@Robincvgr https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/transfer-guide/games-with-free-updates/

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@Robincvgr I don't think the Edition stuff counts if it's paid upgrades

@gigab0nus Thank you for adding this. Good market addition!

Small arbitrage opportunity with this market:

https://manifold.markets/Sodra/will-any-launch-version-of-the-swit

Will any launch version of the Switch 2 feature an OLED screen?

34% chance. This market resolves based on the primary display technology used in the Nintendo Switch 2 at launch. Resolution will be determined by official Nintendo product specifications. Resolves YES if any retail version of the Switch 2 features an OLED screen at initial launch of the console. Resolves NO if an OLED version is not sold in the first few weeks of the consoles launch.

curious why people are betting this up, is there new info beyond the teaser trailer?

@retr0id also do you really mean electromagnets rather than just magnets?

@Tomoffer Yes, I really mean what I wrote. (and I'd include "electropermanent magnets" as a subset of electromagnets)

@retr0id https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-price-release-date-specs-1851773502

The magnetic Joy-Cons will stay attached to the console by forming an electric circuit, which is broken when pressing a button at the top, so they shouldn’t be falling off easily.

@wasabipesto

@wasabipesto But yeah sounds like either electropermanent or electromagnets to me, which both count under retr0id's definition (will obviously wait for more reliable info to resolve)

my limit order is still up ;)

@wasabipesto the exact wording in the direct was a "magnetic circuit" so it's still unknown I think

@Tomoffer "magnetic circuit" is a term of art, you can make a magnetic circuit with plain old permanent magnets

@Robincvgr unclear if that's the meaning they were using though

@Robincvgr I (and Kotaku) interpreted this slide indicating an electric current but after looking at it I'm less sure what they actually meant. This is from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrTVeYm4iIM at 19 minutes in.

@wasabipesto Some wording on recent patents would also suggest electromagnetism but obviously no confirmation that they're actually using it https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-switch-2/520435/nintendo-joy-con-magnet-patent

@wasabipesto That slide what I was thinking about, "magnetic circuit" is a scientific term that doesn't necessarily imply electromagnets or electropermanent magnets, but I doubt they'd be using that term in its formal definition in something as public-facing as a Direct

@gigab0nus To make this a bit more specific: I mean 6 degrees of freedom (6DOF) inside-out tracking, like VR controllers. Just an IMU like in the OG Joy-Cons is not enough

@Robincvgr arb: this option should be ≥ https://manifold.markets/SpaceAge/will-the-base-release-of-the-switch

Is it going to be a handheld system or will it just plug in to a TV?

@Eliza Existing leaks and such suggest it will be a hybrid like the Switch 1

@Robincvgr Which answer do I bet on?

M500 YES limit at 10% for anyone who wants it (NB, price was 8% for a few days until I bet it up)

@Robincvgr does this include the captive portal login applet, etc? (i.e. how would it resolve for the way the current switch system software is?)

@retr0id no. clarified in answer text - i'm thinking a general-purpose browser that deliberately allows access to the wider Web, like the 3DS or Wii U browser, not just something like the Switch's captive portal login applet