Curious how the Switch 2 compares to the Switch 1? Tens of millions of gamers are asking the same question.

Nintendo has officially launched its newest home console/handheld hybrid. You're probably wondering what makes it so different from the original Nintendo Switch console.

After the Nintendo Direct Switch 2 livestream ended back in April, I got to spend several hours playing with the Switch 2 and upcoming games like Mario Kart World and Metroid Prime 4 . After nearly five hours of hands-on time then, and much more in the time since, I came away very impressed with the Switch 2, but also concerned about a couple of key factors. Let's dig in.

On the surface, Switch 2 seems like a fairly iterative upgrade. Fortunately, that's not really the case.

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