I'm always on 5g using it hotel wifi is never good enough for a solid remote play session.
But leaving a stable location and getting onto a plane or train and there's little to no chance of a good experience with remote play thats where something like the switch 2 will really shine for me personally long haul flights are exhausting and one of my most hated things the switch has been invaluable for me and I'll absolutely be upgrading
Nintendo has always done it the best, handheld is in their genes. I do wish their dock could be like an egpu though and it make it much more powerful, it's a bit harder for me to play portable now for some odd reason, love just sitting on the couch with a big screen and controller. And ofc always great to have the portable option and for me it's best for smaller games.
IMO, 540P upscaled in portable mode to a 1080P screen using DLSS on the tensor cores will likely extend battery life using a lower TDP and provide much better anti-aliasing and similar clarity compared to native 1080P with med/low AA at a higher TDP. It’s just a better way to use a mobile chipset. That’s not a flaw or weakness, it’s a key benefit for the portable design of the platform.
As Nintendo gears up for the Switch 2, theories have emerged that Donkey Kong Bananza may be a tie-in to Super Mario Odyssey.
NE: "There have been some scattered claims going around lately saying that Nintendo is phasing out Diddy Kong, for one reason or another. If you have no idea what we’re talking about, that’s completely understandable."
huh.
no price announcements in the livestream.
$449.99. My wallet is ready.
Now lets hear how this is too expensive.
The Switch 2 is everything it needed to be for a technological and software standpoint. But that price should be $399, and while it’s just $50 more, it’s still in an area that Nintendo has never been before, and people died when the 3DS launched at a higher cost.
It also brings into question are we now looking at $299 / $349 for a Switch 2 lite in a year or two, and why is the original Switch still so overpriced.
My guess is they’re just going to bite the bullet and sell at a higher price since it’s going to sell out and be scalped. So once sells slow they’ll pull a 3DS and get the price to something more manageable for parents looking to buy this for their kids.