wraggster
July 17th, 2019, 15:15
Nintendo has revealed a new model of its Switch console is heading to Japan.
Rather than the rumoured Switch Pro (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-07-11-opinion-nintendo-switch-lite-is-destined-for-success-but-switch-pro-is-the-important-one), this is merely a modified version of the standard device which offers longer battery life.
According to a Switch comparison chart on Nintendo's Japanese website (https://www.nintendo.co.jp/hardware/switch/compare/index.html#battery), the new model will last between 4.5 and nine hours, depending on the game you're playing. Zelda: Breath of the Wild, often used as the benchmark for Switch battery life, will drain the new model in 5.5 hours.
Kotaku (https://kotaku.com/nintendo-releasing-new-switch-model-with-a-better-batte-1836444569) notes that the launch version of the Switch had a battery lasting between 2.5 and 6.5 hours, with Zelda players given three hours before it's depleted.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-07-17-nintendo-releases-new-switch-with-longer-battery-life
Rather than the rumoured Switch Pro (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-07-11-opinion-nintendo-switch-lite-is-destined-for-success-but-switch-pro-is-the-important-one), this is merely a modified version of the standard device which offers longer battery life.
According to a Switch comparison chart on Nintendo's Japanese website (https://www.nintendo.co.jp/hardware/switch/compare/index.html#battery), the new model will last between 4.5 and nine hours, depending on the game you're playing. Zelda: Breath of the Wild, often used as the benchmark for Switch battery life, will drain the new model in 5.5 hours.
Kotaku (https://kotaku.com/nintendo-releasing-new-switch-model-with-a-better-batte-1836444569) notes that the launch version of the Switch had a battery lasting between 2.5 and 6.5 hours, with Zelda players given three hours before it's depleted.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-07-17-nintendo-releases-new-switch-with-longer-battery-life