A few people have got Switch 2's early but no functions until the day one update

[Hiku]

BasilZero said:

Sucks for those who got it early but I personally dont see an issue with this.

They likely did this to prevent people from playing the games earlier than day 1.

Some games may not get the patch that is needed to play on the Switch 2 until the official release date so any early playing could possibly muddle views of a game is actually like.

If that's the case then hopefully future Switch 2 batches will be shipped with that "day 1 firmware" installed.

I'm not sure I see an issue with this, aside from unopened Switch 2 boxes once servers become unavailable. But it does feel strange to have a brick that doesn't work until you do it.

Last edited by Hiku - on 28 May 2025