Just look at Nintendo's own webpage and official marketing for the Switch 2 ... the entire emphasis is on higher resolution (up to 4K) and things like 120 FPS modes being the main new features of Switch 2:
https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/features/
See what's new with
Nintendo Switch 2
The next evolution of the Nintendo Switch system is here!
Bring games to life with a larger 1080p screen—or connect to a TV and play in up to 4K resolution*. Support for HDR and frame rates up to 120 fps let you enjoy vivid color, clarity, and smooth gameplay.
Snap the new Joy-Con™ 2 controllers into place with magnetic connectors. Each controller can even be used as a mouse in compatible games.
Experience new, exclusive games like Mario Kart™ World only on Nintendo Switch 2. Plus, you can enjoy compatible games from your Nintendo Switch library**.
This is very obviously a new hardware era for Nintendo, the Wii/DS/Wii U/3DS era is long over, they never talked about technical features like this for those hardware lines, now tech features like 4K/120 FPS/VRR are front and center in their marketing. I think there will be a Switch 2 Pro this product cycle too, they didn't need it last time with COVID stopping supply chains circa 2020-2021 and lockdowns providing a massive sales boost on their own, but this gen will be different.
Now that they've embraced things like higher frame rate screens as a standard for example having a future model that allows for even higher frame rate and resolution I think is just a no brainer and fits into the product identity of the Switch 2 very easily.
Understand that many/most of the execs from the DS-Wii era (now 20+ years ago) are retired, the hardware lead for that era of consoles is not even with the company any longer. The new generation of people running the company are much younger and I believe have different ideas on hardware. It's very obvious that I think a lot of the modern Nintendo designers grew up not only with Nintendo systems, but Playstation also and aren't afraid to do things like simply call hardware Switch 2 (previously a no-go for Nintendo hardware).
Last edited by Soundwave - on 20 April 2025
