Nintendo Switch 2 May Release in the First Half of 2025 for $499

The Nintendo Switch 2 may not be released during the current fiscal year ending in March 2025, but it may still launch in the first half of the year, according to a new report.

Tokyo Security analyst Hideki Yasuda said in a new report that the console should be released in the first half of the year for $499. As such, if the console won't indeed launch in the current fiscal year, it should become available between April and June.

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As far as official information goes, very little is currently known about the Nintendo Switch 2, not even its official name. The system will deliver a level of performance not too different from the Steam Deck, although the console's stronger GPU and weaker CPU, compared to Valve's system, will make it run games at a higher resolution but lower framerate. The console is also said to support NVIDIA DLSS and Ray Reconstruction, which should give it an edge in a variety of situations, potentially making it superior to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X when it comes to ray tracing.

The Nintendo Switch 2 has yet to be officially revealed. We will let you know more about the system as soon as possible, so stay tuned for all the latest news.