2025-04-02T13:21:46Z

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is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Nintendo has finally shared many of the key specs about the Nintendo Switch 2 as part of its Switch 2-focused Direct and said the system will launch on June 5th. The device has a 7.9-inch screen, but it’s still 13.99mm thick, like the first Switch. The LCD screen has a 1080p resolution and supports HDR and up to a 120fps refresh rate (with variable refresh rate). The Joy-Con controllers are bigger, too, and as hinted at, they can be used similarly to a mouse. (Though a footnote says that mouse mode will only work with compatible games.) And they stay connected to the Switch 2 via magnets. The Switch 2 tech specs site says that the console will offer two to 6.5 hours of battery life with a footnote that says “these are rough estimates. The battery life will depend on the games you play.” It has 256GB of internal storage, up from 32GB on the first Switch. As shown in the Switch 2’s initial reveal trailer, it also has two USB-C ports for connecting accessories and for charging. (Only the bottom USB-C port can plug into the official dock.) When using the dock, you can play games at up to 4K resolution at 60fps. The dock also has a fan to keep the system cool. The new “C” button on the controllers can also be used to activate a chat menu that lets you access controls like muting your voice during the Discord-like GameChat calls. To help users better understand the features of the Switch 2, Nintendo will also release a Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour paid digital game that will be available on launch day. The game cards for the Switch 2 will be red, a change from the black cards for the original Switch. The system also supports microSD Express cards, but original microSD cards for the Switch are not compatible. There’s a new Pro Controller, too, which has new rear buttons, a headphone jack, and the C button. Nintendo will also let players share compatible games locally with a new feature called GameShare. The tech specs site also says that the system has a “custom processor made by Nvidia,” but doesn’t provide more detail. The console also has Wi-Fi 6. Nintendo officially revealed the Nintendo Switch 2 in a brief video in January. In the video, arguably the only “spec” that Nintendo stated was that the console would be backward-compatible with original Switch carts. But, from the video, it was apparent that the Switch 2 was a bigger device with an extra port on top of the console. You could also see that it had a new way to connect to Joy-Con controllers; instead of sliding on and off, they snapped to the sides. That video also showed that the controllers could slide around a surface, similar to the way a mouse does, and snap into accessories. In the initial Switch 2 announcement, Nintendo also revealed that the dock had a more rounded shape than the one included with the first Switch.