Former PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida has been speaking his mind and sharing his opinions lately following his exit from Sony, and now he’s discussed his thoughts on the recent Switch 2 reveal.
Appearing on the MinnMax podcast, as reported by VGC, Yoshida said the Switch 2 reveal event was underwhelming and that the only major surprise was the event’s lack of surprises.
“I was surprised there were not many surprises,” Yoshida said. “The only surprise to me was the mice thing that they showed.”
Yoshida is referring to the sequence in the Switch 2 announcement trailer that showed the Switch 2’s new Joy-Cons sliding across a surface like a computer mouse would. Yoshida said he hopes Nintendo uses the mouse controls for “some more weird, amazing way” that people won’t see coming, as opposed to the control setup being used to play a game like Call of Duty on Switch 2.
Yoshida said he hopes Nintendo’s big Nintendo Direct in April will “reveal something that’s still hidden to us about Switch 2.” He also addressed the string of leaks that preceded Nintendo’s official Switch 2 announcement, saying he felt “very sorry” for Nintendo for the “disappointing” situation. A leak can ruin a good surprise, and Yoshida said he hopes for no further Switch 2 leaks.
It should also be mentioned that Yoshida said he was a “huge Nintendo fan,” but ultimately wished the Switch 2 announcement “could have been a larger reveal.”
Yoshida also made headlines recently for saying he would have “resisted” Sony’s push into live-service games and that he was surprised Horizon Forbidden West didn’t sell as well as expected. Yoshida also talked about why there hasn’t been a Bloodborne remaster yet. Yoshida left Sony on January 15, 2025 after more than 30 years with the company.
In other PlayStation news, the next State of Play event could happen very soon.
