With latest rumours that Nintendo is planning on unveiling its subsequent console, the Swap 2, in an occasion on January 16, extra studies are popping as much as corroborate this announcement. In accordance with The Verge, we’d see Nintendo saying the date for the reveal on January fifteenth.
As a part of the latest additions to the rumoured reveal occasion, The Verge has seemingly been capable of confirm the announcement with its personal insider sources. The publication does go on to point that the official announcement of the console will occur tomorrow whereas the occasion itself will happen the next day to supply an in-depth take a look at the Swap 2.
A podcast by former Nintendo workers, Equipment & Krysta, have additionally expressed their very own opinions on January 16 being the date of the console’s reveal. The 2 hosts discuss how CES 2025 itself would have been a nasty time to unveil the console contemplating different high-profile reveals like Nvidia’s new GPUs, whereas this week could be a greater time for Nintendo.
The unique hearsay that Nintendo could be unveiling the Nintendo Swap 2 on January 16 got here courtesy of insider Nate the Hate. In a latest episode of his podcast, he talks about how the occasion will doubtless deal with showcasing the brand new {hardware} within the Swap 2, and can the truth is not have any recreation releases.
Nintendo itself has been quiet about its plans for unveiling the console, and former rumours indicated a Might announcement. If these newest rumours are true, nevertheless, we are going to doubtless see the corporate make some type of announcement concerning the brand new console tomorrow.
Other than the date of the console’s unveiling, fairly just a few rumours and leaks in regards to the Nintendo Swap 2 have been flying round. Amongst different issues, we’ve got seen leaked footage that point out that the Swap 2 won’t be suitable with its predecessor’s dock and charger. Leaked footage of the Swap 2 JoyCon controllers have additionally been floating round, indicating that the brand new console will make use of a unique mechanism for attaching and detaching its controllers.
A patent uncovered earlier this month additionally revealed that the brand new console doubtless has its personal neural web, which can enable it to utilize an AI-based picture upscaler to show higher-resolution outputs than what it’s actively rendering. In consequence, the brand new console will doubtless have quite a few current-gen video games being launched for it. Amongst different video games, rumours have indicated that Steel Gear Stable Delta: Snake Eater is likely one of the video games being developed for the Swap 2. Ubisoft can also be rumoured to have “greater than half a dozen” ports of its video games coming to Nintendo’s subsequent console.
CES 2025 additionally offered some drama across the Swap 2, with an unlicensed accent maker claiming to have gotten its palms on the console to assist design its upcoming equipment. The corporate shortly backtracked, nevertheless, and Nintendo itself would verify that any {hardware} that the corporate had was unofficial.
