At the moment, it appears probably they’ll, as a result of filings on the Federal Communication Fee (FCC) reveal the console will help NFC. They even specify that the RFID characteristic will likely be positioned in the correct Pleasure-Con, identical to it was within the unique Swap.
The Nintendo Swap 2 is seemingly designated the BEE-001, the corporate’s radio gear take a look at filings reveal, the place “BEE” is Nintendo’s designator for the Swap 2 household of merchandise, with “001” the principle console, “014” the correct Pleasure-Con, and “012” the left one.
Nintendo’s adopted this sample for many years; “DMG” was the unique Sport Boy, “DOL” was the GameCube, “RVL” was the Wii, and “HAC” was the unique Nintendo Swap, as only a few examples.
You’ll additionally have the ability to cost the Nintendo Swap 2 from both its backside USB-C port or its new prime USB-C port, the filings reveal. Nintendo’s announcement tease confirmed the Swap would have an additional USB-C port up prime, however I believe that is the primary actual affirmation of charging from each.
For those who had been hoping for sooner Wi-Fi in your Swap 2, that’s fairly probably as effectively: the filings present it can help Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) networks with as much as 80MHz of bandwidth, up from Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) on the unique Swap. Nevertheless, it doesn’t appear to have Wi-Fi 7 or Wi-Fi 6E, and it’s solely crossed the FCC with checks for two.4GHz and 5GHz networks, not the sooner / shorter-range 6GHz band.
Simply in case you will have any doubts this could be another thriller Nintendo product as a substitute of a Swap, diagrams on the FCC present it being examined with and with out hooked up controllers and with and with out a dock:
It’s unclear from these checks whether or not the Nintendo Swap 2 has sooner charging velocity or extra energy when docked.
The unique Swap shipped with an uncommon adapter that charged at as much as 15V and a pair of.6A fairly than following the USB-C Energy Supply (PD) spec that almost all main units use right now. FCC filings present the Swap 2 continues to be rated for a most of 15V but in addition point out an AC adapter that goes as much as 20V. Each or both of these might be USB-C PD now, however we will’t correctly guess at charging velocity (in watts) with out understanding the amperage.
We nonetheless don’t know precisely when the Swap 2 will likely be launched, however Nintendo has mentioned it’s coming someday this yr.