Activision Says Switch 2's Power Is Akin To PS4, Xbox One

A Nintendo Switch sits atop a wooden surface with its detached wireless Joy-Con controllers next to it.
A Nintendo Switch sits atop a wooden surface with its detached wireless Joy-Con controllers next to it.

As reports that a Nintendo Switch successor is inbound become more commonplace, we’re learning more about what we can likely expect from the company’s next console. Maybe this was to be expected, but new details suggest that the performance of the Nintendo Switch 2—or whatever it ends up being called—may be roughly on par with the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. That would represent a nice step up from the current Switch, though obviously not enough of one to match Sony and Microsoft’s latest consoles.

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Kotaku reached out to Nintendo for comment. When reached for a comment, an Activision Blizzard spokesperson declined to discuss the nature of the news.

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Although we’ve potentially now got an idea of the Nintendo Switch 2's power, it still remains to be seen exactly how the company’s next-generation console will actually perform. At the very least, hopefully we can expect Nintendo to address the drift in its wireless controllers. Come on, Nintendo, I’m begging you here.

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