Most Best Buys will have extra Switch 2 stock on launch day

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. If you don’t have a Nintendo Switch 2 preorder, Best Buy might still be able to help you get a console on launch day. For the retailer’s midnight openings for the Switch 2 launch, “most stores will have limited inventory of systems, games, and accessories for in-store purchase,” according to its website. Most Best Buy stores across the country will be opening up at 12:01AM ET on June 5th for the launch, per the website. (If you’re on the West Coast like me, that means your store will open at 9:01PM PT on June 4th.) People who snagged preorders for in-store pickup can also get their consoles when the stores open. As part of the midnight launch, Best Buy also says that customers will “have the chance to receive a Nintendo collectible.” Online preorders last month were a total mess to start, but many people had success the old-fashioned way: lining up at GameStop. Wit ... Read full article.