[UPDATE] Rumor: "upgraded" Nintendo Switch to launch early next year

HideoKojima · Aug 24, 2020

Sounds like a PS3 Super Slim

slaphappygamer · Aug 24, 2020

By “new model” they really mean a Megaman themed switch OG. Yes, they will bring back the original design switch, with a new motherboard revision. It will be blue. A blue similar to sonic, but it’s megaman blue. Dude, trust me.

osaka35 · Aug 24, 2020

can it be a switch XL?

whateverg1012 · Aug 24, 2020

It'll never be a home console only, it'd kill their sales and Nintendo knows that, whenever we get a truly upgraded switch it's gonna be another portable console with HDMI out.

I hope the new one has graphics comparable to the PS4 Pro at least, third parties on the switch look pretty bad. I doubt a significant upgrade is coming anytime soon though.

chrisrlink · Aug 24, 2020

deinonychus71 said:
No handheld would offer quite a bit of significant advantages and would add to the family of switches, without making consumers feel that they got cheated by buying the current switch.
- This would allow the switch CPU to run at native speed if the concern about battery/form factor is dropped.
- Better wifi/built in ethernet support
- Internal memory using swappable SSD/M.2 factor: Now that would really be pushing it but gosh is this needed in some games.

Regardless of whether they drop handheld or not:
- Better resolution: Could be enhanced through AI to reach 4k, like the nvidia shield pro currently does. Not sure how feasible that is for gaming though.

what makes you think the'll have built in ethernet considering gamecube/wii/wii U all needed an ethernet adapter you needed to buy seperatly?

Goku1992A · Aug 24, 2020

linuxares said:
Ha-Ha! We see your modchip, let us present this Switch!

Basically this it will not be a new gen only an V3 to combat the modchips. Maybe a faster processer and brighter screen but no new gen the switch is still a new system.

haxan · Aug 24, 2020

I can already see them releasing games exclusive to the new model, and myself crying in a corner

Teletron1 · Aug 24, 2020

king_leo said:
It’s absolutely long overdue, a nice OLED 1080p screen and the ability to use wireless headphones without a dumb adapter (still baffles me you that you need an adapter) is what the switch should have been

Right now my hacked Vita is a better experience over the original switch

Sharp’s IGZO screens are what should be coming

this should add a good chunk to battery life while outputting 1080p plus increase brightness

Nintendo is going full Apple mode

Xzi · Aug 24, 2020

Hopefully they make it a worthwhile upgrade. The Switch CPU is underclocked by about 50% compared to Shield TV, after all. If they just make the main unit thicker and give it better thermals/a better fan, that should allow for 100% CPU utilization. Maybe even allow space for a few more GPU cores too.

jt_1258 · Aug 24, 2020

weatMod said:
that's what game updates are for , maybe they will require you use a phone'tablet like they did with their online at first
would be finny if they made a home only system with a special pro controller that is split in the middle so you can mount your phone in the middle
now that would really be trolling some other compaines who tried to sue them

I would rather crack my switch over my knee then try to play a rhythm game via streaming. voez is my example of a game that only plays well in handheld mod for context

The Real Jdbye · Aug 24, 2020

1080p in handheld mode and running at higher clocks overall?
Both should be doable with the existing Mariko SoC. Especially with an improved cooling solution.
I would buy it only if I can get better performance in docked mode. 1080p@30 or 1080p@60 across all games minus maybe all of the poorly optimized ports.

I would also be interested in a home console-only 4K capable Switch.

weatMod · Aug 24, 2020

linuxares said:
Ha-Ha! We see your modchip, let us present this Switch!

no mod
no buy
sorry Ninty

deinonychus71 · Aug 24, 2020

chrisrlink said:
what makes you think the'll have built in ethernet considering gamecube/wii/wii U all needed an ethernet adapter you needed to buy seperatly?

Because it's became a requirement seeing as some games need it to work half decently, and they acknowledged it.

Immortallix · Aug 24, 2020

Doesn't someone from the WSJ claim this like every six months since the switch came out?

stephrk398 · Aug 24, 2020

All a ploy to stop the mod chips.

cashboxz01 · Aug 24, 2020

masagrator said:
So it won't be more powerful, but higher quality. OLED display, controllers with additional customizable buttons or touchpads on back and bigger NAND?

This is the only way I'd consider it. The switch display is atrocious and colors are washed out af. I own the "upgraded" mariko, and don't feel like playing handheld mode just because of how bad the display on the tablet is. That and they'd need to make the joy cons more flush/unibody with respect to the tablet so it doesn't feel like something separate from the tablet.

MasterJ360 · Aug 24, 2020

Why does this rumor sound familiar? Oh wait the Switch Pro... well we saw how that turned out

Tom Bombadildo · Aug 24, 2020

Oh boy, can't wait for that New Switch i XL that's more expensive, slightly more powerful, but gets 0 support from developers! Definitely never been a trend with Nintendo ever! Nope! Not once!

That's if it's even true, which I doubt seeing how every other rumor since basically launch day about a "new model Switch" hasn't really turned into anything substantial.

PiracyForTheMasses · Aug 24, 2020

whateverg1012 said:
It'll never be a home console only, it'd kill their sales and Nintendo knows that, whenever we get a truly upgraded switch it's gonna be another portable console with HDMI out.

I hope the new one has graphics comparable to the PS4 Pro at least, third parties on the switch look pretty bad. I doubt a significant upgrade is coming anytime soon though.

Kill their sales lmfao. No, just no. Software moves hardware, hardware does not move software. The Switch is nothing more than a 3DS replacement. Nintendo will stop producing hybrids and only put out portable Switches. Also, Nintendo will NOT be releasing a more powerful Switch. Common sense says hey, Nintendo Switch does NOT use a custom chip set. Nintendo Switch Lite does NOT use a custom chip set. Nvidia have NOT released an ARM chip set reasonably priced or suitable to replace the X1. Nintendo are NOT going to spend the money to have a custom chip set made.

pedro702 · Aug 24, 2020

haxan said:
I can already see them releasing games exclusive to the new model, and myself crying in a corner

yeah becuase dsi and new 3ds have lots of exclsuive games for them... more like 2 or 3 ...

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