Nintendo is not known for existing on the bleeding edge of technology. In fact, most of its 21st-century success has been built around the opposite of that idea; the Wii and DS were both much less powerful than their competition, yet each proved to be more popular with a mainstream audience. The hybrid Switch, meanwhile, was impressive for a handheld machine when it was released, but when hooked up to a TV it was soundly outgunned by the PlayStation 4—let alone the 5.

On paper, the Switch 2 doesn’t do much to change that. It’s still a less capable console than the PS5, even though it’s coming out more than four years later. But now that it’s finally in my hands, I’m struck by how up-to-date it feels. The gaming landscape has changed since the original Switch, with the handheld market grow

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