We have new rumors about Nintendo Switch 2, that come from an interesting source when it comes to its credibility.
Centro Leaks on Twitter is sharing some information originally shared from Famiboards. As you can imagine, a Nintendo themed forum will have a lot of Nintendo fans, and the fans in that forum are going so far as to track down the shipment listings, for the components that are being brought over to the factories making this new console.
It is certainly wild that Nintendo fans are going that far, but after all, you’re reading this right now, aren’t you? That’s how much interest there is in this product. So let’s talk about what parts they noticed are being brought in:
They believe the console will have 12 GB RAM, comprised of 2 6 GB 7500 MT/s LPDDR5x modules. If you read our headline, this is the part of the Switch 2 that definitely places it above both the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 4 Pro.
The PlayStation 4 had two 8 GB GDDR5 unified system memory for its RAM, with some units adding a 1 GB that frees up the system for other tasks. Now, you may think that 2 x 8 = 16, so the PS4 must still be more powerful than the Switch 2. But what matters here is the tech itself. Switch 2’s LPDDR5x is advanced over the GDDR5. And so the PlayStation 4’s 16 GB RAM performs up to 5500 MT/s.
It certainly sounds incredible that Nintendo would invest in such high end RAM for their console, but if the rumors are true that Samsung is Nintendo’s newest component supplier, than they may be getting a better deal than it looks at first glance. Samsung can make chips like this, and they can customize something for Nintendo that balances out how much it costs them, and how much performance they get.
It’s also rumored that the console will come with 256 GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage. Now, UFS stands for Universal Flash Storage, a flash memory storage standard that competes with SD, AKA, the standard for SD and Micro SD cards.
That 256 GB of UFS is a clear upgrade over the eMMC storage on the Nintendo Switch. The Switch and Switch Lite only have 32 GB, and the Switch OLED only has 64 GB internal storage, so there’s the increase in capacity. But on top of that, UFS is also a superior technology to eMMC, meaning the Switch 2 can not only store bigger games, it can run them faster too.
We won’t dwell on a PS4 comparison here, but suffice to say, while the PlayStation 4 consoles came with either 500 GB or 1 TB of storage, the flash memory in the Switch now is definitely faster than the HDDs in any PS4 or PS5. They also consume less energy, making them better suited for portable gaming.
And once again, UFS technology is also being worked on by Samsung. While these all still remain rumors, the rumors all point to Samsung being a major part, or one should say, part supplier, for the Switch 2.
