Zelda Breath Of The Wild 2 Demo Looks So Good It Sparks Nintendo Switch 2 Speculation
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Rumors about a "Switch 2" or "Switch Pro" have been circling around for years. We won't do a full recap, but the most credible rumors to date culminated in the release of the Nintendo Switch OLED model, which has a very fancy OLED screen, but otherwise is no more powerful than the original system. The data stolen in NVIDIA's breach in February seemed to indicate that a Switch successor actually was in development at some point, but those plans may or may not have fallen through.
Essentially, Alex agreed with Bob's take, saying that he believes the clouds look like volumetric effects, which are expensive even on current-generation hardware, and thus unlikely in a Switch game. John noted that the scope of the game seems much broader than the original title, which would make sense if it were being targeted at more powerful hardware.
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Still, it's also not completely out of the range of possibility that the game was delayed specifically so that it can be another generation-straddling launch. That's becoming sort of a tradition for Zelda games; 2006's Twilight Princess bridged the (very small) gap between the Gamecube and Wii, and then of course Breath of the Wild did the same for the Wii U and Switch, as we mentioned above.
It's been some six years since Nintendo launched the Switch. At that time, the hardware wasn't particularly impressive compared even to other mobile devices. Developers have done incredible things with the Switch, but technology marches on, and Nintendo will have to launch new hardware sooner or later. It may just be the case that a new Zelda game is once again the perfect opportunity to do so. We suppose we'll know when Breath of the Wild 2 launches next Spring.