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Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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781 points HelloUsername | 1 comments | 16 Jan 25 13:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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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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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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Dansvidania ◴[16 Jan 25 14:23 UTC] No.42725466[source]▶
which makes complete sense, no?
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1. jacobgkau ◴[17 Jan 25 00:00 UTC] No.42732531{3}[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.)