Switch 2 replaceable battery model in 2027!!

[Truth] · 2026-09-07T19:21:09+0100

Renos44 said:
Well would you look at that i was correct

All they did was
screws on the joycon slots are no longer under the sticker
And the battery is no longer glued in and just pops out with a bit of force,

They changed the design of the whole battery casing, connector and also of the heat shield.

Marc_LFD · 2026-09-07T19:31:23+0100

Man, thought replacing the batteries would be easier like the Wii U GamePad and Wii U Pro Controller had it. Still, that's manageable, of course.

Here's the Wii U GamePad's replaceable battery slot:

DiscostewSM · 2026-09-07T19:56:51+0100

Marc_LFD said:
Man, thought replacing the batteries would be easier like the Wii U GamePad and Wii U Pro Controller had it. Still, that's manageable, of course.

Here's the Wii U GamePad's replaceable battery slot:

There's quite a bit of difference in what the Wii U Gamepad does, and what the Switch 2 does. One is essentially a streaming device, and the other is a full portable console. The former does very little processing, so its design does not have to accommodate the necessities that are needed for the latter, like air flow with a cooling system, a heat plate for helping with heat dispersion, etc.

hippy dave · 2026-09-07T20:12:32+0100

Have they managed to make the joy-cons so that the little ribbon cables don't get fucked from repeated opening & closing?

Hutch3G · 2026-09-07T21:44:21+0100

hippy dave said:
Have they managed to make the joy-cons so that the little ribbon cables don't get fucked from repeated opening & closing?

In the video posted earlier, the guy disassembles a joycon, the shell comes off without touching any component or button, and you can just unplug the battery

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