Nintendo has checked some of the Switch 2 game sizes and, thankfully, they are relatively small.
My Nintendo store in Japan lists many Switch 2 games along with file sizes.
The Nintendo Switch 2 has 256 GB of internal storage. This is a major upgrade of 32GB available on OG Switch and Switch Lite, and 64GB of the Switch-OLED model.
Another major difference is that the Switch 2 requires a MicroSD Express card for up to 2 TB of additional storage. In other words, it is a MicroSDXC card that cannot transfer current Switch model support to a new console.
However, based on the file size revealed in Japanese stores, 256 GB of internal storage means that most players will have to run for a while.
Nintendo Switch 2 Game Storage Size:
As you can expect, the largest file size here is Mario Kart World, but at 23.4 GB it only accounts for about 10% of the total internal storage of Switch 2.
Mario Kart World is relatively slim compared to the Beef Cyberpunk 2077, which weighs 64 GB on the Nintendo Switch 2. This is a thick 25% of the internal storage of Switch 2.
Nintendo recently confirmed some new things Switching two game cards doesn’t always carry the actual gamehowever, it includes keys for downloading the game. However, this is not the case with CyberPunk 2077.
In the context, one of the biggest games on the original Switch, The Legend of Zelda: The Kingdom Tears was only 16 GB.
It is worth noting that the size of the GameCube app is expected to grow as new games are added to the library. At launch, the GameCube app includes Zelda’s Legend: The Wind Waker, F-Zero GX, and SoulCalibur 2.
So, can the Nintendo Switch 2 escape with a relatively small game size while offering resolutions of up to 4K?
In January, the Internet discovered a Nintendo patent and filed it in July 2023, but it was made public earlier this year. This is explained about upscaling technology for AI images This helps maintain a video game download size small enough to fit physical gaming cartridges while providing up to 4K textures. At the time, this was considered to be applicable to the Nintendo Switch 2 and could be related to Nvidia DLSS graphics technology.
NVIDIA Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) is an AI-powered technology that uses machine learning to use it for advanced low-resolution images in real time, improving both gaming performance and image quality.
This week, in the wake of Nintendo Direct, Nintendo and Nvidia confirmed that custom GPUs on the Switch 2 allow AI upscaling via DLSS and Ray tracing.
Nvidia described it as “a custom NVIDIA processor with NVIDIA GPU with dedicated RT and tensor cores for stunning visuals and AI-driven enhancements.”
These upgrades include up to 4K games in TV mode and up to 120 fps in handheld mode. The Nintendo Switch 2 also supports upscaling HDR and AI.
The new RT core brings real-time ray tracing and provides “realistic lighting, reflections and shadows for a more immersive world,” Nvidia continued.
On the other hand, the tensor core is a power AI-driven feature such as DLSS, which “enhances resolution of sharper details without sacrificing image quality.”
However, the details are thin on the ground. Passthecontroller participated this week in a hardware-centric roundtable Q&A in New York. Nintendo representative confirmed that Switch 2 uses DLSSbut did not specify which version of technology, or whether it was customized for Switch 2. When Nintendo confirmed that the Switch 2 GPU enabled ray tracing, it was an equally ambiguous response.
And what about the GPU itself? Sasaki, the general manager of Nintendo’s technology development and senior director of its technology development, said Nintendo prefers not to get weeds on things like GPUs.
“Nintendo doesn’t share much about hardware specifications,” he said. “What we really want to focus on is the value we can provide to our consumers. But we believe our partner Nvidia will share some information.”
Check it out for more details Switch 2 Everything announced on Nintendo Directand What experts have to say about Switch 2 price and the $80 price tag for Mario Kart World.
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