Support NeoGAF

[SyedDanishAnwar]

Nintendo Switch 2 leaker just tipped Switch 2 price

A reliable laker who correctly predicted the price of PS Pro has suggested that Nintendo Switch 2 will launch at a base MSRP of $400.

(Image credit: Discord)

Nintendo is expected to officially announce its upcoming console with new game bundles in October 2024, but as per rumors the new console will launch no sooner than April 2025.

The new console according to another leaker is expected to feature AI integration (personalized game recommendations etc.) and dual screens (return of the DS and 3DS feature).

 

[Cakeboxer]

I hope instead of a mobile only Switch Lite the other SKU is a stronger home console with the power of a One X or at least a PS4 Pro. And then he woke up....

 

[NanaMiku]

Dual screen for a device as big as Switch? Looks cumbersome

 

[Zathalus]

Hopefully one of the models has OLED. Or perhaps a good mini LED.

 

[SweetTooth]

It won't be as powerful as PS4, but getting "adult games" as you described depends largely on how much power gap between Switch 2 and PS5.

Although lines has blurred alot powerwise and not as clear as previous gens, this might play in favor of Nintendo this time.

 

[BlackTron]

Didn't we just have this thread a few days ago? The rumor isn't the same source? Because the info is the same.

 

[tusharngf]

$400 dollar is something everyone expected

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Dual screens? That cools my enthusiasm quite a bit.

 

[Soodanim]

After the PS5 Pro price announcement a $400 Nintendo machine is going to be a very attractive price point for a lot of people.

I'm most curious about this than anything else. If we can start getting good quality upscaling etc then a docked mode won't leave me with more memories like BotW running at about 360i25

But I hope it isn't dual screen. I've got a Wii U, I don't need another one.

 

[SyedDanishAnwar]

$400 dollar is something everyone expected

I am definitely going to buy it if so cheap.

 

[killatopak]

Dual screens? I have doubts about battery life.

 

[Rentahamster]

Dual screens? They can finally remake Advance Wars Dual Strike :3

 

[DenchDeckard]

Genuinely will happily pay 500 dollars for this if the unveiling is good with new quality games.

 

[SweetTooth]

I am definitely going to buy it if so cheap.

It wont be cheap, you will simply get what you pay for with a healthy margin for Nintendo. So don't expect anything cutting edge.

 

[Radical_3d]

Genuinely will happily pay 500 dollars for this if the unveiling is good with new quality games.

What the Pro announcement does to a mf.

 

[BlackTron]

If they do launch with OLED I probably can't be there day one because I will need info before deciding which to buy.

I prefer screens easier on my eyes and I wasn't a fan of OLED's flickering to control brightness. So when it was time to get a new Switch I ended up with a normal one. Given they have the same power and work the same connected to a TV I missed little but (literal) headaches.

Right now I'm kinda fearing a situation where they have two SKUs at launch, the better one is clearly much better but also has an OLED screen. At that point I'm weighing pros/cons and hoping it doesn't work the same way as Switch 1.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Don't believe it unless it's either the portable only sku or it's weak AF 2TF's.

 

[SweetTooth]

What the Pro announcement does to a mf.

Nah .. its just the withdrawals symptoms of his favorite brand dying.

His mentality: lets go full force onto Nintendo's arms, to avenge Xbox from Sony

 

[Ridicululzz]

I'm also hoping for more adult games

 

[SweetTooth]

The most fascinating thing to me is people here "hoping" for an OLED screen like its a marvelous thing to get in 2025!

Nintendo has conditioned these poor souls to a very low standard

 

[Radical_3d]

Nah .. its just the withdrawals symptoms of his favorite brand dying.

His mentality: lets go full force onto Nintendo's arms, to avenge Xbox from Sony

That worked so well when Sega died and they flock to “I even have the same buttons as Dreamcast” Xbox…

 

[Robb]

Nah, I don’t believe the dual screen thing.

 

[kunonabi]

If Dual screens with a clamshell design is true I'm immediately throwing my Switch in the trash where it belongs. If they also fix the joycons and the dock I'll gladly pretend the last several years never happened.

