Nintendo Switch 2 Preview: Everything You Need to Know

The Switch is Nintendo‘s best-selling home console of all time, and widely beloved for its rich library of games—a dramatic turn from the middling Wii U before it. But it’s been about seven years since the Switch launched, and fans are getting antsy for Nintendos next big thing.

switch 是任天堂有史以来最畅销的家用游戏机，因其丰富的游戏库而广受喜爱——与之前的中等 wii u 相比，这是一个巨大的转变。但自 switch 推出以来已经过去了大约七年，粉丝们对任天堂的下一件大事感到焦躁不安。

Luckily, it may not be far off. Rumors and reports point to a Switch successor that will pack in more power than the original while maintaining its winning blend of home console and handheld functionality. We'll call it the Switch 2 for now.

幸运的是，它可能并不遥远。传言和报告指出 switch 的继任者将比原来的版本拥有更多的功能，同时保持其家庭游戏机和手持设备功能的成功融合。我们暂时将其称为 switch 2。

Reports suggest that major game developers have already been shown the new hardware, which—if true—may suggest a not-too-distant release window. Here‘s everything we’ve heard so far about Nintendos next handheld game console, and stay tuned as we will update this story regularly with new details and hopefully future official announcements, too.

有报道称，主要游戏开发商已经看到了新硬件，如果属实的话，发布窗口可能不会太远。以下是迄今为止我们所听到的有关任天堂下一代手持游戏机的所有信息，请继续关注，我们将定期更新这个故事，提供新的细节，并希望未来也能发布官方公告。

What is the Nintendo Switch 2？

什么是任天堂 switch 2？

Nothing‘s official yet, but leaks and reports from major publications point to a more powerful game system that maintains the same convertible approach. Nintendo’s current Switch is essentially a portable console that can be plugged into a dock and played on your TV, although the Switch Lite variant is purely handheld.

目前还没有任何官方消息，但主要出版物的泄密和报告表明，游戏系统将保持相同的可转换方式，功能更强大。任天堂目前的 switch 本质上是一款便携式游戏机，可以插入底座并在电视上玩，尽管 switch lite 版本是纯粹的手持式游戏机。

Bloomberg reported in May 2023 that display manufacturer Sharp was working on screens for an upcoming handheld console. Sharp has worked with Nintendo before, and Nintendo is by far the biggest player still making portable devices that are purely focused on playing video games—although Sony has a new PlayStation Portal that can play games from a paired PlayStation 5, plus Valves Steam Deck is popular amongst PC die-hards.

彭博社 2023 年 5 月报道称，显示器制造商夏普正在为即将推出的手持游戏机开发屏幕。夏普之前曾与任天堂合作，而任天堂是迄今为止仍在生产纯粹专注于玩视频游戏的便携式设备的最大玩家，尽管索尼有一个新的 playstation portal，可以从配对的 playstation 5 上玩游戏，再加上 valves steam deck深受 pc 顽固分子的欢迎。

And Nintendo is clearly thinking about whats next. In response to a fan question in June 2023, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said, “As for the transition from Nintendo Switch to the next-generation machine, we want to do as much as possible in order to smoothly transition our customers, while utilizing the Nintendo Account.”

任天堂显然正在考虑下一步是什么。 2023 年 6 月，任天堂社长古川俊太郎在回答粉丝提问时表示，“至于从 nintendo switch 到下一代机器的过渡，我们希望尽可能地让我们的客户顺利过渡，同时利用任天堂帐户。”

But for now, Nintendo appears content to focus on the original Switch and hold back details on the next hardware until it's good and ready. In November, Furukawa said on an earnings call that “rumors are circulating mainly on the internet as if they were public information, but they are inaccurate.”

但就目前而言，任天堂似乎满足于专注于最初的 switch，并保留下一代硬件的细节，直到它做好准备为止。 11 月，古川在财报电话会议上表示，“谣言主要在互联网上流传，就好像它们是公开信息一样，但它们并不准确。”

When will the Nintendo Switch 2 come out？

nintendo switch 2 何时推出？

Nintendo has yet to officially announce a next-generation Switch, but reports point to a late 2024 release target—which would be about seven-and-a-half years after the original.

