Other than hoping your Nintendo Swap Pleasure-Cons aren’t succumbing to stay drift, kicking them sufficiently charged is an ongoing battle. In the event you’ve constructed up a library of gorgeous, vibrant Pleasure-Cons, the excellent news is that Nintendo’s new Pleasure-Con charging stand is coming to get you again into the sport shortly. Nonetheless, as nifty as this contemporary accent is, we reckon there’s an opportunity it could possibly be hinting towards a Nintendo Swap 2 characteristic.
Now, you’ll need to bear with us right here on this one. Earlier this yr, leaks claimed that the Nintendo Swap 2 would improve Pleasure-Con know-how considerably, by utilizing magnets to connect the hand held’s physique. This implies the present commonplace of utilizing the Swap‘s rail mounts can be fully deserted, which means you’d must cost your beautiful Pleasure-Cons one other method. Enter this brand-new charging stand, set to launch in Japan, Europe, and North America on Thursday, October 17, 2024.
If Nintendo actually is ditching the rail mount system for magnets, then it is perhaps smart to contemplate selecting a charging stand as much as play all of the greatest Swap video games in your backlog. The brand new stand is offered to pre-order now, and doesn’t simply cost your commonplace Pleasure-Cons, however superior equipment just like the Nintendo Famicom or NES Pleasure-Con variants.
It makes use of a USB-C connection, however can solely cost on pair of Pleasure-Cons directly. Whereas third-party corporations have supplied related options over time, we reckon that the introduction of this accent is apparently timed to say the least. Particularly as Nintendo confirmed that the Nintendo Swap 2 can be revealed within the subsequent yr, with a launch date prone to observe.
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa is even getting ready to fight scalpers earlier than the hand held is even available on the market. Nonetheless, it isn’t simply us twirling our mustaches like a grizzled detective in terms of this forthcoming accent. Journalist and outstanding Nintendo scooper Laura Kate Dale theorizes that “Swap 2 video games might be playable together with your OG Swap Pleasure-Cons, BUT an altered system rail design will imply your previous Pleasure-Cons can’t cost off the Swap 2 console.”
Moreover, Dale means that “that is being launched so [that] your current Pleasure-Cons will be on cost when new {hardware} drops.” May this be a refined trace from Nintendo that Pleasure-Cons are ditching their present design behind, or do we have to take off our tin-foil hat? Alongside alleged {hardware} boosts for the Swap 2, it’d definitely be a welcome addition, with the magnetic Pleasure-Cons working equally to among the greatest Steam Deck alternate options.
Till Nintendo lifts the lid on the Swap 2, why not check out some contemporary video games? Dive into our checklist of the greatest free cell video games on the market, or maintain up to date with all of the new Swap video games on the horizon.
