It’s been over seven years since the Nintendo Switch launched on March 3, 2017. Since then, the Nintendo Switch has sold over 141 million units worldwide and has established itself as the third best-selling console after the PlayStation 2 and the Nintendo DS.
Unfortunately, Nintendo doesn’t seem quite ready to release details about the Nintendo Switch successor just yet, although we’re getting significantly closer. Earlier this month, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa told fans that they would be making an announcement about their next console later this fiscal year. However, we shouldn’t expect this announcement to come during the next Nintendo Direct, which is scheduled to take place in June.
It is known that Nintendo’s fiscal year runs from April 1st to March 31st. Because of this, that means we should finally have details about the Switch successor confirmed sometime before March 31, 2025.
However, we have actually heard a lot of rumors about the new console. Since the successor is widely believed to be a direct upgrade to the Nintendo Switch, fans often call this mysterious console the “Nintendo Switch 2.”
Centro Leaks recently compiled everything that was rumored about the Nintendo Switch 2. Although it should come as 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 image quality.
Additionally, the Nintendo Switch 2 has 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage. NVDIA’s T239 processor, a variant of the T234 processor designed specifically for this rumored Nintendo console, ensures that the console can operate with virtually no loading times.
The T239 is rumored to have a maximum memory bandwidth of 102.4GB/s, although Nintendo may downclock this bandwidth to improve efficiency. This is a significant improvement over the Nintendo Switch’s memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s.
The PlayStation 4 is said to be equipped with 8 GB of RAM. It should be noted that the PlayStation 4 has 500GB of internal storage and 176GB/s of storage bandwidth, both of which are above the Nintendo Switch 2’s rumored specs.
In theory, this could suggest that the PlayStation 4 would have better load times than the Nintendo Switch 2, but the aforementioned DLSS technology could actually give the Nintendo Switch 2 unique advantages.
There were rumors that a pre-release version of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was presented behind closed doors on the Switch successor as a tech demo. This tech demo reportedly ran at a higher frame rate and resolution.
Additionally, we’ve heard that The Matrix Awakens, a tech demo originally created for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series to showcase the capabilities of Unreal Engine 5, will also be featured on the new console.
The Nintendo Switch 2 is said to offer 4K support when docked and 1080p in handheld mode and feature an 8-inch LCD screen. This is an improvement over the Switch’s 6.2-inch screen.
Factors like CPU speed and refresh rate are still unknown, but one rumor suggests that Nintendo may be 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]
In the last few weeks, a lot of information has emerged about the successor to the Nintendo Switch. Although we have reported on most of the trustworthy rumors and leaks, we wanted to… pic.twitter.com/H4ZdvjSL3e
– Centro LEAKS (@CentroLeaks) May 10, 2024
So far there are no leaks about the refresh rate or HDR. From a data mine a few days ago, we know that Nintendo is preparing for up to 240 FPS in its internal engine, but what refresh rate the hardware will actually support is still unknown. https://t.co/FQQYshzGIg
– Centro LEAKS (@CentroLeaks) May 10, 2024
There’s still a lot unknown about the Nintendo Switch 2, but these rumors suggest that it will be a significantly more powerful console than the Nintendo Switch. Thanks to Nvidia’s DLSS technology, the console’s performance appears to be more comparable to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series than the PlayStation 4.