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Video: First look at Europe's new Nintendo Switch 2 model with user-replaceable battery with comparison and teardown (nintendoeverything.com)
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[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I'll admit it seems easier to access the battery, but that is not what I would call replaceable for the average user. I definitely thought it would be externally replaceable when this was announced.

Edit: You still need to take a part the shell and access the switches internals to swap the battery. The big changes seem to be removing the need to remove some adhesive parts and the heat shield doesn't cover the battery anymore.

[–] brsrklf@jlai.lu 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That's just a couple screws, right?

They could have made them more accessible, I agree, but nowadays even simple AA/AAA-operated toys tend to lock their battery compartment with a screw.

I've had to open a switch 1 to replace the fan. That was quite a bite more annoying, with many more screws and tiny connectors to unplug and plug again. At least no soldering, but, I hope I don't need that again on my 2 any time soon.

[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Locking the battery behind a screw has been a thing forever. For the switch though, you have to pull the casing apart, which is a little more involves than most people are used to. Additionally it's a corded connection, not just slotting a battery in, I don't think that's a big deal, but probably not something most people have worked with.