How HOT can a Nintendo Switch get before it shuts off?

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Nintendo recently released a statement in Japan saying the Switch will automatically enter sleep mode if it becomes too hot. What temperature triggers that sleep mode?
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[@nova.mp3]

ok

[@IanInRealTime]

Could you talk about «Endling Extinction is forever» on switch, i am trying to figure out if i am going to buy this on Xbox series s or Nintendo switch

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

Cheer up, leave exploding microwave ovens to brainiac

[@KingLion00]

Man I live in Georgia but I would love to be back to New York.... and look for you in the Nintendo store in Manhattan lol...

[@mekman4]

Hot stuff, as always!

[@justinpritchard2633]

The Switch I got at launch came with a faulty fan. I could play Breath of the Wild for about 20 or 30 minutes before it would say the system had gotten too hot and needed to shut down. I contacted Nintendo and they wanted me to send it in, but that it would take 6 weeks for them to return it. Decided to wait a couple weeks and played through all of Breath of the Wild in 20 minute chunks before I sent it in.

[@carnishiggs8252]

This is true devotion 😭

[@votix10]

Wow that's intense

[@repeekyraidcero]

Replacing the fan is actually not hard.

[@renakunisaki]

@@repeekyraidcero sure, but when it's under warranty, and especially when it's an actual defect (not you breaking it), you may as well let them deal with it.

[@currytigre]

If you had been playing Smash while the Switch was in the oven it probably would've shutdown sooner. Just having it idle wasn't putting stress on the SoC during your test.

[@FoxbatStargazer]

Their advice probably had in mind the OG switch, which runs much hotter on its larger node, and also while docked, when the GPU has double the clock.

[@nathanmead140]

@@FoxbatStargazer and with the original thermal paste too, I took my V2 apart a week after the waranty expired and replaced the thermal paste with Arctic MX-4 and the fan doesn't turn on most of the time when I play it in handheld mode, even while docked with the max resolution set to 1080p playing Breath of the wild the fan doesn't run as much as it used to.

[@LS95774]

@@nathanmead140 fyi the tv resolution setting doesn't actually affect performance (like framerate or hardware load) by an appreciable amount on consoles, as the game still renders at it's internal resolution (900p in BotW Switch ver's case) and cheaply up/downscales to the TV resolution. If the resolution setting doesn't match your TV's native panel resolution (1080p, 768p, 720p, etc, not always what it advertises), what it MAY do is introduce extremely small amounts of input latency, due to most TVs having poor, slow internal scalers compared to the source GPU.

[@Chris.Batchelor]

As a podcast listener, it hurts that the first real use of your air fryer is for your Switch…

[@andrewstubblefield4605]

I'm upset you beat me to this comment 😆

[@Dracossaint]

tbh, it had the actual opposite effect on me.

[@wadewats2278]

As a podcast listener, it brings me joy that the first real use of your air fryer is for your switch

[@meangreen99]

That air fryer probably has some sort of chemical residue in it now lol

[@bobbydouglas310]

its a convection oven, not a air fryer, calm down

[@vdfritzz]

oh trust me, i've played it at nearly 40c a few times over the years, it's fine if you're inside, you just can't play it with the actual sun shining on your screen, even phones can't stand that, it gets waaaaay hotter than 35c

[@khaledm.1476]

I don't like playing outside at all, nevermind the sun the air is too hot and feels like it will give me a heatstroke

[@Dell-ol6hb]

@@khaledm.1476 also you can’t even see the damn screen if it’s that sunny, so what’s even the point

[@khaledm.1476]

@@Dell-ol6hb oh the switch's screen is absolutely horrendous at that. I can barely see myself in monster hunter rise in the slightest of shine. P.S of coure playing outside we would be more fun if we weren't in the middle of a heatstroke P.P.S Even my room is about 90F (32.2 C)

[@vittosphonecollection57289]

Indeed, it's nearly 40°C in my country right now and the switch most of its time won't even use its fan (at home of course)

[@RetroHellspawn]

I think it's fair to say that this video is missing some vital information; just because you can play it at 90 degrees doesn't mean it'll be fine in all hot environments. Don't leave your Switch in a hot car, if it's 90 or 100 degrees fahrenheit, it'll be 20-30 degrees hotter in a car that's idle in the sun, basically acting as a natural convection oven to anything inside.

