Nintendo Switch rumored to have non-removable battery

Another piece of the Nintendo Switch puzzle has emerged and this time it prompts would-be owners to prepare an extra battery pack. Image Nintendo

Details about the Nintendo Switch are still hard to come by, so every little bit of information helps to feed the curiosity.

A recent filing at the FCC indicates that the much-awaited hybrid console will not be getting a removable battery pack for its tablet component, reports Engadget.

However, it should be noted that what the FCC reviewed was a production prototype that would be made to equal the mass-produced model. As such, Nintendo may yet opt for a removable battery unit for the final product. But given recent tablet and smartphone designs that favored non-removable batteries, Nintendo could still push for this battery type.

In any case, most consumers are now accustomed to carrying a spare battery pack to charge power-hungry smartphones. Adding another device to the charging rotation shouldn’t be much of a stretch.  Alfred Bayle