iconmaster
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Sounds like it to me, too. Same handheld res, same chip.
But folks can call it a "Pro" if they prefer. And I'll laugh at them.
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Latest Nintendo Switch Firmware provides Switch Pro Details
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Sounds like it to me, too. Same handheld res, same chip.
But folks can call it a "Pro" if they prefer. And I'll laugh at them.
Fbh
Member
Wouldn't be surprised if the pro is a slightly enhanced switch + a dock that upscales to 4K..
When you are making a gazillion dollars with Animal Crossing and a Ps2 tier Pokemon I don't think your main focus for a new product is to make some expensive 4K 60fps machine for the hardcore gamer crowd.
When you are making a gazillion dollars with Animal Crossing and a Ps2 tier Pokemon I don't think your main focus for a new product is to make some expensive 4K 60fps machine for the hardcore gamer crowd.
Fake
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Hope so.
Derktron
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Yeah that’s what I don’t get, it doesn’t seem to use anything that is from Nvidia SOC chips. Maybe I’m wrong and someone can correct me.
Derktron
Banned
Yeah especially when it outputs 4K. That makes no sense, 720p to 4K gaming makes no sense to me.
DeadOblivion78
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Sounds like Nintendo to me.
kuncol02
Member
PS2 slim also had build in network adapter.
Quasicat
Member
I upgraded to the Mariko Switch in March due to my launch unit fan clicking a lot and the battery really not lasting as much as I needed. I am happy with it and the Switch Lite that I use at work, but I will not be upgrading this time. That is, unless the dock is compatible with Mariko and I can just buy a new dock instead.
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Nikana
Go Go Neo Rangers!
If the dock works with current switches I am with you. I would like to see a new switch with the ability to at the very least run at higher clocks to boost frame rates and resolution on games that dont hit their target but I can live without it.
I read the Op's message multiple times and had no idea what they were talking about, since it was gibberish to me.
So I clicked, and I found out PCMags is reporting an article from VCG which is currently erased since it was taken from another site, Centro Pokemon/Leak, who basically made up the entire article using a tweet from an hacker SciresM who think the article is misleading.
Another great example of GAMING JOURNALISM.
So I clicked, and I found out PCMags is reporting an article from VCG which is currently erased since it was taken from another site, Centro Pokemon/Leak, who basically made up the entire article using a tweet from an hacker SciresM who think the article is misleading.
Another great example of GAMING JOURNALISM.
tassletine
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That's what I was thinking. If so, almost everyone who owns one will probably get it. Very smart business decision if it's true.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
Every fucking 4k tv basically upscales to 4k ya knobThat is not Switch Pro but a new dock with a 4k upscaler chip.
Imagine games in 720p being upscaled to 4k
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
srsly buy the lite dude it's a crazy good portable/
ethomaz
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And looks utter terrible... thanks to agree with my point.
Said that I expect that dedicated Switch upscale to be better than the shit TVs scaling.
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Interfectum
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Sub 720p, sub 30 FPS gaming with 'quality' 4K upscaling still sounds dogshit.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
let's just hope it can use DLSS then yes
also i want 60 fps
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Bridges
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Ah so it's load of nothing just like every other instance of "reporting" on the "Switch Pro"
I'm still not convinced such a thing even exists, seems to be just a ton of wishful thinking and assumptions
Nikana
Go Go Neo Rangers!
Really depends on the game for me. Luigis Mansion and Paper Mario looked great on my OLED even with the lower res.
DESTROYA
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Day 1 , still rocking my OG Switch and if true a die shrink for better battery life and OLED screen is worth it alone to me , again if true the performance boost is just a added bonus.
Don’t really care for a 4k Switch since I don’t have a 4K TV and use it in handheld mode the majority of the time.
Don’t really care for a 4k Switch since I don’t have a 4K TV and use it in handheld mode the majority of the time.
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00_Zer0
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It seems the hacker did find these things in the firmware and based on his findings he is speculating what this next iteration of Switch could be. No different than when people found Mariko in the firmware before Switch Lite was released.
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ultrazilla
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A couple things to takeaway here:
-This "leak" regarding the dock having tech built into it seems to go along with those rumors a few months ago about regular Switch docks being pretty hard to find with
speculation being Nintendo had discontinued them for some strange reason.
-If this is simply a "4k resolution bump" without some decent performance gains involved, it'll be a huge let down. IMO the most glaring issue with the Switch isn't the visuals,
it's the performance.
-Perhaps Nintendo plans on adding more memory to the system which *could* conceivably help game performance.
