by There are many rumors around the next console of the Big N. Some point out that this Nintendo Switch 2 it would be announced at the end of this year 2023. However, there is still nothing official and all we can do is speculate on the date and analyze what this new console could be like. The launch of the switches original was March 3, 2017, so it’s been 6 years now. Usually, Nintendo It usually takes five years to release a new console. Therefore, it is expected that at least by the end of the year we will know something more.
When will the Nintendo Switch 2 arrive?
As mentioned above, there is nothing official. However, being already in March 2023 and not knowing anything, it is very likely that the announcement will be made at the end of this year if they intend to release it on the market in 2024. The Nintendo Switch came out in March, the Wii and Wii U in November , the Gamecube in September, the Nintendo 64 in June, and the SNES and Super Nintendo in November. In short, although it is true that it is more likely that it will be released at the end of 2024 to take advantage of Christmas sales, it cannot be ruled out that it will be released in the middle of the year, since so much time has passed.
In fact, it is most likely that it will be in the middle of 2024, having the nintendoswitch six years, since it is necessary to renew it to focus the development of video games for the next console. According to Jeff Grubb from Giant Bomb, this new console will likely be announced in late 2023 and believes it will be an in-between between Nintendo Switch Pro and Nintendo Switch 2:
“Maybe something in between which is definitely like a real upgrade in terms of hardware, but under the terms that Nintendo is positioning it on, it feels like it could cross the line a little bit and make it like a Super Switch that would continue the generation. In a more significant way than they’ve done since the Game Boy Color.”
What Grubb mentions is somewhat reminiscent of the jump from the Nintendo DS to the Nintendo 3DS. A console that skips the generation, but that maintains a large part of the essence of the previous one. Some users believe that it could be called super nintendo switchin honor of the Super nintendo.
It should be added that the nintendoswitch continues to lead sales despite the years. Consequently, there’s really not much of a rush to jump into a new generation.
What will the new console be like?
nintendoswitch It has reached 122.55 million units sold worldwide, becoming the third best-selling console in history. In this way, the hybrid console has surpassed the Playstation 4 with 117 million already game boy with 118 million. I would still be below the Nintendo DS with more than 154 million and the Playstation 2 with more than 155 million.
This console has managed to earn a big place in the hearts of nintenderos and that has been clearly reflected in sales. Consequently, it is very likely that the Nintendo Switch 2 It is also hybrid because this idea of using it as a desktop console and as a laptop has been very popular. Although it is possible to expect some new concept because, if something knows how to do Nintendo, is to innovate in the way of playing.
On the other hand, some users point out that the next console will be a Nintendo Switch Pro and others a Nintendo Switch 2. The differences are that the first would be the same console but improved -similar to the PS4 Pro, for example-, while the second would represent a real generation leap.
A Nintendo Switch Pro it would be beneficial to transfer the users that the console has harvested. Although by 2024 7 years will have passed and the players are needing a Nintendo Switch 2 as a next generation console.
Will the Nintendo Switch 2 be backward compatible?
between consoles Nintendo that have been backward compatible are the case of the Wii, Wii U, Nintendo DS and the 3DS. It is not ruled out that the Nintendo Switch 2 be backward compatible. Nevertheless, a report by ModernVintageGamer points out that it is not an easy task.
This analyst warns that if Nintendo Switch 2 integra moves away from the Tegra X1, it will make the original games unable to work well with the new hardware. However, it also does not rule out that this backward compatibility comes through emulation so that it works properly. Likewise, it is not ruled out that there is a negotiation between NVIDIA and Nintendo for proportionality compatibility with the Tegra chip. In conclusion, regardless of hardware, backwards compatibility shouldn’t be a problem to be added in some way.
You, how do you think it will be? Nintendo Switch 2? When do you think it will arrive?
