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The successor to Nintendo Switch named Switch 2 will continue to be a hybrid console that can be played on TV and in portable mode, it will be launched without an OLED screen (it will have an LCD) and it will have cartridges/cards for physical games , according to various sources. Anonymous to VGC, where they say that the device is “likely” to hit stores in the second half of 2024. They add that there are already development studios outside the Japanese company with the development kit.

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[–] TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Weren't there rumors that they actually meant to release a new model years ago, but between the Pandemic and the Chip Shortage, they couldn't get what they needed?

That said, with things like the GBA SP, the DSi and the New 3DS, it isn't off-brand for Nintendo to release minor improvements along the way.