#Swap 2 consoles are within the wild, however day one replace locks console till launch – Destructoid

The Nintendo Swap 2’s launch date is approaching shortly, with simply over every week left till it hits storefronts and arrives within the pockets of anybody who preordered the console. However that hasn’t stopped a leaked model from surfacing, with an early unboxing video briefly showcasing it.

A seven-second clip, uploaded to YouTube earlier than being swiftly taken down by means of copyright strikes, highlights the Nintendo Swap 2, boxed and packaged, with its noticeably bigger display and Pleasure-Con mouse hybrids included. Nevertheless it doesn’t dive into its performance and efficiency for one vital purpose—it’s not possible to play on the console till launch.

Because the uploader mentions in a remark inside the video, the Swap 2 is at present locked, stopping it from getting used altogether. Utilizing it requires an replace to realize full performance, which is prone to forestall early copies from getting used earlier than the console’s launch date on June 5. A later publish from Wario64 on Twitter (X) confirms this, reporting how one other consumer obtained a message immediate to “Please hook up with the web and replace your system.”

Briefly, even when you someway handle to get your palms on an early copy of the Swap 2, there’s no method to play it earlier than its official launch. This additionally means you’ll want to connect with the web and set up an replace earlier than accessing the console. Whereas it’s unknown on the time of writing how a lot it will affect at present deliberate and future releases, it does imply you’ll be required to go surfing to replace the system earlier than utilizing it.

This unintentional first take a look at the Swap 2 is arriving shortly after Nintendo launched an inventory of video games and apps that may’t run on the platform, together with Hulu, Crunchyroll, Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Package, and extra. It additionally comes with some limitations, corresponding to requiring older Nintendo Swap Pleasure-Cons to play sure video games. This leak primarily highlights the system’s second essential limitation: requiring an web connection for its preliminary day-one replace, alongside any subsequent updates that’ll arrive over time.

The Nintendo Swap 2, its GameChat microphone, and plenty of of its accompanying launch titles will formally be launched on June 5.