 

[Cakeboxer]

Why the fuck do some people even bring their Xbox/PS console war bullshit into a thread about Switch prices? Disgusting.

 

[Radical_3d]

If Dual screens with a clamshell design is true I'm immediately throwing my Switch in the trash where it belongs. If they also fix the joycons and the dock I'll gladly pretend the last several years never happened.

What’s wrong with the dock? It works just fine.

 

[cireza]

It was always going to be 400$ anyway.

Adult games lol ? Are we back in the 90s ?

 

[ADiTAR]

I'm thinking a foldable screen, so you can play from both sides of the console with friends. And that also have some gameplay implications, think Battelship.

 

[Mephisto40]

I'm guessing they'll have a portable version and a version that's just a console

 

[Robb]

The most fascinating thing to me is people here "hoping" for an OLED screen like its a marvelous thing to get in 2025!

Nintendo has conditioned these poor souls to a very low standard

Hardly just Nintendo. Valve released SteamDeck in 2022 with LCD only. Sony released the Portal in late 2023 with an LCD, despite offering OLED all the way back on PSV back in 2012..

Companies are cheap. More news at 11.

 

[Cakeboxer]

I'm guessing they'll have a portable version and a version that's just a console

From your lips to God's ears!

 

[BlackTron]

What the Pro announcement does to a mf.

Yeah man...at least know what it is first.

Sony set people up so that as long as Switch 2 is $200 less and has a cartridge slot (clarification: built-in) they will trample each other to get it, performance be damned.

 

[PonyStation4]

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Dual screens sounds exactly like something Nintendo would do just to fuck up their next console. Oh well, the one after will be incredible!

 

[BlackTron]

I am definitely going to buy it if so cheap.

I don't think Nintendo exceeds 400 for entry in any universe, on any timeline ever

 

[Zathalus]

The most fascinating thing to me is people here "hoping" for an OLED screen like its a marvelous thing to get in 2025!

Nintendo has conditioned these poor souls to a very low standard

Handhelds are still getting released this year with LCD screens. OLED is still not exactly common for handhelds from manufacturers bar the Switch OLED and Steam Deck OLED.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

So, what's the rumored launch date?

 

[Radical_3d]

Why fix what ain’t broken?

 

[Moses85]

Dual Screen

 

[foamdino]

I suspect there will be a base model at $400 (with shit storage) and then the *real* version at $500 with an actual usable amount of storage (like steam deck).

Nintendo are not immune to the cost of inputs in the tech industry, they will not launch anything cutting edge at $400.

 

[SyedDanishAnwar]

So, what's the rumored launch date?

I think it will be announced next month. But Chris Dring, head of industry website GamesIndustry.biz, predicted April 2025 at earliest.

 

[acidagfc]

I would love it to actually have dual screens, so they could remake so many games from DS.
Would buy in a heartbeat!

 

[SweetTooth]

It was always going to be 400$ anyway.

Adult games lol ? Are we back in the 90s ?

No, you are STILL in the 90s (technology wise, and online infrastructure)

 

[Hrk69]

I don't believe in a dual screen setup if I'm honest, I think it would be a massive waste if it's only for local multiplayer purposes

 

[Spukc]

Dual lol
I doubt it

 

[alucard0712_rus]

Hopefully one of the models has OLED. Or perhaps a good mini LED.

QLED will be awesome too. Brightness, high contrast and wide color gamut are strong points of QLEDs.

 

[MrJangles]

Dual screens? Fuck that, I hated the DS, it was a cumbersome gimmick.

 

[Duchess]

The second screen is for backward compatibility - it's how you'll play Switch 1 games

 

[FeralEcho]

Noooo,not dual screens... Hopefully he's wrong about that!

Can't wait though,regardless!

 

[JimboJones]

How would duel screen even function via docked gameplay.
I'd be kind worried about the reliability of a foldable screen as well

 

[Panajev2001a]

Dual screens? Fuck that, I hated the DS, it was a cumbersome gimmick.

Let’s face it though… you were in the very very little minority. The DS was a roaring success.