Nintendo Switch Successor Announced

[Helmsly]

On 2/10/2025 at 6:23 PM, FalcoLombardi said:

Think the Switch 2 will allow dual screen functions like the Wii U?

My crazy wild card theory about what else the Switch 2 can do is that we'll have the option to use a Switch 1 as a controller for it, much like the Wii U gamepad, when the Switch 2 is in docked mode.

Edited yesterday at 01:54 AM by Helmsly

[Ike]

@Dcubed Amazon has dropped the price of 2TB cards, do you think it’s worth buying now, or wait and see if they do use that new Express card format?

[Dcubed]

1 hour ago, Ike said:

@Dcubed Amazon has dropped the price of 2TB cards, do you think it’s worth buying now, or wait and see if they do use that new Express card format?

I’m 99% certain that Switch 2 will not only use SD Express cards, but that it’ll require one for native Switch 2 games.

I suspect that it’ll follow suit as seen on PS5/Xbox Series, where Switch 1 games can run off of standard MicroSD cards, but native Switch 2 games will require the faster SD Express cards.  The gulf in read speeds between the two is enormous (you’re jumping from around 65MB per sec to almost 1GB per sec), and Switch 2 games will no doubt be built around the faster speed requirement.

So I would hold off unless you need it for your existing Switch 1 right now.

Edited 2 hours ago by Dcubed