
Nintendo says your bad Switch 2 battery life might be a bug
Jay Peters
created: June 11, 2025, 4:22 p.m. | updated: June 11, 2025, 8:37 p.m.
If you’re dealing with what appears to be poor battery life on the Nintendo Switch 2, the company has a support document with steps you can try to fix it.
Since last week’s launch, there’s been some chatter about poor battery life, but some of that might just be due to the Switch 2 not having a great battery.
On the Switch 2 tech specs page, Nintendo rates battery life from approximately 2 to 6.5 hours, and it notes that those are “rough estimates” and that “the battery life will depend on the games you play.” For comparison, Nintendo rates the Switch and Switch OLED for about 4.5 to 9 hours of battery.
The differences are stark in a battery test on YouTube between the Switch 2, Switch OLED, and Switch Lite.
And the Switch OLED?
2 weeks, 4 days ago: The Verge