Nintendo’s Switch 2 is quicker, extra highly effective, and throughout higher than its predecessor in nearly each method. It’s additionally larger than the OG Swap. However, like, how a lot larger?
Okay, certain, we are able to test the specs and see that the Swap 2 is half an inch (12.7mm) taller and 1.2 inches (30.48mm) wider than the unique — and it’s 0.22 kilos (99.79 grams) heavier. However don’t simply bark numbers at me! Nah, man, get that nerd math out of right here.
What about vibes-wise? How a lot larger does it really feel?
We already know the Swap 2 is a whole lot less colorful and fun-looking than the unique, and it’s definitely not any more comfortable to use, both. So how does it evaluate to the extra lively-looking Switches that got here earlier than it? And the way about different boring black bins which have introduced us years of joyous video games? Nicely, to indicate you, I bought my Swap 2 out together with its direct progenitors and a few of its different ilk from the world of video video games, and I took a bunch of images.
Nintendo Swap 2 vs. Swap OLED vs. unique Swap
First up, the obvious comparability: the Swap 2, its Pleasure-Con 2 controllers, and its new dock versus its last-gen counterparts. Any Swap could appear compact in comparison with varied PC handhelds flooding the market today, particularly a surfboard-like one that also hasn’t come out but, however seeing the Swap 2 subsequent to an unique launch-day Swap from 2017 makes me marvel how we ever bought on with that dainty unique. The OLED version might not have been any extra highly effective, however its barely bigger display screen did make an enormous distinction. And now, the Swap 2 is even larger than that. Regardless of not being all that comfy in handheld mode, this feels just like the proper dimension for a Swap.
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Nintendo Swap 2 vs. different handhelds
The Swap 2’s new stature could also be a marked enchancment, however Valve’s Steam Deck was larger and comfier proper out of the gate. It’s undoubtedly not as travel-friendly as a Swap, however ultra-portability is for the Analogue Pockets and Anbernics of the world — which you may as well get a small glimpse of right here in these images.
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Nintendo Swap 2 vs. full-size consoles (new and previous)
Lengthy earlier than the Swap 2, there was one other console to bear the “2” sequel moniker — a console with a design that also sits comfortably within the S-tier of my very own private checklist of online game industrial design. So how does the Swap 2 evaluate to the PlayStation 2?
You’re additionally questioning why evaluate the Swap 2 to the PS2? Nicely, why not?
However, for good measure, I’ve additionally put the brand new Nintendo console up in opposition to the PS3, PS4, PS5, Xbox 360, Xbox Sequence X, and GameCube.
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Nintendo Swap 2 vs. some random online game and games-adjacent paraphernalia
And now, everybody’s favourite (or most hated) a part of classroom Jeopardy: the potpourri class. Right here’s the Swap 2 subsequent to a bunch of… stuff.
So, what do you suppose? Is the Swap 2’s new design and dimension a slam dunk? Does it overtake its forebears and rank nicely in your personal private tier checklist of recreation console design?
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