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Nintendo Switch 2 - DF Hardware Review - A Satisfying Upgrade... But Display Issues Are Problematic
2 hour 4 minutes Posted Jun 22, 2025 at 3:00 pm.
Overview
Hardware overview: specs, form factor, and Pro Controller
Portable screen: contrast, response time, handheld HDR and VRR
Display output: HDMI quirks, HDR configuration, 120Hz support
Power efficiency, power consumption, and battery life
Loading times: internal storage, MicroSD, and cartridge differences
WiFi and ethernet download speeds
Backwards compatibility: game speedups and incompatibilities
GameChat and GameShare
Virtual Game Card and UI issues
Overall thoughts and conclusion
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It's here - the biggest and most comprehensive Digital Foundry hardware test we've ever done. Across two hours of #content, Oliver Mackenzie, John Linneman and Rich Leadbetter share their data, tests, opinions and impressions of the entire Switch 2 package ranging from hardware analysis, display options, power consumption and efficiency, loading time and WiFi tests, back-compat, Game Share, Game Chat and much, much more. We love most of what we see - but key technologies like VRR and HDR disappoint in a blurry handheld experience that must be improved.
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