Summary
- Possible Switch 2 Pro Controller details leak online.
- It’s said to resembling Switch 1 Pro Controller’s shape with black and white shell.
- The leak claims tthat the controller has a 3.5mm headphone jack, grey buttons, and 2 new buttons: GL and GR.
Details about a potential Switch 2 Pro Controller may have been leaked online. As the official announcement of the Nintendo Switch 2 seems imminent, the leaks regarding the eagerly awaited successor to the popular Switch are getting more and more common each day.
The Nintendo Switch is one of the most popular video game consoles ever made, and fans have been eager to discover any bit of information about its successor in recent months. During a recent financial meeting, Nintendo’s president Shuntaro Furukawa confirmed that the Nintendo Switch 2 will be officially announced before the end of the fiscal year. The Japanese fiscal year ends in March 2025, so the announcement will likely be made within the next three months.
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Now, the prominent insider Centro Leaks has shared information about a potential Switch 2 Pro Controller leak, which was found via a Chinese forum. According to this possible leak, the Switch 2 Pro Controller will have roughly the same shape as its original Switch 1 counterpart, and its main shell will be black and white with grey buttons. Also, it will have a 3.5mm headphone jack, and two new buttons at the back: GL and GR. It’s important to note, however, that while Centro Leaks is considered a trustworthy leaker, the information comes from another person’s forum post, so it’s best to take the rumor with a huge grain of salt.
Potential Switch 2 Pro Controller Details
- The shape will be the same as Switch 1 Pro Controller.
- The main shell is black while the joystick and buttons are grey.
- It comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack.
- Two new buttons are on the back: GL and GR.
This is just the latest of several Switch 2 rumors to surface recently. Earlier this week, for example, another leak indicated that the Switch 2 may come in three versions: a grey system with black buttons, a white one that resembles the Nintendo Switch OLED model, or a third, special edition themed after a particular game.
A new Nintendo Switch 2 accessory has also appeared in another leak. Shared by a popular insider, this leak included three pictures of an alleged steering wheel accessory for the Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Cons, along with a single controller grip.
While most of the information regarding the Nintendo Switch 2 is purely speculation, the device is already eagerly expected by countless gamers. Earlier this week, DFC Intelligence even predicted that the Switch 2 will allow Nintendo to lead the console market from 2025 through 2028. The company believes that Nintendo will be able to sell around 17 million units of its handheld console in the first year, and more than 20 million in the second one.
Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch is a hybrid console launched in 2017, capable of being played in handheld mode or docked to a television. The Switch Lite, a handheld-only model, followed in 2019, with an OLED refresh coming in 2021.