Oh boy, so Nintendo just gave us a heads-up about their new Switch 2 getting a bit toasty in hot weather. Let me try to crack this open for you without too much jibber-jabber.
Anyway, Nintendo dropped a note—well, it was more like a tweet—warning people that these consoles, both the OG Switch and the new flashy Switch 2, need a cozy temp zone to function right. We’re talking between 5 and 35 degrees Celsius. Now, I could say that in Fahrenheit, but math isn’t my best friend today. Just don’t expect it to work great if you’re out frying an egg on the sidewalk. Japan’s been sweating it out over 35 recently, and it’s like, no surprise they’re saying keep the gaming indoors unless you enjoy the chaos of your console melting.
Scrolling through my brain here—oh, another thing! Folks have been grumbling since July about the Switch 2 behaving like it’s trying to take off with those fans spinning like crazy. Some even said their console became hotter than my coffee on a Monday morning. It’s not just the big games like Cyberpunk causing drama; even Splatoon and Pokémon are making it huff and puff.
Switch users in scorchy places—thinking Middle East, Sahara, and the like—are outta luck unless they’ve got the bliss of air conditioning. I mean, what’s a gamer to do when global temps keep trying to break records? It’s a tough gig keeping your console cool when the sun’s out for revenge.
I almost forgot, they did pep up the Switch 2 with fancier hardware than the old version. But honestly, next to the GPD Win 5 or whatever Ayaneo’s latest is, it’s kinda like bringing a knife to a tech fight. Sure, Nintendo diehards love their exclusive games, but trying to run the bigwig AAA games? Well, let’s just say some consoles might decide it’s nap time.
Phew, that was a ride. Oh, and I guess if you like to keep tabs on tech stuff, Tom’s Hardware seemed keen on telling people to hit that Follow button on Google News. Because who doesn’t want the latest news bombarding their inbox, right?
