Topic: The Nintendo Switch Rumor and Speculation Thread

@Magician Are you going to carry on collecting physical games on the Switch 2 or go digital? My collection is maybe 20% the size of yours, i'm considering going digital for Switch 2 whilst trying to continuing to collect physical for Switch 1, as undoubtedly we will continue to get Switch 1 releases, maybe even into 2027? When will Super Rare Games and Limited Run stop doing Switch 1 games?

@MarioBrickLayer I'm not sure yet. But when/if Nintendo confirms that the Switch successor will support backwards compatibility with my OG Switch physical collection, I don't see a reason to cease collecting for either platform.

@MarioBrickLayer
Although you weren't asking me, I've been pondering this myself and thinking of calming waaaay down with physical collecting for Switch 2.
It's a lot of games that I'd never gotten around to playing because it's an insurmountable backlog caused by physical FOMO, or speculative apprecation (of the software when I inevitably play it, not resale value).

Limited Run Josh just recently paid a visit to NOA, so he was probably informed of major things for the Switch successor involving physicals.
I imagine it was probably good news; backwards compatibility, continuing to be region free to support their business model of selling physicals globally, etc.
What they might've discussed could involve possible "upgrade" models, e.g. how PS4 games played on PS5 may actually have upgrades available, and therefore the selling of physicals that are Switch 1 and Switch 2 compatible, or Switch 2 exclusive, etc.

That really is the biggest thing I want out of Switch 2: enhanced backwards compatibility.
I want resolution improvements and performance fixes to that Switch 1 back catalogue; with or without dedicated patches.
The number of times there's been a Unity developed game that runs sluggish on Switch hardware, but then runs waaaay better in emulation is alarming. Bakeru the Tanuki for example.

@FishyS @skywake Maybe they’ll market the Switch Joy Con Charging Dock for the Successor?

@PikminMarioKirby I'll probably buy one regardless of advertising... unless Switch 2 gives us a strong reason to immediately buy extra Switch 2 joycons.

@FishyS

One word. Drift. I'm hopeful Nintendo's solution to analog drift will be elegant, but it's a wait-and-see situation. I refuse to go through five sets of joy-con inside a span of 24 months again with the successor.

Although they're not immune to drift, my Hori Split Pad Pro set have served me well since 2020.

@FragRed Turns out the component list was just cribbed from Famiboards. That’ll explain why it looks so close to what everyone expects! Still, the photos are very interesting. They look legit, but like a prototype. They look too posed for a sneaky shot from a factory line

I think the more these kinda rumours circulate, the harder it’s gonna be for Nintendo to control the messaging and get atop of the misinformation if they stay silent for too long.

@TSR3
I think the current going theory is that the PCB is legit but old. How this person got it is unclear, maybe purchased through shady means. Who knows. But the shell is a bit more questionable. It may be a prototype but it's possibility a mock-up of the design based on information provided to an accessory manufacturer (where the person making it possibility works) combined with the acquired PCB

I've heard some conflicting reports about this leak, so I think I would rather wait for the official announcement, whenever that happens.

@skywake And now it's looking like it's all made up ...

@TSR3 The actual photos of the hardware are still seemingly real, and I think VGC thinks this lines up with what they've heard about the next console.

@FragRed Definitely seeming like the most reliable leak so far. There have been leaked docks and 3D art, but those don't seem as trustworthy.

@TSR3 For some reason, I kinda didn’t believe the “leak” of the design. Maybe it could be real, but I kind of didn’t believe it at first. I found out a bit more that the person who leaked the images apparently deleted them, so that kind of tells me that they got busted. But, we will wait and see, cuz I don’t think there is a lot of confirmation or denial about it. Who even knows if that’s what the next console is going to look like, I’ll just be taking this one with a grain of salt again. Switch 2 hype seems to be picking up a lot now with how frequent “leaks” and rumors for it seem to be!

@Pastellioli

Quite the understatement.

Enthusiasts have been clamoring for the Switch successor since 2017, lol.

Even more since the Steam Deck arrived, giving Nintendo fans a glimpse of what's to come.

@Magician It is, I just remembered now that Switch 2 rumors have been going around for years and everyone wanting a bigger and better Switch, but it’s only really now that I’ve been seeing more “leaks” and rumors for it ever since Nintendo mentioned the Switch’s currently unnamed successor a few months back. I really can’t wait to see what the successor looks like!

Come on guys, Nintendo aren't showing the Switch 2 until after the holidays. There is no way I'm getting excited over a bunch of folk spending all day sat on their arses trawling forums, passing off what they have read as what they have 'heard' and referring to themselves as 'we' so it sounds like they have a team of folk on these rumours. When they inform Youtube, it's take with a grain of salt. If they are wrong, plans change and laugh abiout how they all expected it. If they are right then it's "I TOLD YOU SO!" (and suddenly the 'we' disappears...)

Yeah, I'll start to get hyped when Nintendo tell me to thanks. And I don't think they will be saying anything this year.

@GrailUK I’m just sat watching for Nintendo Twitter to say something. They’ve been silent all day.

@FishyS Supposedly, both Joycons are going to have some (IR?) camera. Looking at the image with the PCB, the bottom of the Left Joycon shown front and center looks like it has the casing carved out a little for where the camera would be placed.

@skywake Yeah, it's supposedly an older prototype. If you look through the left Joycon to the PCB, you'll see "9X", but because the unit is facing down (the top is pointed forward), the actual inscription is "X6", which correlates to shipping data for the prototype back in October 2023.

@FragRed They say that's a small compartment for the battery, but what are they basing that on? That's actually larger than the Switch battery compartment because the entire casing is bigger. Battery capacity for volume has also improved since the launch Switch. The thing is, I think they're still on the notion that the SoC will be made on Samsung 8N, when so far, everything discovered so far suggests otehrwise.