The announcement doesn’t come as a surprise—especially in the wake of CES 2025, where several peripheral makers were bold enough to display replicas of the unrevealed hardware to showcase their Switch 2 accessories—but you might be shocked at just how closely the upcoming Switch 2 sticks to the form and function of its predecessor.

The Japanese company’s much-anticipated successor to its Switch console disappointed investors with a lack of specifics and a design that feels more like an update than a reinvention.