[@Turtle20305]

Liked so that people can see this

[@evok3r]

Hey Bob, I know you just want to make someone happy with that Switch giveaway, but I even if the Switch does look as good as new after staying in the microwave, the battery might have been damaged and could now be more overheat, bulge or even explode. Giving this Switch away might be a bit irresponsible. Maybe I am too cautious here, but wanted to give you my thoughts on that nevertheless.

[@MageMiroku]

The advisory Nintendo sent out was most likely to not leave it in hot cars, which CAN get over 125 degrees pretty easily on hot days.

[@co2_os]

Yeah that's the only real life situation that would make electronics shut off

[@roseforyoubabe]

it get that hot in a nyc apartment without a.c in the summer

[@MageMiroku]

@@roseforyoubabe if you chose to live in NYC without AC that's between you and God. You signed up for that lol

[@roseforyoubabe]

@@MageMiroku i lived in nyc for along time before a lot of apartments were even able to have a.c lol

[@MageMiroku]

@@roseforyoubabe its 2022. get with the times. This one's on you.

[@tiago_mota]

I would like to see the reverse test, for cold. I realize it's harder to get - consumer appliances usually don't go that low - but it would be interesting. If you are up to it, come to Montreal around mid-February and we can check it.

[@hiddenguy67]

or Antarctica

[@charliefen]

I am curious about that! I am interested as to what it does to the battery too, as I visited Prague once I January and it was very cold and I swear I had to have my phone connected to a portable battery charger most of the time when I was outside, as it was draining so fast (compared to usual).

[@tiago_mota]

@@charliefen My first real winter after I moved to Montreal, I remember my phone (an iPhone 5) dying from over half battery in the coldest days whenever I tried to do something with it outside. I would take it out of my pocket to, say, take a picture, and as soon as I opened the camera app, it would shut off.

[@Link-Link]

I used to live in Québec and I can't hold my phone in winter because of how cold the weather is, my hands instantly becomes red lol

[@CotyRiddle]

would probably operate perfectly fine as there is no mechanical reason for it not to even at -40. the screen on the otherhand might have issues. and ofcourse we have the battery. excessive cold does slow down the chemical reaction that creates the power.....

[@Eudemon0013]

Yeah, I live in AZ and wouldn't dream of bringing my Switch out into the sun... Mine auto shut off before while in Tucson last Summer. It was about 115 degrees Fahrenheit that day, was only able to play for about 20 mins on Smash before it shut down.

[@keiz_]

I loved that intro, was not expecting the air fryer and switch to the rock bgm. Amazing Thanks for the video Bob! It was a fun watch!

[@BryantheArchivist]

Surprised you wouldn't use a hacked switch to actually measure internal temps or performance

[@iminmissouri8589]

W-what!? Hacking daddy bowsers stuff is forbidden

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

Man I feel bad for everyone without air conditioning right now. Yes us texans and oklahomans and desert people are seeing 110+F degree temps, and the UK and Canada and lots of other places is seeing like 95 but we have AC and they dont. Actually lots of the houses in these places are built to retain heat. So please stop picking on them.

[@Psmgamer]

I can't imagine not having Air conditioning though mine is at 74 degrees and it still hot.

[@Dell-ol6hb]

I don’t get this whole “built to retain heat” thing, like I feel people saying this don’t get how insulation works. It works both ways, if it’s colder in a well insulated home the home will block a lot of the heat energy from outside from entering the home, keeping it cooler for longer, and if it’s hotter in a well insulated home than outside the insulation will slow down the rate of the heat inside escaping to the outside. So no their homes being “built to retain heat” is not the reason they’re having so much trouble keeping cool, it’s just the lack of air conditioning being as common there as it is in the US.

[@maderpaker1417]

I had to lay down my switch when i dock mode and point the fan at the vent

[@Chris_P_Bacon62]

My ac stopped working, and it got well over 100 degrees F my in house last year, and I did NOT have the money to get it repaired. Just last month, I finally got a new flex duct installed under the house, and it cost me almost $1000, and my ac STILL can't keep up with the set temperature during the day.

[@allhandsonsteamdeck1440]

FINALLY SOMEONE COOKS A NINTENDO SWITCH I'VE WAITED MY WHOLE LIFE FOR THIS MOMENT... MAKE SURE IT'S WELL DONE BEFORE TAKING IT OUT

[@frozenmana]

username checks out

[@allhandsonsteamdeck1440]

@@frozenmana 🤔🤔 😂😆😂

[@whispercorner04]

I live in Mexico in a really hot zone, but my Switch never actually die or something, even in summer or when is inside a bag

[@broskiwhyyy6373]

@LOTgods no hope he comes to usa

[@Psmgamer]

I can't imagine playing the Switch outside in 100 degree weather. I been keeping mine inside and charging it at night as the temperature drops though it's still humid.

