Alleged Switch 2 leaks have only intensified as Nintendo remains silent as 2025 approaches. We’ve had rumors about the moment of revelation And elaborate models of what the console allegedly looks like floating online, as well as endless images of accessories manufacturers claiming to have cases, screen protectors, and crutches all built to upcoming hardware specifications. Now, a Redditor has claimed to have actually come into contact with a real Switch 2, and the latest potential information all matches what we’ve been hearing for months now: the Switch 2 is a bigger and better version of the console than fans have heard. I already like it.

Publication on the NintendoSwitch2 subreddit under the name of “NextLaptop“, a user claimed to have real contact with Nintendo’s next device and revealed to The edge that the new Joy-Con will have Hall effect joysticks to prevent drift, will use a dock with significantly higher power consumption and will be called “Nintendo Switch 2”.

Instead of a rail that clips onto the sides of the screen, the Joy-Con, NextHandheld claims, uses magnetic strips as previously noted. They also say that the dock is rated for 60W and the Switch 2 itself is rated at 45W, both much higher than the model launched in 2017. And finally, the dock has two USB-A ports and one for USB-C, presumably the one that powers it, which is the same as the current model.

“I spoke with (NextHandheld) and have now heard and seen enough to think they might be legit,” wrote The edgeThis is Seaon Hollister.

Whether it ends up being 100% accurate or not, whatever is shared by Reddit’s latest alleged leaker continues to line up with the rest of what we’ve heard, as well as the alleged CAD mockups of what the Switch 2 looks like which circulated in the fall. Basically, the Switch 2 will look a lot like the current Switch, just slightly larger, with a rounder profile and a number of spec upgrades and design tweaks to improve handling and quality of life.

This isn’t surprising in the context of the rest of the gaming hardware market. The Xbox Series X/S isn’t a major departure from the Xbox One. The PlayStation 5 is basically just a much more powerful PS4 with two ugly white fins. No one expects Steam Deck 2 to be radically different from the existing one, and most PC gaming handhelds at this point all look basically the same: like a thick tablet with controllers on the sides.

But it’s surprising given Nintendo’s history of constantly trying to innovate in spaces where no one else is working. The company hung on to cartridges longer than anyone and now uses SD cards. The Wii craved motion controls instead of HD graphics. The Wii U prioritized a second screen over more robust specs. And the Switch used smartphone specs for gaming on the go. The idea of ​​the company just iterating on the existing Switch, already the second most popular gaming console of all time and quickly closing in on the number one PS2, both made a lot of sense and still seemed like too much anti-Nintendo to be real. .

As we approach a possible Switch 2 reveal, each new potential leak indicates that Nintendo is surprising fans by not do the unexpected and double down on what already works. The only official thing we know about the upcoming hardware – that it will be backwards compatible with existing Switch games – only reinforces this apparent inevitability.

I’m sure the company may still have a few more tricks and surprises up its sleeve. We’ll know for sure whenever Nintendo announces this thing. It is promised to do this before April 2025.

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