A pair of current reviews have instructed that Nintendo’s successor to the Swap console — which we, together with everybody else, are calling Swap 2 for now — may have Pleasure-Con controllers that connect to the physique of the gadget utilizing sturdy, electronically-controlled magnets, quite than the sliding rail system utilized by the Swap.
The information was first damaged by Vandal, a Spanish web site with a reasonably good monitor file on leaks. Oddly, it was then confirmed in a weblog submit by Mobapad, a third-party producer of Swap peripherals and controllers. Vandal’s sources had been additionally producers of peripherals and equipment.
Mobapad’s surprisingly detailed report says the brand new Pleasure-Cons use “magnetic suction” to connect to the console, “by means of electromagnetic suction expertise, managed by electrical present.” This appears like electropermanent magnets, which have a robust magnetic area that may be switched on or off by a pulse of electrical present. Presumably, the consumer would click on a button to connect or detach the controllers.
Mobapad says the brand new Pleasure-Cons are bigger and have extra buttons: new buttons on the left and proper sides (maybe to manage the magnets), plus a brand new operate button beneath the Dwelling button on the precise Pleasure-Con. The SL and SR buttons (the buttons which function L and R when the Pleasure-Con is indifferent and getting used as a solo controller) at the moment are made out of metallic, apparently. Mobapad additionally confirmed that HD rumble remains to be enabled by means of ALPS dual-axis linear motors.
Mobapad says the console is absolutely backward-compatible, together with with bodily recreation cartridges for Swap in addition to digital video games. The present Professional Controller and Pleasure-Cons are supported by the brand new machine — though, presumably, Swap 1 Pleasure-Cons can’t be connected to the console because of the new magnetic system.
Mobapad says the Swap 2’s dock will use the identical USB-C connection as the present dock, help 4K show decision, and have “minor adjustments” in look. Confusingly, the corporate additionally talked about the brand new dock having a “damping bracket on the again, permitting for a higher vary of adjustable angles,” which sounds prefer it may really confer with the kickstand on the again of the console itself.
Mobapad additionally confirmed earlier reviews that the Swap 2 may have a bigger, 8-inch display screen, supporting 1080p decision.
Vandal provided an exquisite element in regards to the secrecy surrounding demos of the Swap 2 {hardware} to peripheral producers. Reportedly, Nintendo’s companions had been invited to place their arms inside an “opaque field” so they might deal with the machine and get a really feel for its dimensions and ergonomics, with out really having the ability to see it. Sure, that’s proper — they had been subjected to the Gom Jabbar test.
Neither report made any point out of the twin, removable screens seen in a current Nintendo patent. Mobapad famous the console’s “conservative method” — in accordance with these and different sources, Nintendo is getting ready to launch an easy follow-up to the Swap with largely the identical options as, and intensive compatibility with, the sooner machine.