Nintendo Switch 2

[troyan]

I guess there are a few remaining questions about Nintendo vs T239:

1) Is this really a salvaged T234 or did Nintendo take T234 and ask to customize it with ( for example ) Ada Lovelace RT features ?

I'm strongly inclined to think that T239 is nothing more than a cut-down \ salvage part but I wonder if anyone has any hint to the contrary?

nVidia doesnt have any consumer SoCs. Is has to be a custom SoC designed for Nintendo. So there is a possibility that the GPU is not pure Ampere.

 

[ILikeFeet]

I guess there are a few remaining questions about Nintendo vs T239:

1) Is this really a salvaged T234 or did Nintendo take T234 and ask to customize it with ( for example ) Ada Lovelace RT features ?

2) Is it possible to use RT cores from otherwise disabled SM's? ( Eg, instead of 12RT cores, it will have 14 or 16 )?

3) In a similar line of reasoning, could they have partially enabled other parts of the SM's and use the execution units for improved performance \ features?

I'm strongly inclined to think that T239 is nothing more than a cut-down \ salvage part but I wonder if anyone has any hint to the contrary?

1. it's a semi-custom design. the only relation to the T234 is the CPU and GPU IP. they're completely separate otherwise. there are some power gating features from Lovelace, but that's it
2. no
3. probably not since each SM has it's own set of resources to function first

the nvidia leak laid the T239 bare. nearly everything was known about it and how it's known that the T234 and the T239 aren't the same thing

 

[wco81]

Here's a report that a wide variety of electronics will be exempted from tariffs:

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/12/trump-exempts-phones-computers-chips-tariffs-apple-dell.html

Mostly computers and phones but also TVs.

Now, will it include gaming devices?

 

[Karamazov]

As we saw on the Meta Quest, MS could also propose a Gamepass app on the Switch 2 to access MS cloud gaming.

 

[arandomguy]

Now, will it include gaming devices?

Video game consoles are classified under HTS code - 9504.50.00

It's not included as an exemption in the list referenced - https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCBP-3db9e55?wgt_ref=USDHSCBP_WIDGET_2

Some devices like the Steam Deck by the way also may fall under video game console (the HTS codes are international and used by most countries). I believe at least it was classified as such when importing to Canada (qualifying it for our recent GST exemption). Not sure what the possible implications if they were to play around with this.

 

[Charlietus]

Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo just need to transfer 100 million dollars to Donald Trump personal bank account and they will be exempt from the tariffs.