After rumors about Sony shutting down the digital store of some of its older platforms, new rumors emerged today, but this time about Nintendo's upgraded Switch. According to a new report from Bloomberg, according to "people familiar with the matter", the rumored Switch Pro will use "an upgraded Nvidia chip with better graphics and processing". This chipset will provide the new Switch model with better CPU and increased memory. It will also support Nvidia’s Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) which uses A.I. to efficiently deliver higher-fidelity graphics.

The report notes that since DLSS support requires new code to be added to games, this feature will be mainly used to enhance the graphics of upcoming titles. This information comes from the aforementioned sources and "multiple game developers".

This new Switch upgrade will apparently also feature an upgraded 7-inch OLED display from Samsung. The new NVIDIA chip will also reportedly "reproduce game visuals at 4K quality when plugged into a TV".

Bloomberg also mentions that this new Switch model is planned to release for the end of year shopping season, with analysts tipping the price tag at $400.

Again, we should take these news with a pinch of salt as Bloomberg's sources "asked not to be identified because the plan is not public". But rumors around a Switch Pro model have been circulating for a while now. Would you buy one with these specs at this price at the end of this year?

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[ZachyCatGames]

I don't think we can take the current firmware entry as gospel. We already have Calico which hasn't shown up anywhere, Alua could also be a dead end.

Calcio and Aula are in very different states.
Calcio will probably never release, Aula will.

 

[Edgarska]

I think what people forget about DLSS is that the game has to be able to run at the lower resolutions before you try to upscale it. The current switch can only do 720p at best with third party games. I am finding it hard to believe they will put a laptop grade GPU into a small handheld, especially at a very much smaller price point. If DLSS were to be true, it's gonna be on a docked only switch

It also needs Tensor Cores, and I doubt they'd put an RTX GPU in a Switch, specially if they want to move those units, since it can't be much more expensive than the base console.

 

[TomSwitch]

the only consoles that natively support 1440p output are the Xbox One/Series.

The switch was born old, was already using old tech the day it launch. Nintendo has never use the latest technology.

 

[GoldenBullet]

The switch was born old, was already using old tech the day it launch. Nintendo has never use the latest technology.

All consoles will always be 2-4 years behind of the current Technology. Everything about the console is built around it's hardware so its hard to wait till the last second to implement it. That said, Nintendo is the cheapest of the big three and doesn't care about performance

 

[mattyxarope]

I'm still calling bullshit on it having DLSS.

Like @SciresM said, I think it will be using that Mediatek chip somehow - and I personally think it will use it in a dock that will upscale using the AI upscaling that the Shield TV has, but not DLSS.

It doesn't make sense to completely change the SoC of the Switch for a pro version that will be eclipsed by the Switch 2.

 

[Lightyose]

Nintendo Switch True NX

 

[Deleted member 534570]

New Nintendo Switchi

This.

 

[Bakana]

As long as the upgraded SoC and DLSS make 720p gaming in handheld possible, I'll glady buy it

 

[D34DL1N3R]

I can't see the Switch running games at 4K.

Probably because the Switch can't? Are you aware this article is speaking about rumors of a NEW Switch? Do you know what DLSS is?

I'd bite on an updated Switch, but ONLY if it offered the option in some games to play at 4K 30fps or 1080p 60fps. It just being "4K" alone is not enough for me as I can barely tell the difference anyway with my aged eyes and glasses, and imo HDR10(+) and Dolby Vision have far more to do with 4K looking great than the actual resolution.

 

[Arck]

I'm still calling bullshit on it having DLSS.

Like @SciresM said, I think it will be using that Mediatek chip somehow - and I personally think it will use it in a dock that will upscale using the AI upscaling that the Shield TV has, but not DLSS.

It doesn't make sense to completely change the SoC of the Switch for a pro version that will be eclipsed by the Switch 2.

If the mid-gen upgrade has DLSS then a Switch 2 will most likely have ray-tracing support + much better specs, which should be more than enough for an upgrade

 

[WaffleRaccoon]

I hope they come with a good name for this new model if it ever releases though...

Nintendo Switch Deluxe/Pro

 

[SecureBoot]

the only consoles that natively support 1440p output are the Xbox One/Series.

I'm not really hoping for native 1440p. A constant 1080p at 30fps, or a 720p at 60 would be satisfactory as a bare minimum improvement. An upscaled 1080 or 1440 image would be the sweet spot for me

 

[zoogie]

I think you'll get a second soc in the dock. This will either create dual screen gaming (nintendo never gives up on ideas) or a dual console value proposition (two discrete consoles, TV and handheld, not a hybrid).

Any increase in visuals will be incremental and nothing to write home about. Nintendo is not a tech company.

 

[Rahkeesh]

If the mid-gen upgrade has DLSS then a Switch 2 will most likely have ray-tracing support + much better specs, which should be more than enough for an upgrade

I don't think we can assume RT cores, Tensor would be expensive enough and we are dealing with a small, low-powered setup that can't afford stuff that barely improves IQ.

 

[Anxiety_timmy]

better chip? i doubt it. its probably just going to be set at 2.6ghz instead of the 1.0ghz bs
and we already know its a mariko so it doesn't really mean better soc, i feel its just going to be fully overclocked and with faster and more ram
(well more like fully uncapped ram, tf is locking 1.6 when 2.1 is possible)

 

[D34DL1N3R]

A constant 1080p at 30fps, or a 720p at 60 would be satisfactory as a bare minimum improvement.

Just...no. Absolutely not. You'd settle for 1080p 30fps being an improvement? You on crack?

 

[SecureBoot]

Just...no. Absolutely not. You'd settle for 1080p 30fps being an improvement? You on crack?

Gosh dang I meant the option. Besides a stable 30fps is much better than a variable sometimes 60

 

[ZachyCatGames]

better chip? i doubt it. its probably just going to be set at 2.6ghz instead of the 1.0ghz bs
and we already know its a mariko so it doesn't really mean better soc, i feel its just going to be fully overclocked and with faster and more ram
(well more like fully uncapped ram, tf is locking 1.6 when 2.1 is possible)

Fun meme, at this moment in time all clocks are unchanged.
Could still change before release, they still have 2-4 months probably, but lol.

 

[Anxiety_timmy]

imo faster ram is more likely
and more of it at that

 

[Julie_Pilgrim]

Tech journalists trying not to report on the 9000th switch pro rumor this month