任天堂尚未正式宣布下一代 switch，但有报道指出，其发布目标是 2024 年末，这将比第一代 switch 晚大约七年半。

A July 2023 report from VGC points to a release target of the second half of 2024 for new hardware, citing multiple sources familiar with Nintendos plans. The report suggests that Nintendo is eager to avoid the types of hardware shortages seen with many past console launches, and the Switch successor is likely to see significant demand, given the popularity of the original.

vgc 2023 年 7 月的一份报告援引多个熟悉任天堂计划的消息来源，指出新硬件的发布目标是 2024 年下半年。该报告表明，任天堂渴望避免过去许多游戏机发布时出现的硬件短缺问题，鉴于原版的受欢迎程度，switch 的继任者可能会看到巨大的需求。

In October 2023, a leaker—who WCCF Tech said has previously shared reliable information—claimed that the next-generation Switch is being targeted for a September 24, 2024 release, although they claim that Nintendo has pegged November 3, 2024 is another potential date.

2023 年 10 月，一位泄密者（wccf tech 称该泄密者此前曾分享过可靠信息）声称下一代 switch 的目标定于 2024 年 9 月 24 日发布，尽管他们声称任天堂已确定 2024 年 11 月 3 日是另一个潜在日期。

At CES 2024, peripheral maker Altec Lansing announced a new version of the GameShark cheat code software tool called AI Shark, and wrote that the “official launch is planned to coincide with the Nintendo Switch 2 in September 2024.”

在 ces 2024 上，外设制造商 altec lansing 宣布推出新版 gameshark 作弊代码软件工具，名为 ai shark，并写道“计划于 2024 年 9 月与 nintendo switch 2 同步正式发布”。

Unsurprisingly, this set off some alarms amongst gamers and the gaming press. Altec Lansing gave Digital Trends a more vague “fall 2024” after it inquired, and the company told Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier that they were “just guessing” about the date, in his words. But even industry players think a fall release is now likely.

毫不奇怪，这在游戏玩家和游戏媒体中引起了一些警惕。 altec lansing 在询问后给了 digital trends 一个更加模糊的“2024 年秋季”，该公司告诉彭博社记者 jason schreier，用他的话来说，他们“只是猜测”这个日期。但即使是业内人士也认为现在可能会秋季发布。

Adding fuel to the fire is a Nikkei Asia report about Nintendo's surging stock price, which notes that investors appear to be enticed by “the expected launch of a new video game console following its Nintendo Switch megahit.”

日经亚洲关于任天堂股价飙升的报道更是火上浇油，该报道指出，投资者似乎被“任天堂 switch 大受欢迎后预计将推出的一款新视频游戏机”所吸引。

That aforementioned leaker pegs the price point for the Switch 2 at $449 for the base model and $400 for a version that is fully digital without cartridge support. By comparison, the original Switch launched for $300 in 2017, with the purely handheld Switch Lite rolling out for $200 in 2019. With some premium enhancements (including a larger, bolder screen), the Nintendo Switch OLED model shipped for $350 in 2021.

上述泄密者将 switch 2 的基本型号定价为 449 美元，不带卡带支持的全数字版本定价为 400 美元。相比之下，初代 switch 于 2017 年推出，售价为 300 美元，纯手持式 switch lite 于 2019 年推出，售价为 200 美元。通过一些高级增强功能（包括更大、更大胆的屏幕），nintendo switch oled 型号在 2021 年的售价为 350 美元。

The VGC report suggests that Nintendo may use LCD screens instead of OLED panels to keep down costs, but it doesn‘t indicate what kind of price point Nintendo is targeting with its next console. Nintendo’s last three console systems have avoided using the latest, cutting-edge tech to keep prices down. Will that hold true again this time around？

vgc 报告暗示任天堂可能会使用 lcd 屏幕而不是 oled 面板来降低成本，但它没有表明任天堂下一代游戏机的目标价位是多少。任天堂的最后三款游戏机系统避免使用最新的尖端技术来压低价格。这一次，情况还会如此吗？

In a Nikkei interview posted in early October 2023 (via VGC), Furukawa affirmed that Nintendo will continue to support the original Switch with new software through at least the fiscal year that ends in March 2025. Quite likely, if the Switch 2 is indeed set to roll out in late 2024, we'll probably continue to see new Switch games for years to come. But Nintendo itself may shift gears quickly to the new hardware while third-party publishers continue to bet on the Switch's sizable audience.

