Nintendo Switch 2 May Bring a Long-awaited Feature With Its New "C" Button
The Nintendo Switch 2 hardware reveal is expected to happen soon, and leaks are pouring in from the Nintendo Switch 2 Discord. Insiders have found a new feature in the latest Switch OS code, which they believe is connected to the enigmatic "C" button on the right Joy-Con.
According to insiders, the feature is called "Campus," and it appears to be a group and voice chat system for the Nintendo Switch. The code suggests that it will support up to 12 users at a time, indicating that it may be tied to a paid subscription service.
Several leakers have noted that the Campus feature is not similar to the Miiverse social media platform, which was shut down in 2017. The Miiverse was a social network from the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS that allowed users to share content and communicate with each other, but it was discontinued after the launch of the Nintendo Switch.
The "C" button has been a point of speculation among fans, with many wondering what it could be used for. The Campus feature is likely the answer, and it could work similarly to the share buttons found on Xbox and PlayStation controllers.
Details regarding the Switch 2 handheld have surfaced, collected from discussions within the Reddit community, Famiboards, and other platforms. It should be noted that these specifications are unverified and should be treated as reference information only:
Handheld Mode:
- CPU: 998.4 MHz
- GPU: 561 MHz, 1.72 TFLOPS
- RAM: 2133 MHz, 68.26 GB/s
Dock Mode:
- CPU: 1100.8 MHz
- GPU: 1007.25 MHz, 3.09 TFLOPS
- RAM: 3200 MHz, 102.40 GB/s
Additional Specifications:
- CPU: 8-core Arm Cortex-A78C
- RAM: 12 GB LPDDR5, with some models potentially utilizing LPDDR5X chips
- GPU: Nvidia T239, based on the Ampere architecture (similar to the RTX 30 series), featuring 1536 CUDA cores, 48 Tensor cores, and 2 ray tracing cores
In terms of performance, the Switch 2 in dock mode, which offers 3.09 TFLOPS, lags behind competitors like the Xbox Series S (4 TFLOPS) and the PS4 Pro (4.2 TFLOPS).
With more hardware reveals expected soon, we may not have much longer to wait before we find out more about the Nintendo Switch 2 and its features.