[@David-bj8ri]

Would have been better to do it with a v1 switch considering that's the worst case scenario, the v2 having the more powerful chip clocked the same as the v1 means it's generally just working less hard and running cooler, hence why he got way beyond the limits

[@BoredLori]

The v1 switch can cook a brisket playing TOTK even after having a fresh new coat of thermal paste just a week ago

[@micheleulrich9479]

Here in Phoenix it’s supposed to get to 115 on 7/22. That’s a normal July. Glad to know I won’t kill my switch relaxing by pool. FYI: all AZ temps are shade temps, add 12 degrees for “in the sun”. Dry Heat!!

[@Psmgamer]

115 degrees is crazy. Here in Texas it's 100 and the hottest it's gone is 105.

[@maxxlofmer]

Hey Bob, since you tested the maximum heat, could you perhaps do a cold video next? Battery life in particular would be interesting. Great intro btw 👌

[@Zach.O]

Nothing would happen

[@astrotone]

@@Zach.OThat’s wrong. Battery’s and technology sometimes handle coldness and hotness the same and sometimes turn off. I was in Canada and my iPhone shut off due to cold weather

[@MKF30]

Nice to see its durability and shuts off as a safety measure.

[@thedeaner2264]

I once left mine in 110 degree weather for all day in a car in the sun and it still works fine

[@goluigi123]

I love how the “calming music” he played at the end sounds just like Gary come home from spongebob 😂😂 (the piano riff)

[@keathiuslg8959]

Is this the nintendo switch Overcooked 2 special edition 🤔

[@Sheila_Chu]

underrated comment

[@lulunula]

Was 110 here in Texas the other day. My AC went out and my switch is the only thing that kept me sane all day until they fixed my AC the next day

[@DavidAmarante]

As someone who lives in Brazil, in a city where the temperature can easily get to 30c/86f in the WINTER and usually passes the 40c/104f during summer and has both the first and second switch models, I can assure you that switch owners who play in ventiladed areas of your house, like by a common fan, can safely play their games without experiencing any shutdowns due to overheating. I've been pretty much doing that since the switch's launch. It's never shutdown beucause of the temperature.

[@RareSun]

Imagine this Switch being sold on ebay 15 years later as "The Switch that survived an air fryer"

[@Gaqon]

Bob finally gets an air fryer and he immediately sticks a Switch in it..

[@John6-40]

It's actually been a very cold summer in Michigan. Much colder than usual. Like low 70s every day.

[@Faze-2]

Every year people forget summer exists and are shocked when it comes. Every year

[@exzisd]

Gameboy: I survived the Gulf War Switch: joycno dirft

[@HandheldAddict]

1:39 you're giving away the Switch, but what about the air fryer? 😂

[@SHADOW543121]

Here in Houston, its just another day in this normal heat

[@danielgrant1470]

i love the pseudo "predator thermal vision" vibe you have on all the indoor shots, its rad as hell.

[@Chamberz55]

5:45 you could have actually played through the fryer since the joycons are still connected, no? 🤷🏼‍♂️. Entertainment, science converge in the ridiculous.

[@lsdryn2210]

This is the only channel where i never skip the ads and it always pays off.

[@AmmoGlitter]

I live in Australia where we often have 40 degrees C days (i.e. over 100 degrees F) during summer and I've never had a problem with my original model Switch overheating and shutting off. The fan does get crazy loud though. Although I am careful to never ever play my Switch outdoors in full sun!

[@andreylucass]

>"The current official highest registered air temperature on Earth is 56.7 °C (134.1 °F)" >Starts at 66° C

[@modusbee9092]

This does match with my experience. Bought a switch second-hand and left in hot car for a few hours turned on my mistake. It didn't turn off. It stayed on, drained battery down from full to 3%. It was too hot to touch -like scary hot. It has never held a battery charge for more than 2 hours since then.

[@ManzaEN]

Meanwhile in Australia 0 degrees C 🤣🤣🤣

[@bland9876]

My Switch OLED gets so hot and it doesn't feel like the fan is on that it's concerning.

[@thatanonwholurksmoar7386]

I do like freshly baked Switch in the morning

[@Stillxxen]

Medium Rare Nintendo Switch with potatoes.

