Here’s everything you better know about Nintendo’s Switch rumored successor.
Theworst-kept secretin the video game industry is that Nintendo intends to launch a Switch successor sometime soon.
What Is the Nintendo Switch 2s Name?
Beyond that, its tough to speculate about the consoles price with reasonable certainty.
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The Switch 2s release date is much more interesting.
That tends to suggest that investors also believe the next Nintendo console isnt going to be released this year.
Will the Nintendo Switch 2 Be a Handheld Hybrid Console?
Most Nintendo Switch 2 rumors suggest that the console will retain the Nintendo Switchs handled hybrid design.
VGC and other outlets have alsopreviously reportedthat the Switch 2 will likely retain its predecessors handheld functionality.
Theyre also quite unlikely considering Nintendos historic approach to backward compatibility.
How Powerful Will the Nintendo Switch 2 Be?
The more pressing rumors at the moment involve the Nintendo Switchs screen.
Will Nintendo Switch 2 Support Physical Games?
Most reportssuggest that the Switch 2 will still support physical games via a built-in cartridge slot.
For what its worth, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has stated that they intend to continuesupporting physical games.
What Are the Rumored Nintendo Switch 2 Launch Games?
Unfortunately, there have been no substantial reports regarding possible Nintendo Switch 2 launch games.
Any current discussions regarding that topic would need to be based entirely on our best available guesses.
However, we can certainly make some pretty reasonable guesses.
Finally, we need to talk aboutMetroid Prime 4.
Since it was first teased in 2017, weve heard remarkably few updates aboutMetroid Prime 4.
In any case, its release will likely not be too far off from the Switch 2s reveal/launch.