在 2023 年 10 月上旬（通过 vgc）发布的《日经新闻》采访中，古川确认任天堂将至少在 2025 年 3 月结束的财年继续通过新软件支持初代 switch。如果 switch 2 确实确定的话，很有可能将于 2024 年底推出，我们可能会在未来几年继续看到新的 switch 游戏。但任天堂本身可能会迅速转向新硬件，而第三方发行商则继续押注于 switch 的大量受众。

What will the Nintendo Switch 2 look like？

nintendo switch 2 会是什么样子？

Leaks and rumors have largely pointed to a similar handheld-meets-home-console approach for the Switch 2, but there's still room for potentially substantial design changes within that kind of model.

泄密和谣言主要指出 switch 2 采用了类似的手持设备与家庭控制台的结合方式，但这种型号的设计仍有潜在重大变化的空间。

A Nintendo patent application, filed in November 2022 but only published publicly in October 2023 (and first reported by Game Rant) points to a dual convertible device that recalls the company's earlier Nintendo DS and 3DS handhelds.

任天堂的一项专利申请于 2022 年 11 月提交，但直到 2023 年 10 月才公开发布（并由 game rant 首次报道），该申请指出了一种双可转换设备，该设备让人想起该公司早期的任天堂 ds 和 3ds 手持设备。

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图片：任天堂

However, there's a different angle here—it's apparently convertible, letting players choose to use the device with a single screen, with two stacked screens, or even to disconnect them and use them separately. Since they're wirelessly connected, that could potentially open up the possibility of two-player gaming using a single separated piece of hardware.

然而，这里有一个不同的角度——它显然是可转换的，让玩家可以选择使用单个屏幕、两个堆叠屏幕的设备，甚至断开它们并单独使用它们。由于它们是无线连接的，这可能会开启使用单个独立硬件进行两人游戏的可能性。

Of course, a patent application doesn't mean that Nintendo is definitely going this route for the next-generation Switch. Who knows？ Maybe Nintendo is thinking about reviving the sensationally popular DS line. Or maybe it's just an idea that will never actually be used, like so many tech giant patent applications over the years.

当然，申请专利并不意味着任天堂下一代 switch 一定会走这条路。谁知道呢？也许任天堂正在考虑复兴广受欢迎的 ds 系列。也许这只是一个永远不会被实际使用的想法，就像多年来许多科技巨头的专利申请一样。

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图片：任天堂

How powerful will the Nintendo Switch 2 be？

nintendo switch 2 会有多强大？

Continuing the above thread, reports suggest that Nintendo will indeed not try to compete with the PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X as the standard-bearers for home consoles and instead deliver a gaming experience with a bit less fidelity. Even so, it sounds like a significant improvement over the Switch.

继续上述线索，有报道表明，任天堂确实不会尝试与 playstation 5 或 xbox series x 竞争作为家用游戏机的旗手，而是提供保真度稍低的游戏体验。即便如此，这听起来还是比 switch 有了重大改进。

In September 2023, leaked documents from major game publisher Activision showed that the company had evaluated the hardware in late 2022, ultimately surmising that the Switch successor will have similar power to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One hardware.

2023 年 9 月，主要游戏发行商动视暴雪泄露的文件显示，该公司在 2022 年底对硬件进行了评估，最终推测 switch 的继任者将拥有与 playstation 4 和 xbox one 硬件类似的功能。

While those are 10-year-old home consoles, it still would be a notable step up from what the original Switch can handle. The Switch‘s hybrid home-plus-handheld model also means that Nintendo has to keep in mind a slim form factor and battery life expectations, so it’s unlikely that wed even see a Switch-like device with top-end internals at a reasonable price. VGC also reported that the Switch 2 is expected to keep a cartridge port for physical games.

虽然这些都是已有 10 年历史的家用游戏机，但与最初的 switch 相比，它仍然是一个显着的进步。 switch 的家庭+手持混合模式也意味着任天堂必须牢记纤薄的外形尺寸和电池寿命预期，因此我们不太可能以合理的价格看到具有高端内部结构的类似 switch 的设备。 vgc 还报道称 switch 2 预计将保留实体游戏的卡带端口。

Eurogamer reported that Nintendo showed off private tech demos for the Switch 2 to developers at the Gamescom conference in August 2023, and that it used an upgraded version of 2017‘s hit The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild as a demonstration of the new hardware’s capabilities.

eurogamer 报道称，任天堂在 2023 年 8 月的 gamescom 大会上向开发者展示了 switch 2 的私人技术演示，并使用了 2017 年热门游戏《塞尔达传说：旷野之息》的升级版来演示新硬件的功能。

