It’s very often in the kitchens that everything really happens. And at Gamescom in Cologne last month, the backstage of Nintendo’s stand was visibly on fire, according to reports. Eurogamer. The site specializing in gaming claims that the Switch 2, the new portable console from the Japanese video game giant, was shown there to a select few. Developers were thus able to have access to the holy grail for a technical demo. This information was corroborated by VGC.
This happy few would have taken place while the video game world is buzzing with the craziest rumors about this latest console. According to them, it should arrive at the beginning of 2024, hence this secret presentation during the largest European trade fair dedicated to video games. But for Eurogamerit would rather be the end of next year.
According to the latest information circulating, the Switch 2 should use a concept similar to that of the Switch, still allowing portable use. In order to limit production costs, the screen would use LCD technology, while the Switch has benefited from a more high-end version with an Oled screen during its career. The storage, currently 32 GB for the Switch, should however jump in order to support ever larger titles. She would also keep physical game cartridges.
Approached by Eurogamer, Nintendo refused to confirm the information. The current news for the Kyoto group invariably remains the next release of Super Mario Bros. Wonder. scheduled for October 20. This game will have the difficult task of bringing sales to Switch, since the release schedule is not very full at Nintendo for the end of the year. On the program in particular, a Detective Pikachu Returns and Pokemon DLC. The Switch arrived on the market seven years ago now and its replacement is long overdue.
In the meantime, competition is heating up. Lenovo thus made its Legion Go official at the IFA in Berlin, which also plays in the league of Valve’s Steam Deck and the Asus Rog Ally. We were able to take it in hand in Germany, and the least we can say is that it packs a punch!