Weekend Hot Topic: What do you want from the Switch 2?
Readers describe what they hope and expect from Nintendo’s next console, including its games and technical features.
The subject for this week’s Hot Topic was suggested by reader Jericho, who asked what you want the follow-up to the Switch to be, regardless of any rumours of what Nintendo is actually planning.
There was a fairly clear consensus that upgrading the graphics to roughly PlayStation 4 standards, and an improvement in reliability for the Joy-Cons, was all that was necessary, with the games, as ever, being the most important thing.
Price switch I’m sure I won’t be the only one to say this, but really all I want in a Switch 2 is something that is more powerful featuring more reliable Joy-Cons. I think it’d be nice for all peripherals to be backwards compatible, or is that forward compatible? But I do think the Joy-Cons need a redesign. There’s a few features on them that are barely used as well, so maybe think about swapping them out for something more useful.
Regarding the console, I would expect a new version to take advantage of Nvidia’s DLSS technology, so docked games could be rendered at 1080p and then upscaled to a realistic 4K resolution on my TV.
In a way, I hope they don’t come out with a new gimmick for the Switch 2, but then most of the time their gimmicks are very fun, if short-lived. Perhaps they’ll blow us away with a completely new console design.
Arguably, the most important aspect for me is going to be price. I’m sure I won’t be alone in this, but as everything is increasing in price, I won’t be in a position to splash £350+ on a console that isn’t a massive leap forward. Then again, if it is a leap forward then we’ll be looking at £400+, and I can’t prioritise a new console at that price when the
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