If you’re used to the portability of the Switch / Switch OLED, you may be surprised to unbox the Switch 2 and see that it’s noticeably larger, which also shouldn’t be shocking at all, considering the display has jumped up from 6.

Sleek and accommodating, Switch 2 will slip into your life almost too easily. That’s just how Nintendo wants it Under the leadership of the late, great Satoru Iwata, Nintendo shunned the technology arms race of Sony,

The Nintendo Switch 2 is finally, officially out, and Verge staffers have spent a bunch of time playing with it. The new console has a lot of improvements, like a bigger screen and an extra USB-C port. There’s a bunch of games to play, too, including a new Mario Kart and nice updates to older games.

The Nintendo Switch 2 offers a comfortable and enjoyable gaming experience that is let down and held up by the unique quirks of Nintendo. It's a straight upgrade and tailored experience in many ways,

The ROG Xbox Ally is a handheld PC rather than a console, powered by a powerful Ryzen Z2 chipset. It offers significantly higher raw performance compared to the Switch 2, with a higher GPU clock and more RAM. The storage options on the Ally go up to a 2TB SSD, compared to just 256GB internal on the Switch 2, which does support microSD expansion.

The Nintendo Switch 2 wants to do a lot better than its predecessor and is focussing on evolution rather than revolution. But is the new hardware convincing? We put it to the test.

The successor to one of Nintendo's most popular pieces of hardware is a refined, premium version of what lots of gamers already loved.