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Nintendo Switch 2: 30 Details From the Trailer

The Nintendo Switch 2 has been announced, featuring an understated design with several fascinating details, including a new space button and improved joy-con functionality.

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Design and Hardware

• 📏 The Switch 2's form factor is slightly larger than its predecessor, with the main unit and joy-con growing in size by around 15%.
• 🎨 The console has a uniform gray color scheme, with a ring of color around each analog stick for color coding.
• 📈 The joy-con no longer slide into place on rails, instead using a protruding connector on the main unit to slot into the joy-con.
• 🔩 A newly designed trigger system on the rear of each joy-con releases the controller from the main unit.
• 🤔 A new, unlabeled button on the front of the joy-con has an unknown function.

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Joy-Con Features

• 👋 The classic controller layout has been preserved, with the analog sticks, face buttons, and shoulder buttons in their expected positions.
• 🔍 The analog sticks have a smaller inside ring radius and thicker, taller rims for better thumb grip and support.
• 💡 The SL and SR buttons on the joy-con are significantly larger than on the original Switch.
• 📊 A strip of four green LEDs indicates which player each joy-con is assigned to.

Main Console Unit

• 📺 The Switch 2 features a bigger screen, taking up more of the unit than the original Switch's display.
• 🔄 The top edge of the device has a slightly redesigned power and volume switch, a 3.5 mm headphone jack, and a ventilation grill.
• 🤔 A new USB-C port on the top edge has an unknown function.
• 📢 New downward-firing speakers replace the original Switch's rear-facing speakers.

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Accessories and Backwards Compatibility

• 📺 The Switch 2 can be plugged into a dock and connected to a TV, with a nearly identical dock design to the original Switch.
• 🎮 The inclusion of a controller peripheral that the joy-con slot into is similar to the original Switch.
• 📆 The Switch 2 is backwards compatible with old Switch games, but certain games may not be supported due to peripheral compatibility issues.

Release and Availability

• 📆 The Switch 2 is scheduled for release in 2025, with a Nintendo Direct scheduled for April 2nd and a worldwide tour allowing fans to get hands-on with the console between April and June.