Switch 2 Launch: What Were Excited and Nervous About

When a new game console is about to drop, it feels like a rollercoaster of excitement and nerves. The Nintendo Switch 2 is no different. We’ve been following the rumors and news for years, and it’s finally here. We’re in what we call “The Last Gap” the time between pre-orders and launch day. We’ve even started our Progressive Review. Today, we’ll go over what we’re excited for and a little nervous about, based on what’s been confirmed or is very likely to happen in the future.

🎉 What We’re Excited For

Better Load Times

Thanks to the new processor and faster storage, loading into games should be much quicker compared to the OG Switch. It wasn’t slow before, but faster loading in games is always better.

Better Graphics

With an upgraded GPU, games will hopefully look sharper, run smoother, and have more detailed environments. Fingers crossed.

Better Screen

The Switch 2 features a larger and brighter LCD display with higher resolution, hopefully making handheld gaming more vivid and colorful. It also supports up to 120fps for smoother, more responsive gameplay, which should make fast-paced games feel even better on the go.

Better Joy-Cons

Nintendo has redesigned the Joy-Con with improved analog sticks to hopefully reduce drift issues and added magnets for quicker attachment! The overall size has also gotten slightly bigger, which will hopefully make them feel even better and more comfortable in the hands for longer play sessions.

Better Wi-Fi

With support for Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax, sadly not 6E or 7), it means faster and more stable online gaming compared to the Wi-Fi 5 the OG Switch had, which was already 4 years old when it came out.

Better Speakers

Hopefully, the better onboard speakers will make handheld gaming sound clearer and louder without needing headphones, as they promised.

Better Downloads

With the improved network hardware and storage speeds, downloading games and content should be noticeably quicker. Three hours for 6 GBs on 500 Mbps inbound internet in 2025 is unacceptable.

Better Accessories

We’re excited for official game-themed cases, controllers, third-party accessories, and handy Etsy makers.

Bigger Open-World Games

Hopefully, the added power will let developers create richer, larger worlds without sacrificing performance. What’s been demoed is looking promising, though. Check out early hands-on reports from IGN.

Backward Compatibility

The Switch 2 will support almost all my existing Switch games at launch.

Bigger Third-Party Games

Major titles from studios like Microsoft, EA, and Ubisoft are putting more powerful games on the device. *cough* Forza Horizon *cough*

Beautiful Indie Games

Indie developers are excited about the new hardware, hopefully meaning even better-looking and more ambitious indie titles are on the way.

Better Storage

The Switch 2 comes with 256GB of internal storage, hopefully reducing the need to store games on SD cards constantly.

😬 What We’re Nervous About

Short Battery Life

Early reports suggest the battery life may be similar to the original Switch, OR WORSE. Which could struggle even more with bigger, more demanding games.

Joy-Con Drift

I’ve never experienced stick drift, but even with improvements, it’s unclear if the drift problem is completely solved for good.

Slow eShop

There are no major backend upgrades announced for the eShop. But I PRAY it’s faster and a smoother experience compared to the OG Switch.

Overheating

With all the newer, more powerful hardware, hopefully it doesn’t overheat.

High Accessory Prices

Official accessories like the new Docks and Pro Controller were priced higher than last generation before the repricing, hopefully they don’t get even higher cause the trade war were current in.

Slow Repairs

Since this is a new console, hopefully, Nintendo’s repair times will be reasonable, especially for controller issues and hardware defects.

Software Bugs

New consoles, new bugs. Hopefully, Nintendo is quick to squash them.

Canceled Preorders

With the heavy demand and retailer mistakes, hopefully my preorder doesn’t get canceled for some unforeseen issue…….

Final Thoughts

The Switch 2 feels like a real upgrade that fixes a lot of the first system’s weaknesses while introducing better performance and quality. Sure, there are still things to be cautious about, but overall, the future looks exciting.

What are you most excited or worried about with the Switch 2 launch?