It’s been over seven years since the Nintendo Switch was released back on March 3, 2017. Since then, the Nintendo Switch has accrued over 141 million sales worldwide, establishing itself as the third best-selling console after the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS.
Unfortunately, it seems that Nintendo isn’t quite ready to release details about the Nintendo Switch successor just yet, though we’re notably getting closer. Earlier this month, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa told fans that they’ll make an announcement about their next console within this fiscal year, but we shouldn’t expect this announcement to occur during the next Nintendo Direct that is to be held in June.
It’s known that Nintendo’s fiscal year spans from April 1 to March 31. Due to this, it means we should finally have confirmed details about the Switch successor sometime before March 31, 2025.
However, we’ve actually been hearing plenty of rumors about the new console. As it’s been widely suggested that the successor is intended to be a direct upgrade over the Nintendo Switch, fans have often been dubbing this mysterious console as the “Nintendo Switch 2.”
Centro Leaks recently compiled everything that’s been rumored about the Nintendo Switch 2. While it should be of no surprise that the Nintendo Switch 2 won’t be quite as powerful as the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series, consoles that were released about four years ago, the implementation of DLSS will give the new console comparable picture quality.
Additionally, the Nintendo Switch 2 will feature 12 GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 256 GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage. NVDIA’s T239 processor, a variant of the T234 processor specifically created for this rumored Nintendo console, will make it so that the console will be able to operate with virtually no load times.
It’s rumored that the T239 will have a maximum memory bandwidth of 102.4 GB/s, though Nintendo may end up downclocking this bandwidth for improved efficiency. This is quite an improvement over the Nintendo Switch’s memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s.
The PlayStation 4 is said to run off of 8 GB of RAM. It should be noted that the PlayStation 4 has 500 GB of internal storage and 176 GB/s of memory bandwidth, which are both greater than the rumored Nintendo Switch 2’s specs.
Theoretically, this could suggest that the PlayStation 4 would have better load times than the Nintendo Switch 2, but the aforementioned DLSS technology might actually give the Nintendo Switch 2 unique advantages.
As it was rumored that an advance port of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was showcased behind closed doors on the Switch successor as a tech demo. Reportedly, this tech demo was operating at a higher frame rate and resolution.
Additionally, we heard that the “The Matrix Awakens,” a tech demo originally created for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series to demonstrate the capabilities of Unreal Engine 5 was also featured on the new console.
Supposedly, the Nintendo Switch 2 will offer 4K support while docked and 1080p in handheld mode, which will have an 8-inch LCD screen. This is an improvement to the Switch’s 6.2 inch screen.
Factors such as CPU speed and refresh rate are still unknown, but one rumor suggests that Nintendo is potentially preparing first-party games that could play at 240 frames per second.
[Nintendo Switch 2 Leaks Compilation: Everything We Know About the Nintendo Switch Successor]
Lots of information regarding the successor to the Nintendo Switch has been popping up over the last few weeks. While we have covered most of the trustworthy rumors and leaks, we wanted… pic.twitter.com/H4ZdvjSL3e
— Centro LEAKS (@CentroLeaks) May 10, 2024
No leaks regarding refresh rate yet, nor HDR. From a data mine a few days back we know Nintendo is preparing for up to 240 FPS in their internal engine, but what refresh rate will the hardware actually support is still unknown. https://t.co/FQQYshzGIg
— Centro LEAKS (@CentroLeaks) May 10, 2024
There’s still quite a lot about the Nintendo Switch 2 that’s unknown, but these rumors are suggesting that it will be a significantly more powerful console than the Nintendo Switch. Thanks to Nvidia’s DLSS technology, the console’s performance seems like it will be more comparable to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series rather than the PlayStation 4.
Laura Adams is a tech enthusiast residing in the UK. Her articles cover the latest technological innovations, from AI to consumer gadgets, providing readers with a glimpse into the future of technology.
