Nintendo possibly upgrading the CPU & storage in the original Switch model, according to report

Zumoly · Jul 11, 2019

Memoir said:
...because there's newer hardware and more power would definitely be welcome. Especially for games like Doom that can chug along in some instances.

Doom plays just fine in handheld imo and I'd say 90% of the time the game isn't well optimized for the system.

KingVamp · Jul 11, 2019

kumikochan said:
I just find it hilarious when there were talks about the ps4 pro and the xbox one X solely playing newer games on those systems and not the older ones everybody was screaming murder and rape while holding pitchforks and torches. Now when there's some talk about exactly the same thing with Nintendo everybody suddenly wants that and praises the shit out of that ? Nice to see those double standards haven't changed much

lol You keep making up these scenarios and generalizing when, just like what happened with the N3ds, people were mad.

0000ff said:
maybe glass instead of plastic.

Yeah, not going to happen.

Bladexdsl · Jul 11, 2019

Zumoly said:
Doom plays just fine in handheld imo and I'd say 90% of the time the game isn't well optimized for the system.

only because it had some serious downgrading. also if you look at a few trailers from this years e3 you'll notice a few games are struggling to keep the fps astral chain is one of them.

BiggieCheese · Jul 11, 2019

Zumoly said:
I don't get why so many want a "Switch Pro".
The Switch is quite powerful as it is: look at Doom!
Just wishing for more advanced stuff: left joycon with proper dpad and better analog stick.

It’s probably because we’re so close to the release of next gen consoles while Nintendo’s hardly even gotten started with the Switch. Third party support on it is already pretty mediocre and there’s already quite a few games that aren’t (realistically) able to run on it - If the Xbox Scarlet and PS5 come out and Nintendo doesn’t quickly push out a enhanced model in response, you can pretty much kiss any chance of modern third party games getting ported to the Switch goodbye as the power gap. It’ll only be getting indies and Nintendo’s own games from that point forward.

And keep in mind that Doom really isn’t a good metric for how Switch ports can be done; the game was designed to maintain a high framerate w/ fast paced combat on the Xbox One and PS4, meaning that it already required heavy concessions to reach that mark on those systems and made a Switch port far more reasonable than average AAA games which typically aren’t aiming for what Doom was trying to do

EmulateLife · Jul 11, 2019

It'll be strong enough to play Saturn, PS2, Wii and Gamecube games on official OS, but it won't be hackable.

WhiteMaze · Jul 11, 2019

NoNAND said:
Having an upgraded CPU is nice but why aren't they making a pro model.
this would confuse people especially those who are trying to get their hands on the model with the upgraded CPU.
Hopefully they'll release a pro iteration soon.

Nintendo wants to sell the stock of original Switches first. That's the real reason we do not have a Switch Pro yet.

They went ahead and released the Switch Lite, because it doesn't pose much of a competition to the original. The Switch Lite, is essentially, a downgrade compared to the original Switch. For goodness sake, it's a Switch that doesn't even Switch anymore.

If they had released a Switch Pro, say goodbye to the thousands of original Switches still on store shelves. No one would buy them unless they were at 50% off.

I really, really hate Nintendo for this right now. Discusting business practice. Not giving customers what they want didn't go that well last time. I just hope we're not entering another non-consumer-friendly period from Nintendo, now that they are on top of the world again.

kumikochan · Jul 11, 2019

KingVamp said:
lol You keep making up these scenarios and generalizing when, just like what happened with the N3ds, people were mad.

Yeah, not going to happen.

How is that generalizing when i can show you a million videos on youtube and posts about the fact the ps4 pro was coming out and xbox one X and people were holding out their torches and pitchforks if games would only come out on those systems but now everybody seems to be wanting it when Nintendo would do it ? How is that generalizing when i could see a ton of videos about that topic back when the pro and X were coming out it is a bad thing to split up your consumers but when it comes to Nintendo different standards are kept and not a single video or comment is nagging about that ? Really, am I generalizing ? No, not really.

BiggieCheese · Jul 11, 2019

WhiteMaze said:
Nintendo wants to sell the stock of original Switches first. That's the real reason we do not have a Switch Pro yet.

They went ahead and released the Switch Lite, because it doesn't pose much of a competition to the original. The Switch Lite, is essentially, a downgrade compared to the original Switch. For goodness sake, it's a Switch that doesn't even Switch anymore.

If they had released a Switch Pro, say goodbye to the thousands of original Switches still on store shelves. No one would buy them unless they were at 50% off.

I really, really hate Nintendo for this right now. Discusting business practice. Not giving customers what they want didn't go that well last time. I just hope we're not entering another non-consumer-friendly period from Nintendo, now that they are on top of the world again.

