Nintendo Switch 2 can run PS5 and Xbox Series X/S games suggest tech experts Analysis of leaked images of the Nintendo Switch 2 motherboard suggests the new console will be more powerful than it first seems.
Importantly, they emphasise that, unlike the original Switch, Nintendo was directly involved in the design of the new hardware and so there will be lots of features and ‘secret sauce’ that will allow the Switch 2 to run games with better than expected performance.
On paper, it’s suggested that the Switch 2 seems to be less powerful than Steam Deck and other PC-based portable device, but Digital Foundry points out that raw tech specs are never a good indication of what a console can actually do.
However, that comes with a lot of caveats, and they also predict that many Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 games will be ported to the Switch 2, even if they don’t run quite as well on it.
There’s been a lot of focus on the new Joy-Cons but what was also leaked over the new year was images of the new console’s motherboard.