[@MindSump]

BREAKING NEWS: KZbinr sued for sending a fan Switch with compromised battery, resulting in house fire.

[@senorstalker6881]

It's funny how he said he was scared, but didn't use any protection. At all.

[@vador724]

The most important it’s just to always keep the air flow right

[@MrMegaManFan]

Nintendo: Please use the console in cool environments... but good luck finding one!

[@billylacharity3443]

Wulff Den's new cooking series. Nintendo Switch. It's What's for Dinner! Join us next week as we sauté Pokemon Snap in a nice rosé sauce.

[@Level1Sword]

Does anyone else internally read the titles to Bob's videos in Bob's yelling voice?

[@Vicklying]

one time i left my switch lite on a game and left it covered with pillows and when i came back the fans were louder than a plane jet

[@Link-Link]

I owned the Switch for 5 years now and I play literally EVERYDAY with it and I never got that warning of it being hot, actually I never thought there was one lol

[@VG_Winch]

The UK was 39°C here in Yorkshire on Tuesday. So we can relate too..

[@johnjoy5876]

Dude you might have the craziest hit box esque controller I've ever seen and it's pretty dang sick

[@TheCallejo980]

instead of a pizza oven perhaps consider getting a big incuvator, potatojet is a filmmaking gear youtuber and i see him test cameras overheating in one. always very interesting watch specially when the electronics are actually meant to take a beating

[@LuckyLukeTF2]

The Earth is dying. Ok, but will my Switch still work?

[@legostarwarsrulez]

The heatpipe, fins, and fan is actually a little smaller on the OLED than the switch and switch V2. So the switch V2 in theory can handle the most heat, processor wise, since it has the bigger fan and heatpipe/heatsink, and the dye shrunk processor like the oled

[@Laz3rCat95]

Try extreme cold next. See if it will last in your freezer, or outdoors in the winter if it gets cold where you live.

[@zakwojnar4714]

I live in NYC and my PS5 has shut down twice due to overheating. I moved it from vertical to horizontal, but I think I’m gonna switch to my PS3 until the current heat wave breaks.

[@babydoll774]

Can confirm Australia is not hot right now, we are freezing down here

[@JudeMichaelPeterson]

I'd like to have seen you actually remotely playing with the joycon while doing this. Just having it on the text screen like that isn't as impressive. It might have kicked off earlier if it had been working harder in gameplay.

[@longfang98]

Meanwhile, here right on the equator it's just normal amounts of hot.

[@Rossbrian1]

Just put it next to a heater definitely would be safer with ya know a battery that's like a little bomb inside

[@jojodudeman4291]

Leave it in a hot car all day.

[@rafaelgaspar4598]

i live portugal and right now we are up to 47ºc/116ºf where i live and after a day of playing switch (the oldest model btw) outside for a day it didnt shut down once.

[@mattb1593]

My launch Switch had a broken fan after about 4 years of heavy use. It got so hot that the plastic backplate cracked, the vent grills melted off, and long play sessions would result in my hands actually getting burnt. Thank god I upgraded to the Oled.

[@watskeburten]

47C or 116F here in Oklahoma. Hell on earth.

[@pmlabowicz3903]

I use that same oven when I make my famous Switch Parmigiana

[@TheJmack90]

1:36 Bro what ima do with a cooked Switch? 😂

[@jbischof71]

This title was so obscure I had to watch it.. love the approach as well.. kudos sir

[@jester1211]

I don't know if this is true or not but I've heard from a local Nintendo store here (I live in Middle East) that switch units sold here are actually made from more heat-durable materials due to the high temperatures we usually have year long, so that may explain why it's also more expensive than US/EU/JPN versions. If you're from the ME and can confirm if it's true that would dope.

[@KokoaNishimura]

You should come down to Louisiana. Curious if that has an effect on it. The humidity sucks down here.

[@vittosphonecollection57289]

DO NOT ABSOLUTELY let him cook ever again, guys!

[@DregExheart]

I get to the turn off by temperature leaving it active inside a case, inside of my leather bag and forgeting I leave it like that, it was scary

[@deaddwives]

I’ve actually had the switch shut off on me due to getting too hot while playing botw and I live in a relatively cold country. But then again- I had it in handheld and the way I had it, the fan was being blocked by a pillow.

[@giorgipatarkatsishvili1221]

I have a launch date switch and the fans are 20% louder than that but it never over heated???

