FCC Filing Could Indicate a Possible Upgrade For Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller

It's the time earlier the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, with little than 24 hours to spell until Nintendo reveals its plans for its adjacent console. A caller Federal Communications Commission (FCC) filing could, potentially, constituent to immoderate of those plans, astatine slightest erstwhile it comes to its Switch 2 controller lineup.

As spotted connected Famiboards and picked up by Nintendo-centric sites similar GoNintendo, an FCC filing emerged yesterday, March 31, from Nintendo. Under merchandise codification "BEE-008," it looks to beryllium a registration for a caller crippled controller. Some fans judge this to beryllium the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller.

It bears mentioning that this is speculaton, arsenic Nintendo hasn't confirmed plans for a Switch 2 Pro Controller yet. However, a fewer features bash look to bespeak this would beryllium a Pro Controller, similar Bluetooth and NFC capability.

The large happening to enactment astir this filing, if this is the Switch 2 Pro Controller, is that it could see a headphone jack. The archetypal Switch 1 Pro Controller didn't person a headphone jack of immoderate kind, portion controllers similar the DualSense and Xbox Series controllers bash diagnostic a port.

This would beryllium a bully quality-of-life feature, if this holds existent for the Switch 2 Pro Controller. Past Nintendo filings person fixed america a glimpse of the company's plans successful advance, truthful there's immoderate crushed to entertain speculation astir this controller. We've yet to spot it though, truthful barring immoderate much leaks betwixt present and tomorrow, we'll apt person confirmation erstwhile Nintendo announces its afloat plans for the Switch 2.

The Switch 2 Direct airs time astatine 6am PT / 9am ET connected Nintendo's channels. We'll beryllium getting a "closer look" astatine the Switch 2, aft its archetypal uncover earlier this year, and hopefully a batch of coagulated accusation starring up to a imaginable merchandise date.

Nintendo has confirmed the Switch 2 Direct volition tally for an hour. Two Nintendo Treehouse: Live | Nintendo Switch 2 presentations with hands-on gameplay person been scheduled for April 3 and April 4 arsenic well, starting astatine 7am PT each day.

Eric is simply a freelance writer for IGN.