TechGamingGaming ConsolesNintendo Switch 2 Joy-Cons tipped for major upgrade – extra buttons and a surprising new techNew console also reportedly backward compatible with existing Joy-ConsWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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New console also reportedly backward compatible with existing Joy-Cons
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Quick SummaryA Chinese peripherals manufacturer claims to have knowledge of the Nintendo Switch 2, so has revealed some alleged key details for the new machine.That includes a new style Joy-Con with some interesting additions and upgrades.
A Chinese peripherals manufacturer claims to have knowledge of the Nintendo Switch 2, so has revealed some alleged key details for the new machine.That includes a new style Joy-Con with some interesting additions and upgrades.
A Chinese peripherals manufacturer claims to have knowledge of the Nintendo Switch 2, so has revealed some alleged key details for the new machine.That includes a new style Joy-Con with some interesting additions and upgrades.
A Chinese peripherals manufacturer claims to have knowledge of the Nintendo Switch 2, so has revealed some alleged key details for the new machine.
That includes a new style Joy-Con with some interesting additions and upgrades.
A peripheral company has spilled the beans on theNintendo Switch 2– namely its upgraded Joy-Cons.
It claims that the next-gen console will have larger controllers than its predecessor, which will also attach to the sides of the new machine using magnets rather than the sliding rail system currently used.
If true, this will be a major step forward for the technology, as it can be a pain detaching the existing Joy-Cons. Pressing the tiny button and sliding them off the screen can be a fiddly process (even more do when detaching one of the wristband holders).
The accessory manufacturer, Mobapad, claims to know “firsthand information” about the new console, which it has shared onits own blog(viaVGC). It claims that the new Joy-Cons will also sport metal SL and SR buttons, rather than the plastic on the current versions.
The new Joy-Cons and an upgraded Pro Controller with allegedly still contain an ALPS dual-axis linear motor apiece, for HD rumble effects. And there’s potentially good news for existing Switch owners as the console is claimed to be backward compatible with your current controllers (although we’re not quite sure how the same Joy-Cons can be used without the sliding rails).
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Nintendo Switch games will also work with Switch 2, including cartridges, it is said. But, Switch 2 games will not work on legacy hardware.
The Nintendo Switch 2 isexpected to be released next March.
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