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Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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781 points HelloUsername | 8 comments | 16 Jan 25 13:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.626s | source | bottom
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sigmoid10 ◴[16 Jan 25 14:15 UTC] No.42725360[source]▶
Huh. I guess updated ergonomics / QoL stuff and confirmation of backwards compatibility counts as enough of an update over the last hardware refresh. But zero info on anything that could actually make this worth a buy. Granted, this feels like Nintendo who will do anything to not get dragged into PS/XBOX flops discussions. But without any real upgrade or even games announcements, I suppose most people will keep holding off their purchase decisions for now.
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1. ErneX ◴[16 Jan 25 14:19 UTC] No.42725405[source]▶
They supposedly had this console ready to ship a year or even two ago. Rumor is the reason they are releasing it this year is to have a decent catalogue of games lined up for launch and launch window.
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2. sigmoid10 ◴[16 Jan 25 14:22 UTC] No.42725448[source]▶
That makes it even weirder why they would only show a few short hints of one possible new Mario Kart game. The original switch reveal had glimpses of new Zelda, Mario and even the first portable version of Skyrim.
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3. Dansvidania ◴[16 Jan 25 14:23 UTC] No.42725466[source]▶
which makes complete sense, no?
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4. ErneX ◴[16 Jan 25 14:24 UTC] No.42725490[source]▶
I think they revealed the current Switch this way. 1st a small tease then a Direct with plenty of details.

That is happening on April.

5. ErneX ◴[16 Jan 25 14:24 UTC] No.42725497[source]▶
of course
6. gwervc ◴[16 Jan 25 14:26 UTC] No.42725536[source]▶
It's only the first reveal. I'm sure they'll be raising the hype with game trailers until the release date.
7. jerojero ◴[16 Jan 25 14:48 UTC] No.42725911[source]▶
It says in the trailer that they're going to be having a direct for it... on April 2nd.
8. jacobgkau ◴[17 Jan 25 00:00 UTC] No.42732531[source]▶
Aside from missing out on the last software dev cycle's worth of hardware updates, unless they've continued to bump the specs to match what's become available in the meantime. (I know the line does need to be drawn somewhere.)