Nintendo has yet to confirm just how much power Switch 2 is packing, despite rumors that it won't come close to matching the PS5 and Xbox Series X.
However, The Legend of Zelda fans argue that the fact that Tears of the Kingdom can run as well as it does on 2017 hardware proves that "people are underestimating what Nintendo will be able to do" with the new console.
I'm no game dev, but to me, Tears of the Kingdom feels as close to magic as you could possibly get with a video game. I can't even fathom the technical wizardry that went into it – from the endlessly innovative Ultrahand ability to the massive open world that allows you to seamlessly travel between three enormous layers of the map on what's now (comparatively to its competition) a very underpowered console.
It's this latter point that fans are highlighting now that the debate about the Switch 2's potential power is in full swing.
For context, leaks and rumors up to this point have suggested that the Switch 2 could be about as powerful as the PS4 – an internal Activision email which surfaced in 2023 suggested it'd be "closer" to this mark in terms of its performance.