Latest Nintendo Switch 2 leaks suggest relatively unchanged design, but massively improved specs

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It’s
a
new
week,
which
means
there’s
a
fresh
batch
of

Nintendo
Switch
2
leaks
and
rumors
to
sift
through.
While
there’s
still
no
official
word
on
the
next
Nintendo
console,
new
images
that
allegedly
show
the
design
of
the
system
could
give
us
a
rough
idea
of
what
to
expect.

12
images
that
were
reportedly
originally
posted
to
the
Chinese
social
media
website
Xiaohongshu
(effectively
the
region’s
equivalent
of
photo-sharing
apps
like
Instagram)
have
been
making
the
rounds
on
various
gaming
forums.
They
supposedly
show
the
final
design
of
the
Nintendo
Switch
2,
our
tentative
name
for
a
potential
Nintendo
Switch
successor.

Of
these
images,
10
are
3D
model
renders.
They
show
what
looks
like
a
beefed-up
version
of
the

Nintendo
Switch,
with
a
significantly
larger
display
and
a
large
kickstand
similar
to
that
of
the

Nintendo
Switch
OLED.
There
are
also
some
clear
differences
in
the
area
where
the
controllers
attach
to
the
system,
which
now
appears
to
be
much
more
recessed.

It
also
seems
as
though
the
Joy-Con-like
controllers
will
not
slide
into
the
console
from
above,
but
rather
be
slotted
in
from
the
side
and
potentially
held
in
place
via

some
kind
of
physical
latch
or
magnets.
The
controllers
themselves
look
relatively
similar
to
the
existing
Joy-Con,
though
with
some
changes
in
the
trigger
area.

The
small
Joy-Con
release
button
has
been
replaced
entirely
with
a
much
larger
trigger-like
input.
It’s
unclear
whether
this
is
some
kind
of
remappable
extra
trigger
like
you
would
find
on
many
of
the

best
Nintendo
Switch
controllers,
or
simply
a
redesigned
way
to
detach
the
controllers.

The
other
two
images
included
in
the
set
appear
to
be
actual
photographs,
presumably
taken
in
a
production
line
environment.
This
would
make
a
lot
of
sense,
especially
considering
recent
reports
that

the
Nintendo
Switch
2
has
entered
mass
production.
One
picture
shows
the
shell
of
the
controllers
in
more
detail,
including
larger
SL
and
SR
buttons.
The
other
shows
what
may
be
the
new
console’s
tablet
portion,
albeit
with
many
components
removed.

A
circuit
board
is
present,
in
addition
to
some
extra
cables.
It
all
looks
the
part
and
would
line
up
closely
with
some
of
the
information
from
a
previous
specs
leak,
allegedly
sourced
from
shipment
and
customs
data
over
the
last
few
months.
This
leak
suggested
that
the
console
would
retain
its
handheld
form
factor,
including
its
compatibility
with
a
dock.

The
console
was
said
to
be
fitted
with
12GB
of
RAM,
a
huge
step
up
from
the
4GB
of
the
existing
Nintendo
Switch,
in
addition
to
256GB
of
storage.
This
would
be
a
big
upgrade
and,
combined
with
improvements
to
GPU
and
CPU,
could
place
the
Nintendo
Switch
2
somewhere
near
the

Xbox
One
X
and

PlayStation
4
Pro
in
terms
of
raw
power.

Of
course,
all
of
this
should
be
taken
with
one
massive
pinch
of
salt.
The
renders
and
photos
definitely
seem
plausible,
as
do
the
previously
rumored
specs,
but
until
an
official
announcement
it’s
still
anybody’s
guess
what
Nintendo
could
be
planning.
Hopefully
the
reveal
is
imminent.