[@mitchsfishes1719]

We need an update of you playing the switch in a sauna. That would be a good proxy for playing in Phoenix

[@DeclanWilde10]

Switch + Airfryer is the ultimate Wulff Den product placement vid

[@LuanaBs]

Thank you for the courage, but this is also scary, mine get over 60 Cº with like The Witcher 3 or Resident Evil 5 or just KZbin, lol, and i'm already worried, some other KZbinr did this test too and it didn't go past 67 Cº since it was too hot, but 57º is already pretty hot to me. Bob, since you have a v1 jailbreak, you could just use the Testa menu with the Status Monitor too se everything in the insides while playing some game to actually test it out the real heat on the inside, it could be a really nice test.

[@L._Vireo]

Now I really want someone to try and beat a game before the Switch their playing on explodes in an air fryer.

[@crazykidrjr]

The fan on my switch broke and I used my mini fridge to play games for a long period of time 🤣🤣🤣

[@rdzell_gaming2427]

I was playing pokemon violet on my switch and i fell asleep than i wake up and heard the switch fan was goin crazy

[@matthewjbauer1990]

I've actually had my launch model Switch fail to start because it got too hot after being left in a hot car. It was probably well over 100F in the car when that happened. I am never tempting fate again and will never leave any electronics in a possibly hot car.

[@fluffybunnybadass]

so i live in an area that gets to 120f in the summer every year and lemme tell you, ain't no one going to be outside *playing video games voluntarily* at that. also was curious because scvi makes my switch fans get SO LOUD pre-update, so this helped eased some immediate concerns. i think I've only seen the temp warning once or twice on my old switch because it was charging while on or under a blanket. i also noticed, when I got my oled, that the back of it is noticeably cooler than the old one? i'm gonna guess they changed something somewhere because it's like. been surprisingly cold to the touch when off even during hot weather.

[@bigtasty1082]

So you wanted a toaster oven and thought how can i write this off on tax hahah

[@EposVox]

That controller tho!

[@Skywardsaiyan]

Bob talks about 120 degree weather as if it’s some sort of unrealistic weather. Clearly he’s never been to texas

[@tfsoul6384]

The foil is probably what saved the unit from melting honestly.

[@shawnking6753]

This video gave my soul quite the internal struggle: "Aww don't wreck it! Especially if its a give away!" "MEEELLLLTTTTT IIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT" 🤣😈😈

[@FumikoEngGames]

I own a Switch with damaged fans (need to fix them) and homebrew apps which give temperature readings. I noticed it turns off at about 70°C

[@CheesyLizzy]

This seems to indicate that time is an important factor in having the Switch shut down from overheating So if it feels just a sudden heat it won't do anything, but if it stays being hot it's like "yeah we gotta check out fan"

[@TheFinalWagon]

Bob i leave my switch in my hot ass car everyday in california i already know this

[@EvanMintz]

Now tell me why I have this exact air fryer in my kitchen

[@TheGentleCreepers]

"The heat of the sun, in the palm of my hands" - Doc Oc

[@Arikaen]

Playing switch in the hot sun, overheated my switch and now I don't have one....sung to the tune of I fought the law and the law won

[@JudeMichaelPeterson]

Man, you're braver than me. You took that right out and put it up to your face. I'd have given it some time to cool first. I've had things pop in my face after pulling them out of the microwave before and, while I know this isn't a microwave, I'd be worried about the battery doing that here.

[@Tobias69486]

Honestly you’re probably only in danger if you leave your switch in the car

[@gzus98]

Cool, I can use my switch in 115 degree weather and not worry....

[@nexuspalkia]

NOOO NOT AN OLED

[@ranchman693]

BOB YOU FOOL! You could have connected the joycons and played the game while it was in the oven lol

[@PhilUP]

Like everyone my area right now is scorching, but my launch day Switch seems to not be affected by the heat in dock or portable modes. I just try to keep the air vents & intakes open so the heat can flow. But I've heard people's Switch air vents have broken off before. Just try to keep cool or not use your Switch during hot temperatures/areas.

[@rage2387]

Plus idk if it’s just me but my first switch had a glitch where my fan and joycons rails wouldn’t work until a month later so watch out for that

[@PhilUP]

​@@rage2387 Really? Never heard of the fan situation but I have heard of the joycon rails.

[@rage2387]

@@PhilUP I appreciate it man, it was a launch switch which was probably why but my lite never got hot except to charge it which would be probably better outside the house than my 1st switch getting grilled again 😂

[@dude1759ify]

The fact he cranked it to 160 and it was fine (physically) was pretty cool to see