-The Mariko chip currently in the Switch systems from my understanding are underclocked substantially. If Nintendo has been able to solve the overheating of the SOC then
we could see a decent performance bump with Mariko.
-Here's a few videos showing overclocks of the OG Switch.
Tech NeoGAF, what do you think?
Hopefully we'll get some idea of what Nintendo has planned on one of their upcoming Directs.
-This "leak" regarding the dock having tech built into it seems to go along with those rumors a few months ago about regular Switch docks being pretty hard to find with
speculation being Nintendo had discontinued them for some strange reason.
-If this is simply a "4k resolution bump" without some decent performance gains involved, it'll be a huge let down. IMO the most glaring issue with the Switch isn't the visuals,
it's the performance.
-Perhaps Nintendo plans on adding more memory to the system which *could* conceivably help game performance.
-The Mariko chip currently in the Switch systems from my understanding are underclocked substantially. If Nintendo has been able to solve the overheating of the SOC then
we could see a decent performance bump with Mariko.
-Here's a few videos showing overclocks of the OG Switch.
Tech NeoGAF, what do you think?
Hopefully we'll get some idea of what Nintendo has planned on one of their upcoming Directs.
00_Zer0
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Nintendo is known to keep things very similar within the same generation of handheld hardware, so if Oled is true and 720p is still the resolution of the unit in handheld mode you are still going to notice a major improvement over the current display.
Astral Dog
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It would be a big waste of resources for handheld mode imo, im surprised they are even putting oled. Current Switch doesn’t even take advantage of its screen because the graphics are so demanding resulting in lots of subnative games i rather just see native 720p and improved framerates for handheld.
Leave that thing for the real Switch 2
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00_Zer0
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At the beginning of a new year when does Nintendo generally have directs? Do they wait till late February, early March when it's closer to the ending of the fiscal year?
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Astral Dog
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Yep people expecting a monster are gonna be so madThis is Switch + not a real Switch 2.
and thats ok, i just wish they show it already :^/
(with them games of course, come on Nintendo!)
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WalterSobchak
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Thinking I will sit out on the switch pro unless it has amazing games only played on the new system. I play in handheld mode 95% of the time.
MacReady13
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Good old Nintendo- they will NEVER change. Just when we ALL expect them to try compete, even in some small way, with the competition, they go and do the opposite and remain with a weak, underpowered console/handheld unit. Good luck trying to have the Switch as your only console within the next 3 years as the PS5/Series X start flexing their next gen muscles.
DunDunDunpachi
Patient MembeR
I want a genuine power boost, something that makes my existing library run a bit better, load a bit faster, look a bit cleaner, etc.
That's the mid-gen promise that Nintendo already participated in (n3DS), so no free passes. This is a joke of an upgrade if true.
That's the mid-gen promise that Nintendo already participated in (n3DS), so no free passes. This is a joke of an upgrade if true.
Mister Wolf
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Is the dock that comes with the switch 4K capable? If it isn't then this is it.
LordOfChaos
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Same chip, upscaling dock, is disappointing. But if they shrunk the TX1+ to 7nm, it could still perform substantially better, it should be able to bring the OG Switch's docked mode performance to undocked mode, with a new higher performance docked mode.
That said, I've learned to expect the least from Nintendo hardware.
That said, I've learned to expect the least from Nintendo hardware.
Lionel Richie
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FTFY stay salty friends.
Patrick S.
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Not salty at all, Nintendo simply doesn't exist for me. Every time I got a Nintendo console, I was disappointed in it and sold it. They have nothing that interests me.
DESTROYA
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WTF is this! Last time I checked your phone never had games like the Switch does either.
It‘s a gaming machine not a laptop or stupid phone where you can actually use the extra pixels, 720p is perfectly fine for such a small screen . You would get diminishing results and a performance hit going higher.
Poor
Clarissa
even her ”friend” gets her banned on GAF and he isn’t even a member.
Lionel Richie
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If they don't exist for you, why are you talking about their next console? Do you enjoy being reminded of things you don't enjoy?
Rat Rage
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That is not Switch Pro but a new dock with a 4k upscaler chip.
Imagine games in 720p being upscaled to 4k
So what? From 720p to 4k, it's a clean 3x multiplier? With modern upscale tech, it shouldn't be a problem to make this look good.
Nikana
Go Go Neo Rangers!
Fake
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Upscaling a 720p resolution is not an easy task. There is no magic to solve such a lower resolution, at least for Nintendo to do.
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Lemonade by Beyonce
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This would be awesome but I’m not getting my hopes up.
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