Switch could be damaged: Nintendo warns of summer heat

It’s getting hot on the Switch: That’s not only due to heated deals in the Nintendo eShop or the brand new information about the upcoming release of Bayonetta 3 28th of October, but above all to the rising outside temperatures. Because if they make us sweat in front of the screen, we have to be careful.

while the PlayStation 5 If the room temperature rises a few more degrees, the Nintendo Switch can handle it (buy now €359.90) not the summer heat at all. As Nintendo officially in a tweet warns you should use the console in extreme temperatures avoid to damage the console.

Not over 35 degrees: The Nintendo Switch does not tolerate summer heat

Kindly specified Nintendo no matter in which temperatures the switch feels most comfortable and when you should switch off the device – before it does it itself: “Playing on a Nintendo Switch in a place with high temperatures may cause the console’s temperature to rise. Please only use the console between 5 and 35 degrees.”

If you don’t follow the well-intentioned advice, the switches make your own decision anyway: “If the device’s temperature gets too high, it can automatically enter sleep mode to protect the device. When playing in TV mode, place the dock in a location that does not retain heat.”

To prevent internal heating Nintendo switch To avoid this, Nintendo also recommends regularly cleaning the outside of the console: “If there are foreign objects or dust on the air intake/exhaust port of the main unit, use a vacuum cleaner to remove them. For your own safety, do not disassemble the main unit.”