A low-quality video of what seems to be a Nintendo Switch 2 has emerged, prompting fan hypothesis over the as-yet-unseen console and the validity of this footage.
The video was posted on Chinese language video website Bibli and was first noticed by Nintendo Soup (by way of Kotaku). The footage seems to indicate somebody eradicating a joycon from the aspect of the Switch 2 display screen by merely pulling it off. The controllers themselves appear to sport infrared sensors (on each the left and proper joycons) and greater shoulder buttons. This matches earlier leaks, which urged that the Switch 2 would have magnetic joycons and a extra advanced controller format, although it could additionally preserve the identical fundamental design as the unique Switch. Nevertheless, the blurry footage may very well be pretend, and have a model of the console constructed utilizing info from prior leaks.
Edited video by me (because the unique video is 5+ minutes lengthy)
We are able to additionally see the person de-attaching the Pleasure-Cons at the start of the video pic.twitter.com/RtIVDQJOlX
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Particulars concerning the upcoming console are nonetheless scant. Nintendo has confirmed that an official announcement of the Switch 2 will arrive earlier than April 2025. The console was beforehand rumored to launch in 2024, however studies early this 12 months claimed it had been delayed. The Switch 2 specs are nonetheless up within the air, although a Digital Foundry report claimed that the system would use an Nvidia customized T239 processor. Nintendo lately confirmed that the successor can be backwards suitable. Nintendo Switch On-line may even carry over to the brand new system. At least one recreation has already been introduced for the upcoming console.