At the same time, the Switch is such a solid console that a hardware upgrade with full backwards compatibility* is really the best case scenario. People have wanted a bigger screen, better chip, and better joysticks since launch, and now we'll have them!

*the video says it's not 100% compatible, but I'm assuming that's for stuff like Labo and Ring Fit that need those exact joycon sizes/shapes.

[–] Duenan@aussie.zone 4 points 8 hours ago

I’m hoping that with the Ring Fit, to get around that restriction we can just pair the Switch 1 joycons to the Switch 2 console and use them detached.

In theory that might still work.

[–] sapphiria@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 22 hours ago

Yeah, I guess I was just hoping for more of a new generation type reveal, rather than a sequel to the Switch. Better hardware is definitely a plus though, would be nice to replay TotK or Pokemon SV with better graphics & performance. I still wonder if those two games were meant to release alongside a Switch 2 prior to the chip shortage.

[–] avattar@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 23 hours ago

They'll probably at least try to somehow make the mig switch non-functional on the switch 2, which could cause some other games to not work.