Nintendo’s Switch 2 Is Here — Sort Of

The Switch 2 exists. We cognize that for sure. It’s bigger — seems for illustration we cognize that, too. But what different do we cognize astir nan sequel to 1 of Nintendo’s astir innovative and bestselling consoles? Maybe not arsenic overmuch arsenic you mightiness think.

On this conception of The Vergecast, we tally down everything we know, and don’t know, astir nan Switch 2. The Verge’s Richard Lawler, Ash Parrish, and Andrew Webster subordinate nan show to explicate each nan caller worldly we saw successful Nintendo’s trailer, each nan things we’re still wondering about, and why precisely Nintendo chooses to motorboat its consoles this way. It’s each a mini odd, but let’s beryllium honest: it’s nan Switch 2. What different did you petition to know?

After that, The Verge’s Adi Robertson joins nan show to talk astir nan week’s whipsawing argumentation news. The TikTok prohibition — or non-ban, aliases later-ban, aliases kinda-sorta prohibition — is personification than ever, and there’s different tech-related lawsuit successful beforehand of nan Supreme Court that could beryllium conscionable arsenic consequential. We connection whether Elon Musk mightiness prevention TikTok, whether point astatine each is apt to hap connected Sunday, and whether RedNote and Lemon8 are nan early of anything.

Finally, successful nan lightning round, Richard and David tally down immoderate of nan week’s different news, from nan ousting of Sonos CEO Patrick Spence to nan first successful Blue Origin launch. There’s too immoderate news astir nan iPhone 17 Air being a thing, a caller streaming destination for nan Super Bowl, and immoderate Drake updates.

If you want to cognize overmuch astir everything we talk successful this episode, coming are immoderate links to get you started, opening pinch nan Switch 2:

And connected TikTok and nan Supreme Court:

And successful nan lightning round: