DonkeyPunchJr
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Is the “Switch Pro” real?
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Coolwhhip
Neophyte
What evidence?
Coolwhhip
Neophyte
Didn't they even say last year Switch was half way it's lifespan? So 4 more years of 20 fps?
Bernd Lauert
Banned
It's real.
ArcaneNLSC
Member
probably a 2022 announcement/unveiling I doubt they'll piss off consumers who just waited for the OLED version by announcing it at the end of this year though it is Nintendo so who knows
KyoZz
Tag, you're it.
I'm really lazy to make a list, but if you've been following the stuff around that Switch Pro you know what I'm talking about (even some spec have leaked).
Nintendon't need a Switch Pro rn, so I can see a release for as late as 2023.
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
My guess is that it was a real option that Nintendo explored, but ultimately they deciddd the screen was the biggest upgrade and just went with that. At this point I doubt there will be a mid-gen upgrade
Golgo 13
The Man With The Golden Dong
This %100. Whether or not it’s called “Switch Pro” or not doesn’t really matter. The Switch is selling INCREDIBLY WELL, Nintendo doesn’t care about your feelings and they will strategize for maximum profit, which includes riding this current wave of sales until the wheels fall off.
Joelenheimer
Member
I agree. This Holliday season nintendo is likely to have sold 100mill units, now with this OLED model coming I'd wager it isn't likely we'll see a pro model but a successor in a year or two.
Dream-Knife
Banned
People started to talk about a Pro in August 2017. It was always wishful thinking.
Coolwhhip
Neophyte
Just speculation though. The only evidence we got was an order for OLED screens and we know now what that was for...
JohnSpartanLee
Member
DaleinCalgary
Member
Switch Pro no, Switch 2 yes 2022 holidays
MeatSafeMurderer
Member
Punished Miku
Gold Member
At this point it seems more likely they're going to make a Switch 2. There are 3 models of Switch now, which seems like plenty.
Rean no Kiseki
Banned
Here OP take a sniff......
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kingpotato
Ask me about my Stream Deck
I can 100% guarantee Nintendo is working on a new unannounced Mario game.
Azelover
Titanic was called the Ship of Dreams, and it was. It really was.
Is Switch Pro real? Yes and no.
Yes in that they are always working on new hardware, so it always exists in some form. It's a NO that it's settled to come out in the mid-gen. Sometimes the proposition works, sometimes it doesn't. So if something interesting is conveyed, like better 3D for 3DS, then you might see a mid-gen update. But it shouldn't be taken for granted.
Is there going to be a Switch 2? Yes, most likely.
Yes in that they are always working on new hardware, so it always exists in some form. It's a NO that it's settled to come out in the mid-gen. Sometimes the proposition works, sometimes it doesn't. So if something interesting is conveyed, like better 3D for 3DS, then you might see a mid-gen update. But it shouldn't be taken for granted.
Is there going to be a Switch 2? Yes, most likely.
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S0ULZB0URNE
Member
No it's a standalone console.
Nintendo already said they want to expand Switch family with devices with new form factor. They also have partnership with Nvidia and other companies for new products.
I think Nintendo really wanted to show the Switch Pro but they have a lack of key components now. Nvidia can't currently give them a new cpu or a smaller one, they are stuck with the old 16nm cpu, the only they don't have problem to produce. In 2022 they'll have the new chip built with a new process.
I think Nintendo really wanted to show the Switch Pro but they have a lack of key components now. Nvidia can't currently give them a new cpu or a smaller one, they are stuck with the old 16nm cpu, the only they don't have problem to produce. In 2022 they'll have the new chip built with a new process.
spartan30gr
Member
Never
Fbh
Member
I think they might have considered a slightly enhanced version but ultimately decided on the Oled model.
I don't think the Switch Pro with 4K 60fps BoTW2 that some people around here were expecting was ever a real thing and I don't think we'll see a Switch iteration with significant hardware upgrades until Nintendo is ready to announce a Switch 2 or whatever their next console is called.
I don't think the Switch Pro with 4K 60fps BoTW2 that some people around here were expecting was ever a real thing and I don't think we'll see a Switch iteration with significant hardware upgrades until Nintendo is ready to announce a Switch 2 or whatever their next console is called.
CatsGamesWhatever
Member
I've been hearing rumours of "Switch Pro" since summer of 2017.
Punished Miku
Gold Member
It's Wii HD all over again. Those rumors were even more believable than a jump to 4K that few people really notice that much. Wii being an SD system for so long was surprising. And Wii HD never happened.
Companies are always exploring and creating prototypes internally. It doesnt mean these all go to production. This "switch pro" could have been just a prototype to begin building an SDK for a future switch project. Probably someone got wind of one such case and made a big story about it.
Thesuffering79
Banned
Yes, because Nintendo games need to look better than mobile phone games to be viable.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
I answered in the wrong thread, so, eh, here you go:
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I am guessing the PRO is very real, but the games probably aren't close to ready due to the pandemic. The OLED is a quick stop gap to keep the Switch relevant and on fire this holiday season. I would also guess there was a lot of confusion with the reporting of what was coming, the two were mixed. If Nintendo switched to a better node process they could increase the power and battery, but it still wouldn't be a 4k system. I almost expect another iteration of the Switch on a better process as an enhanced upclocked release.
Astral Dog
Member
Maybe the real Switch pro was the friends we made along the way
UltimaKilo
Gold Member
It probably never got beyond R&D stage. For what? Switch is selling like crazy. What I am baffled by is that they did not improve on the Bluetooth or Wifi going into holiday 2021…
CuteFaceJay
Member
It's real when Nvidia or someone makes a new mobile GPU that's dirt cheap Like the Tegra was. Heck they might not even go with them next time given the security loop whole that was on Gen1 units.
Speedwagon
Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel. Yabuki turned off voice chat in Mario Kart races. True artists of their time.
Switch OLED isn't Pro enough for you???
lostinblue
Banned
The "Pro" parts aren't ready, nor is the probable node to be used hitting the sweet spot for Nintendo, that's for sure.
But they could have done a pro model with better docked clocks regardless; they just had to pull a dock with cooling and going from 768 MHz peak to 1267 MHz would be feasible, that's a 62,5% clock increase (1267 Mhz being the T214 actual spec).
This console generation also showed us inventive cooling solutions, so I'm sure more could be done to cool a Nintendo Switch as is.