Nintendo Switch 2 Overheating Issues: Users Experience Freezing and Crashes with Cyberpunk 2077 and Other Games

Whoa, okay, so here’s the deal. People — mostly in Japan, apparently — who got their hands on this shiny new Nintendo Switch 2 are having a bit of a meltdown, quite literally. Yep, the thing’s cooking itself like it’s in an invisible oven. Doesn’t matter if you’re deep into Cyberpunk 2077 or just chilling with Pokémon; the madness is happening.

So, yeah, there are users chatting away over on X (which is, by the way, eternally confusing for me — is that a social media site or did I miss something?) about how the Switch 2 is overheating and its fans are spinning like they’re auditioning for Fast and Furious. There was this one guy, playing Rune Factory, who couldn’t stop the console from getting all hot and bothered. The fan noise? Like a rush hour train, no kidding.

Here’s the kicker — folks using the docked mode are like, “Hey, my console is baking itself.” Some dude playing Cyberpunk 2077 said it crashed five times. Five! I mean, are we playing a game or running a marathon here? Then you have people holding their handheld Switch 2s, claiming it’s like holding a cup of fresh coffee. Hot. Too hot.

And it’s not just a Japan thing. People on Facebook and Reddit are jumping into the conversation, like it’s the grand complaint meet-up of 2023. Some Switch 2 owner yapped about it going into sleepy mode because it couldn’t handle the heat while docked. Someone else grabbed theirs after work, and surprise surprise, it was roasting.

So, Nintendo has this super high-tech advice. Ready? Just unplug it and maybe wave it around to cool it down. Or move it somewhere breezy. Groundbreaking stuff, right? And if that doesn’t work, well, better ship it off for repairs. Classic.

We ran some tests too — yep, got our geek on. Docked, it hit 117 degrees Fahrenheit. In handheld, it was a toasty 102. I could literally feel the heat!

Despite the hiccups, the Switch 2’s been selling like crazy. Broke records and everything. The demand was so nuts that Nintendo’s head honcho had to say sorry for the shortages. Oh, and a heads-up: don’t mess around with those Mig Flash drives unless you enjoy having your online access disabled by Nintendo. Fun times.

Anyway, if you’re in the mood for more gadgety gossip, just keep an eye on Tom’s Hardware. We’ve got the scoop and then some.