New Nintendo Switch Model to Launch in Early 2021, According to Report - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 September 2020 / 4,100 Views
Taipei-based newspaper Economic Daily News in a new report is saying Nintendo plans to launch a new Nintendo Switch model in the first quarter of 2021 and that the new model would enter production later this year.
The new Switch model will feature an improved display and "interactivity," according to a variety of hardware manufacturers who are responsible for the Flash storage, Joy-Con controllers, and more.
There are currently two models of the Switch available - a standard model that comes with a Dock and detachable Joy-Cons and a handheld only version that cannot be plugged into a TV.
The Switch has been a massive success for Nintendo with over 61.44 million consoles shipped as of June 30, 2020, and more than 406.67 million games shipped.
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If it is a Switch Pro, I'm curious what they're going to upgrade and how that will apply to games going forwards. There are plenty of more advanced Tegra chips than the X1 by now, so it's entirely possible the new model would just have double the GFLOPS and RAM of the original.
Would they phase out the original Switch, and keep the base price of the system high? Or would it become a tiered system, with the base Switch costing less than the current $300?
With Pro they can render games at 1080p and use DLSS 2.0 to give us a great 4K image. games like Bayonetta 3 will benefit hugely from this, they can focus on framerate and graphic fidelity and let DLSS do the job in resolution department or maybe we could get Zelda games in 60fps at 1440p.
I would love to see a G-Sync compatible Switch pro both on the handheld and on for the TV output. DLSS with G-Sync would make a world of difference in handheld mode.
I would also love to see (less likely) them drop an SoC and ram into the dock and let us have a Wii U like functionality or just a pure doubling of performance when I dock my system
Interesting. Could be that Switch Pro Model that's been anticipated
Would make sense. They have big games coming out next year and it would be a good time to use them to promote an upgraded hardware. Switch should get a significant price cut next year too.
Could really help the Switch's sales stabilize next year. And would make sense, if Nintendo want a 7-8 years lifecycle, a mid gen upgrade would be really handy.
If all of the predictions from VGC users had come true, we'd be looking at the Super Switch Pro 7 right about now.
I’m more interested in a Switch Pro than I am in a PS5 or XSX. I’ll believe it when I see it though.
It's common for any console, home or handheld, to get newer models and I'm all for it, but 3 models in 4 yrs seems a bit much no?
I think a revision of the current Switch is much more likely than a Pro maybe it could eek out a few % more performance and lower the BoM in doing so.
Yeahhhhh a "Nintendo switch pro" with next gen consoles Awesome
Since I’ve been holding out due to price gouging (tbh I haven’t really been checking the last two months) I might as well wait out for this version. I did predict a switch pro to come out in 2021 because of the next gen consoles, and early 2021 is still earlier than I expected. I have also been anticipating Metroid Prime 4 and I hope that it takes advantage of the new hardware.
No matter what the new hardware is the games will still have to run on all Switches. I wouldn't expect anything other than framerate and resolution bumps from any upgraded specs in a premium model. This won't be a Switch 2 or some weird fracturing of the game base. I'd just expect most games to run 1080p/60fps if a premium model gets a decent spec upgrade.
All I want is a improved switch with better sound, display brightness and decent battery life (maybe a slightly better Tegra chip for perf)
Say what you want, I don't believe it. And don't forget to hit me hard with everything you find next year if I was wrong.
woah this is very interesting,
wonder how it will hold up with the upcoming NXT GEN CONSOLES!
Well yeah this was obvious we'd get another model. A premium hybrid model is the obvious and expected thing. They can drop OG Switch to $250 to pick up some people who have been waiting for a slightly lower price before diving in, and then up-sell others including current Switch owners to a premium $300 model by marketing it as the best way to play Switch games. I don't know what this new interactivity in the rumor could mean, but screen upgrade, storage upgrade, and a little higher performance that just ups the resolution or framerate are the obvious upgrades. I'd expect bluetooth as well as that would be another selling point for current Switch owners who might possibly upgrade.
I've never bought two versions of a system before but I'd consider it for a larger screen, bluetooth, more battery (I have the original lower battery life model), 128-256gb storage so I can be sure I don't have to buy a second SD card, and a framerate or resolution increase in games that have occasional slowdowns or a little lower resolutions.
"A Taiwanese newspaper has reported..." I'm always skeptical when breaking news come from a country that is irrelevant in the console/dedicated handheld market.
Taiwan is relevant on the manufacturing side of things, particularly as FoxConn's HQ is in Taiwan.
What is this comment? Lol Vietnam and China, Taiwan etc have been making all tech y’all are using.......
