Images and specs of the Nintendo Switch 2 console leaked online

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The device is larger and thinner, has 12GB of RAM and HDMI 2.1 support.

Everything points to the fact that the official presentation of the new Nintendo console is just around the corner, but in the end, the Japanese company was probably beaten to it by an employee of the assembly plant, because renders and photos of the Switch 2 leaked to the Chinese forum Baidu Of. Of course, they could be fake, but in that case, someone with them must have done a lot of work, because it seems very plausible.

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Looking at the front, we see that the new console is not much different from the previous one. The display is only slightly larger (8 inches versus 7 inches on the OLED model and 6.2 on the original version), which makes the whole device bigger, but it is also thinner. While the Switch OLED is 102 mm tall, 242 mm wide, and 28 mm thick, the new console is 115 mm tall, 270 mm wide, and 14 mm thick, according to the leak, making it half the size of the original Switch.

The Switch 2, like its predecessor, has a cartridge slot and a 3.5mm jack, but in addition to the bottom USB-C port, it has an additional top one. The stand is very similar to the OLED version. Certain changes have been made to the joysticks, which have added an extra button on the back. At the same time, it looks like they will actually use a magnet for attachment, as expected.

The same Chinese website, in addition to the images, also posted detailed specifications that confirm earlier leaks. The device is said to have 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM with a speed of 7500 MT/s. The storage is 256GB and complies with the UFS 3.1 standard with a speed of 2100 MB/s. There will be a built-in microphone and an NFC reader. Also interesting is the support for HDMI 2.1, so theoretically the console can output up to 4K 120Hz and support VRR.