The rumour mill continues around the successor to the Switch, but is this one the one? According to Video Games Chronicle, and corroborated by Eurogamer, Nintendo is likely to release its next-gen hardware in the second half of 2024. VGC's sources, which include "multiple people with knowledge of Nintendo's next-gen console plans", claim that the device will be useable in handheld mode and support physical cartridges like the Switch. However, backwards compatibility remains unclear.

The next-gen hardware will also apparently sport an LCD display, instead of an OLED one, in order to keep costs low while packing higher storage for higher fidelity games. Dev kits of the system are also with key partners, according to the report.

Of course, take this report with a grain of salt as these are unofficial news and rumours around a Switch Pro or Switch 2 have been around for a while. But eventually, we will get a successor to the Switch in one form or another; and whether it will replicate the latter's success remains to be seen.

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[Dust2dust]

I think that would be just about the perfect timing, before seeing a sharp decline in sales of the current console.

 

[Bladexdsl]

claim that the device will be useable in handheld mode and support physical cartridges like the Switch

that's it i'm out. i'm tired of these pricks making the same shit over and over. guarantee it won't be able to hold up against the ps5 and xbox YET AGAIN! hope it's hacked in a month with emulator shortly after. and with their track record with shitty security it probably will be

 

[qqq1]

Meh. They didn't even interest me with the Switch. The Super Switch isn't going to do it either.

 

[linuxares]

that's it i'm out. i'm tired of these pricks making the same shit over and over. guarantee it won't be able to hold up against the ps5 and xbox YET AGAIN! hope it's hacked in a month with emulator shortly after. and with their track record with shitty security it probably will be

Dude, they haven't been fighting for power since the Gamecube. It wasn't obviously worth it. And their selling of devices seem to tell the world, they are right.

 

[Kevbo]

Sweet! Can't wait for the Super Switch U 2

 

[eduall]

old rumor... outdate post

 

[Ligeia]

A Switch Deluxe ? With Super Mario Odyssey Deluxe, Super Mario 3D World Super Deluxe ++, Mario Kart 8 Super Ultra Deluxe (with new "deluxe" DLC waves) and a new Zelda "Triforce Deluxe" with the same world again but this time with an additional underwater layer ? Gee, can't wait

 

[stanleyopar2000]

Can we replace REPORT with RUMOR?

this is literally hearsay

 

[gudenau]

I don't really believe it, but let's cross our fingers for fully featured Thunderbolt 4 for a better dock and cool Linux stuff.

 

[MikaDubbz]

Don't need reports for this to sound more than realistic. 7 years between console gens is more than typical.

 

[anhminh]

And they will have Metroid Prime 4 as launch title as well? And a new Mother game are being developed for it?

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Uh huh, just like those reports of the Switch Pro dev kits last year and the year before and the year before....

But I expect we will see at least an announcement maybe by Holiday 2024 and an ETA of Q1 2025. I do fully expect it'll be a Switch-like experience as well, given how successful the Switch has been so far.

 

[Ryab]

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The rumour mill continues around the successor to the Switch, but is this one the one? According to Video Games Chronicle, and corroborated by Eurogamer, Nintendo is likely to release its next-gen hardware in the second half of 2024. VGC's sources, which include "multiple people with knowledge of Nintendo's next-gen console plans", claim that the device will be useable in handheld mode and support physical cartridges like the Switch. However, backwards compatibility remains unclear.

The next-gen hardware will also apparently sport an LCD display, instead of an OLED one, in order to keep costs low while packing higher storage for higher fidelity games. Dev kits of the system are also with key partners, according to the report.

Of course, take this report with a grain of salt as these are unofficial news and rumours around a Switch Pro or Switch 2 have been around for a while. But eventually, we will get a successor to the Switch in one form or another; and whether it will replicate the latter's success remains to be seen.

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Look... I get that people are excited and want new hardware. But we are at the point where we are hearing about this every day with a new rumor.

 

[CMDreamer]

It's been way too many fake news lately about this that one more won't make any harm. Accordingly to my very respected sources.

 

[BLsquared]

I don't think we would hear anything official on this until after Christmas. Wouldn't make sense to shoot themselves in the foot like that. But that's my take. I'll just wait until I see it, I guess.

 

[raxadian]

Hopefully the thing will be at least as powerful as a basic PS4.

 

[Hanafuda]

Sweet! Can't wait for the Super Switch U 2

Cuz Sony and Microsoft console names for each new gen are so creative and fresh.

 

[Marc_LFD]

This is what's expected, anyway.

Buying a Switch in 2023 for $300+ is just ridiculous, you might as well go with a SteamDeck and play Switch games on it instead.

 

[linuxares]

Cuz Sony and Microsoft console names for each new gen are so creative and fresh.

I prefer Sony's naming scheme than Microsoft's oddly complicated one