Nintendo offered a closer look at the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 during its latest Nintendo Direct presentation, showcasing the system’s hardware and new features. Afterward, the company detailed some of the console’s specs, including its battery life.
According to a spec sheet on the official Nintendo website, Switch 2’s battery life will last between 2-6.5 hours on a single charge. Nintendo says this range is a “rough estimate” and will vary depending on a number of conditions, including what games you are playing. The company also confirmed that it will take approximately three hours to fully charge a Switch 2 when it’s in sleep mode.
For reference, Switch 2’s battery life is roughly in the same ballpark as the original Switch when it first launched back in March 2017. The launch model’s battery lasted between 2.5-6.5 hours on a single charge, while the revised model, released in 2019, improved battery life to 4.5-9 hours. The Switch OLED model similarly lasts between 4.5-9 hours on a single charge.
In addition to detailing the system’s battery life, Nintendo showed off numerous other new features the Switch 2 boasts over its predecessor, including Joy-Cons with mouse functionality and screen sharing. Switch 2 game cards are also faster and come in a different color, and select Switch 1 games will receive free and paid updates for the new console.
Nintendo Switch 2 launches on June 5, with preorders opening on April 9. Switch 1 owners can transfer their system data and digital games to the new console. You can catch up on other news from today’s Nintendo Direct in our roundup of all the biggest Nintendo Switch 2 announcements.
