In less than 24 hours, we will finally have a clear picture of the Nintendo Switch 2. After its reveal in January (following a flurry of leaks), Nintendo gave us a date on April 2 at 3 p.m. to discover all the information about its next console. Of course, many rumors continued to circulate, suggesting that the Switch 2 would offer slightly more power than the PS4 Pro, boosted with the new version of NVIDIA DLSS.
Recently, we learned that the console could benefit from a 120Hz screen, and that the Japanese company could opt for three launch phases for the games on its new console. Lots of rumors, but for the moment, it's impossible to confirm anything. Although most of the rumors come from journalists and insiders who were behind the first leaks, particularly concerning the design of the machine, in early 2025 and which turned out to be true.
Tomorrow, Nintendo should get everyone in agreement and lift the veil on the first games, the specifications, the price and the release date. In the meantime, the final rumors are coming one after the other and today, we learn that the first development kits have arrived in very few third-party studios. And that these kits in question would not offer 4K output.
No 4K and very few third-party exclusives on the Switch 2?
Development kits are developer-only prototypes that are confidential and are sent to all first-party studios and third-party partners ahead of a console's release to allow them to develop their first games in order to release them relatively close to the machine's launch. Typically, "dev kits" are sent many months in advance to allow the studio time to produce their games.
Clearly, this will not be the case for the Switch2. According to experts at Digital Foundry, many third-party publisher and developer studios have still not received their development kits, preventing them from developing games for Nintendo's next console. This would explain why Nintendo is planning a three-phase plan for the launch of games, with exclusives starting in June, and third-party games starting in October/November.
Also according to Digital Foundry, all small and medium-sized studios have been shunned by the star firm. Publishers like Electronic Arts or Ubisoft have reportedly received their kits. Furthermore, according to journalist and insider Tom Henderson, the development kits (or at least, most of them) would not have 4K output, implying that the Switch 2 would ultimately not be capable of displaying this resolution. The final answer will be tomorrow.
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