Unless they pushed it out at an insanely low price point, the original Switch would absolutely still sell well even if a Switch Pro existed alongside it. It’d be no different than the PS4 Pro or Xbox One X’s situation; just like those consoles, a Switch Pro would be aimed towards the market minority (enthusiasts). The vast majority of people would still buy the original or Lite models over it for years to come.

GerbilSoft · Jul 11, 2019

According to hexkyz, both the Switch Lite and the Switch "Refresh" use the Tegra 214. It'll be more power efficient due to the smaller process node, and *might* be slightly faster (DDR4 instead of DDR3, and slightly higher clock speeds), but overall will basically be the exact same thing we have now.

Now that the first Mariko based Switch has finally been announced, I believe it's a good time to provide some insight on what has been going on inside the Switch's HOS regarding new hardware.
— Mike Heskin (@hexkyz) July 11, 2019

DaveLister · Jul 12, 2019

ganons said:
I'm calling it now: Switch Pro will release with BOTW 2

Yup I'm sitting here poking my radeon VII with a stick.

LightyKD · Jul 12, 2019

Torina said:
That's unbelievable ! Lootboxes...The console !

Reminds me of the junky JXD consoles, with the total absence of quality control and tremendous amount of defects. Mine died by staying a few months in a drawer...triggers broke by themselves . Ha, China.

Don't remind me of JXD, I hope that company is long dead.

renjiVII · Jul 12, 2019

Silent_Gunner said:
Long story short, don't get your hopes up for the Switch to go up against the GPD WIN Max anytime soon!

I had my GPD win 2 for almost a year now as one of the early backers and It's still a great nintendo 3ds like PC portable gaming laptop for certain AAA games.

raxadian · Jul 12, 2019

I bet ten points on it being mostly anti piracy measures. And just maybe faster loading times. Maybe even a few Switch models with more storage space.

SSG Vegeta · Jul 12, 2019

Everyone that bashed the Switch Lite when they read the above artical cough Switch pro

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ElYubiYubi · Jul 12, 2019

Bladexdsl said:
so instead of switch pro like everyone wants we get...the switch 2.0

No. The Pro its still coming. NVIDIA is preparing the next TEGRA CHIP

DF called it

HarveyHouston · Jul 12, 2019

Switch Pro is going to be called... Nintendo Switch.

While I still believe the rumors about a differently-branded high-end Switch console coming, this rumored development is interesting. Still doesn't make me want to rush right out there and get one, though. I'm still waiting - and praying - for Nintendo to come to their senses.

Xabring · Jul 12, 2019

I think this is done as a massive, hardware version of "stability" upgrades, more than anything.

ALSO:

shaunj66 said:
Every time I consider buying a piece of hardware there's always that tease of a better version just around the corner.

Sold mine as soon as I see lot's a rumors about an upgraded one.
even if there's no new pro one, it will be worth it. Since I don't plan to hack anytime soon and Well, let's Nintendo surprise us.... if leaks aren't involved again.

ganons said:
I'm calling it now: Switch Pro will release with BOTW 2

Or Metroid Prime 4.

SlasherGamer21 · Jul 12, 2019

Chary said:
United State's

Don't mean to be a grammar nazi but its "United States" not "United State's"

Deleted User · Jul 12, 2019

EvilMakiPR said:
No. The Pro its still coming. NVIDIA is preparing the next TEGRA CHIP

A new iteration per year, no more.
I still didn't swallowed the n3DS exclusives stuff (apple business model).
A Swith pro would still be a **** move, but players forgive pretty fast (planned obsolescence, DLC, lootboxes, DRM, overpriced ports, metroid prime 4 lure...who gives a ****).

Erxkum · Jul 12, 2019

Teletron1 said:
some leaks coming out about the Switch revision
8gb of ram
1080p screen made by Sharp that in dock mode will support 4k
128gb of internal storage
no other leaks about main chip
release date said to be 2020 hopefully with Botw chapter 2

I'm calling bullshit on the 4k support, why would you even want that?
This revision will only be for Nintendo's convenience, it will be an invisible revision like the different SNES versions, the main reason for this chip upgrade is most certainly to patch the hack exploit and to use the same chip the lite will be using, I'm guessing it may provide better cooling performance.

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Zumoly said:
I don't get why so many want a "Switch Pro".
The Switch is quite powerful as it is: look at Doom!
Just wishing for more advanced stuff: left joycon with proper dpad and better analog stick.

With the upcoming PS5 vand next xbox, I want the switch to keep receiving ports and that will be almost impossible to do with the current switch hardware, I'm perfectly fine with a another N3DS situation where you have tiered game releases where some games only run on N3DS, I'm also torn my 400$ Pokemon GO Switch is going to become the lesser console in a year(if predictions about 2020 switch pro are true), but I'm also ready to start saving for a switch pro, just make it compatible with the joycons, stand and all switch software.

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