Is your Nintendo Switch running hot while in the dock?Does my Nintendo Switch get too hot?
If you've been playing a lot of Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild recently, you've probably noticed it's a game that puts a fair bit of stress on the Nintendo Switch. For any mobile device, heavy gaming means lots of heat. When that mobile device is wedged into a big plastic dock so you can enjoy the game on your television, you're adding power and insulation to something already generating heat.
It's not hard to look at that situation and wonder if overheating or battery damage due to heat are concerns. While Nintendo says there's nothing to worry about, we took a loot at the Switch through a thermal camera in various states to see just how much heat is being generated and where.
The first set of shots here are from my entertainment center, when everything on it is on but has been idle for at least 30 minutes. What you're seeing here, from top left to bottom right, is a Google Home, TiVo Premiere, Xbox One Kinect, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One...
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Is your Nintendo Switch running hot while in the dock?
