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Nintendo is planning to launch versions of Switch 2 hardware in the EU that will let users easily replace the battery. To meet its obligations from a new EU regulation that\u2019s set to go into effect on February 18th, 2027, Nintendo says on its website<\/a> that it is \u201cimplementing measures to comply with these requirements by preparing versions of products to meet the Regulation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Thanks to EU regulations, gadgets with user-replaceable batteries are making a comeback, as my colleague Dominic Preston wrote recently<\/a>. Starting on that February 2027 date, EU rules mandate that many types of gadgets, including portable game consoles, must allow users to relatively easily remove and replace their batteries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Nintendo doesn\u2019t specify exactly what it will change with this new version of the Switch 2 to make battery replacements easier \u2014 currently, taking out the battery in the Switch 2 is an involved, multi-step process, as shown by iFixit<\/a>. It\u2019s also unclear if a revised model with a replaceable battery will be available in other regions. Nintendo didn\u2019t immediately reply to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On its website, Nintendo says that, \u201cFor current products with model numbers starting with \u2018BEE\u2019\u201d \u2014 which is used with the Switch 2, as shown in Nintendo\u2019s filings with the FCC<\/a> \u2014 \u201cfuture compliant versions will have unique model numbers and the additional code \u2018OSM\u2019 visible on the packaging, designating them as separate products for regulatory purposes.\u201d Switch 2 controllers like the Pro Controller<\/a> and the Joy-Cons<\/a> also carry the BEE moniker, and we\u2019ve asked Nintendo if those will have user-replaceable batteries as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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