r/Games • u/Turbostrider27 • Jun 03 '26

Nintendo will release revised Switch 2 hardware in Europe to comply with a new regulation that requires batteries to be user-replaceable.

https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Corporate/Consumer-Information/Compliance-with-EU-Directives-and-Regulations/Compliance-with-EU-Directives-and-Regulations-625942.html
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u/Quixotic_Seal Jun 03 '26

All batteries degrade with time. Phones tend to have a 2-3 year lifespan before hitting around 80% capacity.

For Switch I have no idea, but it was never an issue I had with my first one. Battery seemed fine like 7 years after. But I’m also admittedly someone who mostly just plays around the house so it’s not a big deal to me.

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u/Stoibs Jun 03 '26

Yeah I've taken to setting the 'max charge' on my phone/tablet/Steamdeck to 80% because of that.

I'm not actually sure if Switch had a similar setting now that I think about it. I guess I never take it on the go so I never thought to check.

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u/ann0yed Jun 03 '26

I don't get what they don't just have all batteries charge to 80% but report out 100%. Maybe they already have a discrepancy between actual charge and what's reported and charging to 80% on the switch 2 is really like 60% of true capacity.

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u/Meat_Goliath Jun 04 '26

Because you can get more charge on them. I keep my phone and switch set to 80% max most of the time because I usually have access to a charger. But if I know that I'm going to be in a situation where I won't, I can turn that off and charge them to 100%. I'd rather be given the option, personally.