We know a Nintendo Switch 2 is coming, and Nintendo confirms its plans to release a Switch follow-up in 2025. And now we have more details about what to expect from the Switch 2, thanks to a series of leaks.
Android Authority compiled the leaks into a single report detailing everything from a possible release date to how much RAM is in the console and whether it will be compatible with the best Nintendo Switch games for the original console.
The first leak comes from a popular Nintendo message board called Famiboards and the LiC user, which investigated shipments and customs data between Nintendo, NVIDIA and other companies. Their finding suggests that the Switch 2 would have 12 GB of RAM with 2 x 6 GB LPDDR5X modules. The RAM would offer a transfer of 7500 MT/s and 256 GB of UFS 3.1 storage.
While that doesn’t seem like much in a world of Xbox and PlayStation consoles with 1TB or more, compared to the 64GB offered by the Nintendo Switch OLED, it’s a big jump.
serial leak CentroLeaks cited a Brazilian streamer known as tvPH for lots of additional Switch details. First, they claim that the console will launch in May 2025 and that Nintendo will provide more information this fall. They also stated that Switch 2 will have physical and digital compatibility with the original Switch games.
The last two data offered by CentroLeaks They refer to the Switch 2 controllers. They will apparently feature built-in microphones, which could also make some interesting changes to gameplay. They too say The upcoming Switch has an 8-inch screen, which is an inch larger than the Switch OLED model. We’ve heard about a larger screen before, so this leak seems to back up that previous claim.
If all of these leaks turn out to be accurate, the Switch 2 looks like a promising upgrade, if not necessarily a huge step forward for Nintendo. More storage and RAM sounds good, but we’ll need to learn about the CPU and GPU to know how much better the console will be in terms of gaming power.
A leak of the spec sheet suggests that the Switch 2 will include an octa-core Cortex-A78AE processor. That same leak suggested that it will feature 8GB or RAM and 64GB of storage, which is different from the specifications reported in this most recent leak. That means one (or both) rumors are inaccurate, so we should take these reports with a grain of salt.
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