Nintendo president says "Switch next model is the appropriate way to describe" the company's next console
May. 7, 2024It sounds like the Switch 2 will be more of an evolution of the current hardware rather than something radically new
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Nintendo has strongly suggested its next console will be more of an evolution of the Switch rather than something altogether new.
Per industry analyst David Gibson, during Nintendo’s recent financial results call, president Shuntaro Furukawa said “Switch next model is the appropriate way to describe it” in response to a question about whether the new console would be something brand new.
Again, it’s long been expected that the Switch’s successor would be iterative rather than revolutionary, with leaks, rumors, and reports all pointing to a more powerful version of the Switch with a sharper screen and, possibly, a bigger form factor. For reference, internalActivisionemails made public in September said the Switch sequel will be"closer" to PS4 and Xbox One specs- so still nothing close to the power of the nearly four-year-old PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles. But that’s just the nature of a hybrid console like the Switch, and since it’s been such a mighty success for Nintendo, it’s no surprise the general design is staying at the forefront of Nintendo’s hardware strategy.
Nintendo says it will announce its next-gen Switch successor “within this fiscal year,“butdon’t expect any news at next month’s Nintendo Direct.
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