Nintendo Switch 2 vs. Switch 1: Every Feature Compared
Published on: 2025-06-10 01:30:00
At long last, the new Nintendo Switch 2 console is here, and it's in players' hands. While the Switch 2 doesn't look too different from the original, the official specs tell a different story, as plenty of improvements are buried in the details. For instance, the new system boasts "10x the graphics performance" compared to the original Switch, according to Nvidia, which built the custom processor powering the Switch 2. With the new console available to buy, it's worth digging deeper to see what's changed.
The Switch 2 is priced at $450 alone or $500 in a bundle with Mario Kart World, the headliner of the Nintendo Switch 2 launch games. If you didn't pick up your preorder, you may be out of luck as stock ran out soon after its launch, but here's all the info on how you might be able to buy the Switch 2 in stores.
Note that we're mostly comparing the Switch 2 to the original Switch 1 released in March 2017 and some comparisons to the OLED model, because looping in the Switch Lite gets
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