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Nintendo Switch 2 (Quick Look) - A New Era Begins!
We've finally gotten our hands on the much anticipated Nintendo Switch 2.
Audio transcription
"Hello everyone and welcome to a very special Gamereactor quick look because it only happens, well very rarely, that we have a brand new console generation kicking off, but that is exactly why we're here today."
"As you're watching this, it is probably, if we can get this done on time, midnight, meaning that now it is June 5th and you can pick up your Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order.
If you don't have a pre-order, well you probably won't be able to get one because this is slated, or analysts believe at the very least, that this will be one of the biggest console launches of all time."
"The original Nintendo Switch sold more copies or more units than pretty much all consoles ever.
So it seems like the Nintendo Switch 2 will be off to a strong start and we have received our review kits."
"I should probably say that the reason you haven't seen a Nintendo Switch 2 coverage from us, at least based on the hardware, is because Nintendo chose not to have a press strategy or an embargo-based press strategy this time around.
That means that we picked up our consoles today and we are only able to show you how it looks like as you're watching this when the console has officially launched."
"So when you go into your store and you pick up your kit, your launch kit, what exactly are you getting?
Well, the one thing that we aren't showing you here is the little tiny eShop code you can get for Mario Kart World, which is the sole big first-party exclusive that the console launches with."
"Beyond that, well, you get all of this basically.
This is the Nintendo Switch 2 console alongside the redesigned dock.
The controller, sort of rail controller, where you detach your two Joy-Cons and insert them in like you would be the original Switch 2 or in the original Switch."
"And then these little bumper rails here for when you're using them in handheld mode, meaning that if you're holding the two Joy-Cons separately, these will be protected then.
So what is the Switch 2?
Well, let's remove it from its little stand here."
"Inside, it's a bit of a, we will go through it in our full review of the console, obviously, which we've started working on now.
But inside, you find an 8X ARM Cortex-A78C CPU, and that works in tandem with an NVIDIA Ampere GPU architecture that runs on about 1,536 CUDA cores."
"It has a 128-bit memory bus alongside 12GB total of LPDDR5 RAM, where I think 9GB total is available for developers to use.
That pairs here with this screen.
It's a 7.9-inch LCD running at 1920x1080, so 1080p essentially, with HDR10 support and VRR and 120Hz refresh rate."
"It should be said that you'll be playing games at 1080p 120Hz or something below that in handheld mode, but as soon as you put it into the redesigned dock here, like you would with the original Switch 2, you are able to play in 4K 120Hz on your chosen display.
That is because there is now a dedicated fan in here, and it does clock the Switch 2 in a different way, meaning that you should be able to get a lot more horsepower out of it when it's docked next to how it's handled in handheld mode."
"Now, there are a few other things spec-wise that we can go through.
It comes with 256GB of baseline storage, but as with the original Switch, it is expandable with SD cards, microSD Express cards this time around because it needs to match the storage speed of the Switch 2's own memory, but it can be expanded by up to 2TB, which is great."
"There are now two USB Type-C ports, both of which can charge the console, meaning one at the bottom, one at the top, but it also means that when you are charging from the bottom in the dock, you can have a piece of accessory nearby, for instance, the Switch 2 camera or whatever it is that you might fancy."
"It also comes with a higher grade of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 6, which is great, and, obviously, mouse mode, which is that the Switch 2's Joy-Con 2 controllers can sense all of its own, whether or not it is put down on a tabletop, and then respond by letting you use the console both in supported games and in the user interface as a mouse."
"So, the new Joy-Cons are not on rails like the normal regular Switch would be.
It is on magnets, meaning that if you press this button here, it will detach like this.
You can pretty much see that there is no rail in there, no piece of plastic or metal to hold on to it, because a lot of people would experience that over time, this rail would become loose."
"Not so with this, and the magnets are strong, by the way.
You're going to have to really, really try to get it to detach, so the initial fears of it being fiddly because it's magnets simply just isn't holding any water.
And again, to illustrate with mouse mode, you remove, and then you put it down this, and then these can be mice, and both of them can be at the same time."
"It is actually one of the upcoming games that is slated to release this summer, where you are essentially using a wheelchair, where both of these can be your hands on the wheels of the wheelchair, so you move them to move yourself forward and to steer.
That is set to illustrate how mouse mode works, and you will also, here at launch, have games like Civilization 7 to prove how even RTS games or city builders are now within reach on the system."
"Inside here, we find a bigger battery, 5,220 mAh, but the screen is bigger, and it is not an OLED screen, it's an LCD, meaning that you should get a power pack, which will take you slightly less time to drain than the OLED model.
Still, should be much better than the original Switch's battery life, so you have to take that into account as well."
"There is also a better kickstand now, the original one was just a tiny little piece of plastic here on one side, this basically spans the entirety of the piece of the console that is the screen, and that means that it's much more stable to use in this kind of mode if you're playing it, let's say, on the go with a friend."
"This is very, very sturdy, and I have basically no problems with it overall.
You also get a better stereo speaker setup, and, well, overall, it's a fantastic piece of kit.
Gone is all of the piano black that you would find on various bits, and it's replaced, you can see that here as well, with this matte black aesthetic."
"What this comes off as, is Nintendo that has refined an existing idea.
Not that they have reinvented the wheel again, which some people are sad that they haven't, they haven't gone wonky, or bananas, or mad, as they sometimes can.
This is a refined piece of technology based on the innovations of the previous generation."
"I can't wait to try this, first and foremost, we'll be bringing you a full review of Mario Kart World and Welcome Tour very soon, followed by a scored review of the Switch 2 hardware, and from there on in, there's going to be lots of texts, reviews, and videos based on the third-party games that various developers have launched in conjunction with the Switch 2's own launch."
"So, for much more on the Switch 2, we're only just getting started.
See you on the next one."
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