VGC supported that report and added that Nintendo also used Epic Games The Matrix Awakens tech demo for Unreal Engine 5, with capabilities like ray tracing (realistic lighting effects) and AI-driven visual upscaling tricks enabled. Another rumor points to the use of “ray reconstruction,” a less hardware-intensive way of delivering ray tracing effects with the help of AI, via Nvidia's DLSS 3.5 tech.

vgc 支持该报告，并补充说任天堂还使用了虚幻引擎 5 的 epic games the matrix awakens 技术演示，并启用了光线追踪（逼真的灯光效果）和人工智能驱动的视觉升级技巧等功能。另一个谣言指出使用“光线重建”，这是一种硬件密集程度较低的方式，通过 nvidia 的 dlss 3.5 技术在 ai 的帮助下提供光线追踪效果。

All told, this may point to hardware that is actually more capable than the PS4 or Xbox One, even if it doesnt quite match the benchmarks of the current-gen PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X. It could be relatively well equipped in terms of RAM, however, with noted leaker Felipe Lima suggesting that the device with have 12GB onboard—that's more than the Xbox Series S console at 10GB.

总而言之，这可能表明硬件实际上比 ps4 或 xbox one 更强大，即使它与当前 playstation 5 或 xbox series x 的基准不太相符。它在 ram 方面的配备可能相对较好然而，著名泄密者 felipe lima 暗示该设备内置 12gb 内存，比 xbox series s 游戏机的 10gb 内存还要多。

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furakawa suggests you shouldn't believe everything that's been reported about the Switch successor, however, saying in November 2023 that reports that hardware was demonstrated for developers are “untrue.” But he may just be playing coy until Nintendo is truly ready to show its hand.

不过，任天堂总裁古川俊太郎建议你不要相信有关 switch 继任者的所有报道，他在 2023 年 11 月表示，向开发者展示硬件的报道是“不真实的”。但在任天堂真正准备好摊牌之前，他可能只是在装腔作势。

What games will the Nintendo Switch 2 have？

nintendo switch 2 有哪些游戏？

You can bet that we‘ll see Nintendo’s tried-and-true franchises like Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Mario Kart, and many others in the mix before long. And there are already rumors circulating about other big games headed to Switch 2.

你可以打赌，不久之后我们就会看到任天堂久经考验的系列游戏，如《超级马里奥》、《塞尔达传说》、《马里奥赛车》以及许多其他游戏。目前已经有传言称其他大型游戏将登陆 switch 2。

A leaker called Zippo, who Tom's Guide describes as having a “reasonable track record” with previous scoops, says that Nintendo is preparing a big new 3D Super Mario game to launch with the Switch 2 in 2024. Will it be a sequel to the brilliant Super Mario Odyssey on Switch or something totally new？ We don't know just yet.

一位名叫 zippo 的泄密者（《汤姆指南》称其在之前的独家报道中拥有“合理的跟踪记录”）表示，任天堂正在准备一款大型全新 3d 超级马里奥游戏，将于 2024 年在 switch 2 上推出。它会是辉煌游戏的续集吗？ switch 上的《超级马里奥奥德赛》还是全新的游戏？我们还不知道。

Zippo also claims that Nintendo will debut a new Mario Kart game in 2025 that will reportedly be called Mario Kart X. Wait, “X” as in 10？ While Mario Kart 8 was the last big mainline entry on Wii U and then ported to Switch, the mobile game Mario Kart Tour could effectively be called the ninth entry. Zippo describes the new Mario Kart as “one of the most expensive games Nintendo has ever put into production,” so there may be a lot riding on it.

zippo 还声称，任天堂将在 2025 年推出一款新的《马里奥赛车》游戏，据报道该游戏将被称为《马里奥赛车 x》。等等，“x”就像 10 中的那样？而《马里奥赛车 8》是 wii u 上最后一款主线游戏，然后移植到 switch 上手游《马里奥赛车巡回赛》可以称得上是第九款作品。 zippo 将新的《马里奥赛车》描述为“任天堂有史以来投入生产的最昂贵的游戏之一”，因此可能会有很多人依赖它。

The same leaker previously said that Nintendo's EPD Tokyo studio is working on a new Donkey Kong game that's slated for the company's next console. In September 2023, a leaker and independent journalist who goes by “Necro” Felipe Lima said that the as-yet-unannounced Far Cry 7—the rumored next entry in Ubisoft's popular open-world shooter series—will release on the Switch successor at the same time as other platforms. Insider Gaming pegs the Far Cry 7 release for fall 2025, so it may be after the Switch 2 is already released.

