Despite launching five years ago, the Nintendo Switch continues to be a runaway success for the company and its most profitable home console in generations. A large contributing factor to this is the healthy lineup of excellent exclusives that includes critically acclaimed titles like Super Mario Odyssey and Metroid Dread. This looks to continue on in the future with more great games on the way like Breath of the Wild 2, the follow-up to the cross gen launch game that closed out the Wii-U era and kick-started the Switch's life.
As much as Breath of the Wild 2 is ranking high among the most anticipated upcoming games, there remains an aura of mystery surrounding the title. One aspect of the game which is perplexing players is whether or not the game will follow its predecessor's path and launch alongside the next Nintendo console. After all, as popular as the Nintendo Switch is, nothing lasts forever, and Nintendo will need to update it with a successor eventually. Based on past release strategies as well as the footage released so far, many fans believe that the two will coincide.
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The most immediate element of Breath of the Wild 2 which is leading players to believe it being developed for a next gen Nintendo system are the graphics. In the previous trailer released two months ago, the visuals on display had a much finer level of detail and polish than what is normally seen on the Switch. This is not to discount the Switch as a weak platform, as games like Super Smash Bros Ultimate and Metroid Dread have had dazzling presentations, but this is on an entirely new level.
Especially when directly compared to the original Breath of the Wild,
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