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PS5 Pro date leaker gives updates on Switch 2: reveal early october and $400 for basic SKU
- Thread starter Bernoulli
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mystech
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I highly doubt Nintendo will launch a portable focused “Switch 2 Lite” until at least a year or 2 after launch so the SKUs will probably be limited to minor variations. I see this going a few ways:
1. Most likely: Memory SKUs. $399 for 256gb $449 for 512gb. Nintendo will probably depend on SD cards for more storage so I highly doubt we get anything bigger than 512 at launch.
2. My wish: Different screens. $399 for 256gb LCD. $499 for 512gb OLED. Fat chance this happens but it would nice for those of us with Switch OLED models who don’t want to loose that contrast.
1. Most likely: Memory SKUs. $399 for 256gb $449 for 512gb. Nintendo will probably depend on SD cards for more storage so I highly doubt we get anything bigger than 512 at launch.
2. My wish: Different screens. $399 for 256gb LCD. $499 for 512gb OLED. Fat chance this happens but it would nice for those of us with Switch OLED models who don’t want to loose that contrast.
Zephyranthes
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Almost certainly. Every successful Nintendo console has launched alongside a big flagship title, and it's been 7 years since Mario Odyssey.
mrcroket
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Nintendo manufactures and sells the cartridges, who receives less money are the developers and not Nintendo.
Pop
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S0ULZB0URNE
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It won't be less than $450 unless there is a caveat.
Bonfires Down
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Digital only, LCD - $399
Physical card slot, OLED, more storage - $499
Physical card slot, OLED, more storage - $499
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kevboard
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there is no way Nintendo releases a digital only version.
Bonfires Down
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The base model lacking a dock seems way more unlikely to me at least.
kevboard
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why? the Switch Lite exists, which doesn't even offer the option to get one later. a handheld only bundle with the possibility to upgrade later doesn't seem unlikely at all to me
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Bonfires Down
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The Switch Lite is not a very popular SKU looking at the japanese charts. They will not want to cripple their standard model like that.
kevboard
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of course it isn't, because it's so limited. you can not upgrade later and you can not replace the controllers.
we all know the ridiculously awful analog sticks the Joycons have, and the lite has these built in with no easy way to replace them.
a, let's call it "Core" bundle, in honor of the 360 Core, would be a way more attractive deal. the exact same Core (get it?) console but without the TV connection hardware (Doc, cable) and without a charger. people already have USB chargers at home, and many people use their Switch mainly as a handheld (even the ones that have the normal model)
it would be a direct fix for all that's bad with the Switch Lite, while still targeting the same CORE (hehe) audience.
Switch 2 Core
Switch 2 Premium
maybe bundle them with differently colored Joycons, similar to how the Switch OLED comes with White Joycons they could make the Core have grey ones, and the Premium have White or the iconic Red/Blue ones to visually differentiate the bundles
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Bonfires Down
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Even so, you would be getting rid of the whole concept and naming of the Switch. I don’t believe they would do that.
Though I’m not certain they will remove the physical slot either. It may just be an OLED + extra storage.
Kings Field
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kevboard
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which brings us again to the Switch Lite tho. that thing is also still called Switch after all. it's not a Stuck Lite
I could also see only the storage being the difference, and a way for them to make a profit from the hardware, while selling the lower SKU at a slight loss or just break even.
making some extra bucks with a small storage boost is a money printing scheme that's very common in the smartphone world after all
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nightmare-slain
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demigod
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That's September, not May.He got the Pro date very specific way back in May, so chances are he's legit in some capacity. Kinda crazy that the best leaks of the year have been coming from Discord chats.
PlayedStation
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Yessss, 2025 should be an awesome year.
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Lucifers Beard
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If there's an OLED model and it launches alongside the next 3D Mario then I'm in day one.
Bernoulli
M2 slut
They're going to hold the oled for 2 or 3 years later or the oled model is the same price but without a dock
Lucifers Beard
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That's not a for sure thing and I hope that you're wrong. The OLED screen is so much better than I won't even consider an LCD Switch 2 at this point. It's the same as the Steam Deck, I won't buy a second iteration unless it has an OLED screen.
Bernoulli
M2 slut
We still have no confirmation but those were the rumors a few months ago, LCD only for the launch
Now that production has started we should have confirmation soon
Radical_3d
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SegaSnatcher
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The only thing you should be comparing to is the current Switch and by that standard Switch 2 will be a huge upgrade. Much better CPU/GPU, DLSS support, at least double the ram with 4x the bandwidth at 100GB/s. Nintendo 1st party games going to look absolutely amazing on Switch 2.