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Mahnoor Faisal

Nintendo Switch 2 specs leak reveals one surprising compromise

A hand holding the Switch 2 in handheld mode while running Mario Kart World at the Switch 2 NYC preview event on April 4, 2025.

We’re less than a month away from the Nintendo Switch 2’s scheduled launch on June 5, 2025, and while we've had hands-on time with the Switch 2, questions regarding what's going on inside the portable console remained unanswered.

Leaks about the long-awaited successor to the original Switch have been floating around since as early as 2018, but they've often focused on specific aspects of the console, and fans have always been advised to take them with a grain of salt. To top it off, Nintendo went notably light on the specifications when it posted the official Switch 2 specs on its website.

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