8.5 / 10
SCORE Nintendo Switch 2 $450 at Best Buy Pros Slim design
Large 1080p display
Notably better graphics
Great-feeling magnetic-attaching controllers Cons microSD Express cards are hard to find right now
Battery life is worse than Switch's
Still needs more unique exclusives
Halfway between Newark and San Francisco, I was settled into my economy seat and fully enjoying the first-class gaming ticket that the Nintendo Switch 2 was giving me in-flight. A big 7.9-inch screen, tilted at a perfect angle as I played Mario Kart World's vast tracks using luxurious new controllers with fantastic vibration. Yep, the Switch 2 is great. Except that the battery was already winding down after just an hour and a half of play.
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In the world of large, powerful gaming handhelds such as the Steam Deck and upcoming ROG Xbox Ally, the Nintendo Switch 2 currently reigns supreme, with some caveats. Eight years after the launch of the original Nintendo Switch, the Switch 2 is clearly a revamp rather than a reinvention.
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