该泄密者此前曾表示，任天堂的 epd 东京工作室正在开发一款新的《大金刚》游戏，该游戏将用于该公司的下一代游戏机。 2023 年 9 月，一位自称“necro”felipe lima 的泄密者兼独立记者表示，尚未公布的《孤岛惊魂 7》——传闻中的育碧热门开放世界射击游戏系列的下一款作品——将在 switch 上发布与其他平台同时进行。 insider gaming 预计《孤岛惊魂 7》将于 2025 年秋季发布，因此可能会在 switch 2 发布之后发布。

After Rockstar Games' recent official reveal of Grand Theft Auto 6, which is currently announced for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S, it begs the question: Will it come to Switch 2, too？ And perhaps more pressingly, will the Switch 2 be powerful enough to run it？

rockstar games 最近正式公布了《侠盗猎车手 6》（目前已宣布将登陆 playstation 5 和 xbox series x 和 s），这引出了一个问题：它也会登陆 switch 2 吗？或许更紧迫的是，switch 2 也会登陆吗？足够强大来运行它吗？

There's no official word for now, of course, and there wouldn't be until Nintendo actually reveals its next console. But in the meantime, the technical experts at Digital Foundry are dubious that the Switch 2 will have enough power to handle Rockstar's next big game—at least based on the leaks so far.

当然，目前还没有官方消息，直到任天堂真正推出其下一代游戏机为止。但与此同时，digital foundry 的技术专家对 switch 2 是否有足够的能力来处理 rockstar 的下一款大型游戏表示怀疑——至少从目前为止的泄密来看是这样。

“I‘d love to say it would happen. I don’t think it will, realistically,” said Digital Foundry founder Richard Leadbetter in a YouTube video (via IGN). “It‘s a mobile chipset. We’ve seen a lot of amazing things on the Switch 1. Switch 2 is going to be a lot better, a proper generational leap, and forward-looking in many ways. But the stuff they seem to be rolling out for GTA 6 is possibly beyond that.”

“我很想说这会发生。我认为实际上不会，”digital foundry 创始人 richard leadbetter 在 youtube 视频（来自 ign）中说道。 “这是一个移动芯片组。我们在 switch 1 上看到了很多令人惊奇的东西。 switch 2 将会更好，是一次适当的代际飞跃，并且在很多方面都具有前瞻性。但他们为《gta 6》推出的内容可能不止于此。”

“It seems a step beyond,” he added, “and out of character with what we know about Rockstars M.O.”

“这似乎超出了一步，”他补充道，“而且与我们对 rockstars mo 的了解不符。”

As mentioned above, Nintendo is reportedly using an upgraded version of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild to showcase the system‘s tech capabilities to developers, but there’s no sense at this point that Nintendo will actually release an enhanced port of the 2017 smash.

如上所述，据报道，任天堂正在使用《塞尔达传说：旷野之息》的升级版向开发者展示该系统的技术能力，但目前任天堂实际上并没有发布 2017 年大作的增强版。

But it begs the question of whether the Switch 2 will be backward-compatible with original Switch games, and if so, whether theyll benefit from the increased power of the new hardware. Imagine if you could pop in your Breath of the Wild cartridge and see a much more lavish rendition, similar to how PC games can scale to match their hardware.

但它引出了一个问题：switch 2 是否会向后兼容原版 switch 游戏，如果是的话，它们是否会受益于新硬件的增强功能。想象一下，如果您插入《荒野之息》卡带，就能看到更加华丽的演绎，就像 pc 游戏可以扩展以匹配其硬件一样。

It‘s a lot of speculation for now, but for those who followed the development of the original Switch ahead of its release, many of the early leaks and reports proved to be true—and ultimately coalesced into Nintendo’s triumphant return after the Wii U flop.

目前还有很多猜测，但对于那些在初代 switch 发布前关注其开发的人来说，许多早期的泄密和报道都被证明是真实的，并最终促成了任天堂在 wii u 失败后的凯旋归来。

Well follow the Switch 2 story in the coming months as more and more details emerge, so watch this space.

我们将在接下来的几个月里关注 switch 2 的故事，随着越来越多的细节浮出水面，所以请关注这个空间。

Edited by Ryan Ozawa

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