The lawsuit that pitted Microsoft against the FTC has left us with a lot of interesting information, thanks to the leak of documentation that the former used as a defense in said process. A new review of some of these documents reveals that the Nintendo Switch 2 It will arrive “at the earliest” in 2024.

This information reinforces the rumors we’ve already seen in this article, and it comes from Microsoft itself, meaning that while it’s not equivalent to an official confirmation from Nintendo, it has a much higher value than the rumor we offered you a few days ago. On the other hand, it is also important to remember that we are talking about the best possible scenario.

Microsoft wants to say that at best the Nintendo Switch 2 will come to market sometime in 2024, but that does not rule out that this new console could be delayed until 2025. Other recent information suggested that the big N has already shipped the first Nintendo Switch 2 development kits, and that some new games for the said console will already be in the early stages of development.

The truth is, right now, everything fits. It’s clear that the Nintendo Switch 2 will be a reality sooner or later, and that the question is no longer if said console will hit the market, but when. Other important things like its possible specifications and the issue of backward compatibility are also awaiting confirmation, albeit thanks to previous leaks. we have a rough idea of ​​what to expect.

In terms of hardware, everything seems to indicate that the Nintendo Switch 2 will have its own NVIDIA Tegra SoC, which will have an 8-core CPU and the NVIDIA GA107 GPU, the same one that is present in the GeForce RTX 3050. The said GPU would be trimmed, to reduce the TGP and to be able to implement it on a portable console, which could bring us to a shader count of 2,048 or maybe even as high as 1,792. It will speed up ray tracing and support DLSS2.

When it comes to backwards compatibility, the majority opinion is this Nintendo is betting on it with its new console, as it will make the transition to the Nintendo Switch 2 easier and give it more value. It will also facilitate the coexistence phase of both consoles for users who will be able to continue buying games for their Nintendo Switch without having to worry about what they will do with them when they decide to jump to the new model.