Here at Ars, we’re sensible about which of the lots of, lots of Switch 2 reports we choose to highlight on this page. For every single report on hardware power or magnetic Joy-Cons that we share, there are most likely 5 others we see and choose are too gently sourced, too not likely, or simply too plain unknown to spread out here.

When we began hearing reports that the Switch 2’s Joy-Cons might be nestled on their sides and controlled like a full-fledged video gaming mouse, we understood the idea was one you ‘d desire to hear about.

Rumor: More pictures of Switch 2 Joy-Cons have actually immerged from China.

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The reports of mouse-like performance on the Switch 2’s consisted of controllers got turbo charged over the weekend when a Reddit poster shared comprehensive pictures of supposed Switch 2 Joy-Cons, sourced from an unnamed Chinese social networks user. In in between the longer shoulder buttons along the Joy-Con’s inner edge (SL and SR) and a brand-new main adapter port, eagle-eyed audiences discovered what looks suspiciously like the optical sensing unit that rests on the bottom of virtually every mouse nowadays.

That might recommend a mode where you stand the controller up vertically versus a difficult surface area and slide it around like a mouse. The design would even permit a user to put a thumb on the face buttons and a forefinger on the shoulder buttons for different “click” functions.