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Latest Switch 2 leaks appear legitimate, according to new report

Nintendo's next console will be called Switch 2, feature magnetic Joy-Con controllers, and could be announced in Januar…

That's according to a new report from The Verge, after speaking with a mystery reddit leaker who claimed to have got their hands on a final version of the Switch 2 console and its dock. The internet has been inundated with possible leaks of the new console recently, most notably from case manufacturer Dbrand and a reddit user called NextHandheld who The Verge has since spoken with. Further, NextHandheld claims the controllers will have magnetic Hall effect joysticks, which don't contain the deteriorating sensor material of the current Switch model and can be recalibrated easily.

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