If there's one thing Nintendo has always done well with its handheld devices, it's battery life. I say this as someone who owned a Sega Game Gear, a notorious battery drain compared to my sister's Game Boy (I swear this thing would go months without needing new AA batteries).
I remember it being a concern with the original Nintendo Switch: this was easily the most powerful handheld device to date, so battery life concerns were valid. While the "official" range for battery life between Switch devices was between 2.5 and 9 hours, a lot of Switch owners confirmed that they'd get at least 3 hours of play time in games like Breath of the Wild.
Those same concerns, naturally, popped up for the Switch 2, a more powerful system that's running more powerful games. At launch, there were plenty of reports saying that battery life would run between 3 and 6 hours in handheld mode, and I can confirm that from personal experience.
However, some fans are finding that there may be another issue popping up with the Switch 2's battery.
The Nintendo Switch 2's Sleep Mode Is Reportedly Draining The Battery More Than Anticipated
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