Switch 2 to be Announced This Month, to Have Backwards Compatibility Support

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William D’Angelo
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Nintendo is set to unveil its next console, the successor to the Nintendo Switch, in its current fiscal year, which ends March 31, 2025. There was a report developer were told not to expect the Switch 2 until Nintendo’s next fiscal year, which starts in April 2025.

Senior Analyst at MST Financial David Gibson is suggesting the Switch 2 could launch sooner than previously reported and it could be announced later this month or in early October.

“Think it might be Sept 18-26 or in early Oct,” said Gibson on when he thinks the Switch 2 could be announced.

He added, “No-one seems to have noticed the Nintendo assembler- Hosiden is spending ¥2bn on production equipment and ¥1bn on automation in FY3/25 for its major customer in amusement (Nintendo). I still expect Sept news and March 2025 release for next device.”

Industry insider Nate the Hate via Reddit has claimed the Switch 2 will have support for backwards compatibility.

“It has backwards compatibility support,” said the insider.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D’Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.

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