- #NINTENDO SWITCH OLED VS NINTENDO DS LITE UPDATE#
- #NINTENDO SWITCH OLED VS NINTENDO DS LITE UPGRADE#
After all, while the Nvidia Tegra X1 chip inside technically supports in practice it’s not powerful enough to deliver that on many demanding Switch games.
#NINTENDO SWITCH OLED VS NINTENDO DS LITE UPDATE#
Now, that doesn’t mean that the Switch OLED is about to get a firmware update for 4K support. Twitter user KawlunDram pointed out that the new dock contains a Realtek chip that’s specced for 4K support, and that it ships with an HDMI 2.0 cable that also supports 4K – both changes from the original Switch. In fact, the Switch OLED itself contains some evidence that Nintendo might be working on 4K support – or rather, the dock does. That report (and denial) came before the OLED model hit store shelves though, so it’s only natural that Nintendo would want to downplay any reports into future consoles, as it wouldn’t want to disrupt sales of that hardware, so take any official statement here with a firm pinch of salt. These predictions were reiterated in Bloomberg’s September 2021 report, which claims that at least 11 game companies “ranging from large publishers to small studios” – including Zynga – already have 4K Switch dev kits, which had apparently already been handed out by the time the OLED model was announced.īoth Zynga and Nintendo were quick to deny the report, the latter tweeting that “we have no plans for any new model other than Nintendo Switch – OLED Model.” Two previous Bloomberg reports claim that Nintendo “has looked into including more computing power and 4K high-definition graphics,” and quote several anonymous third-party game developers who claim that “Nintendo has asked them to make their games 4K-ready.” That’s because so many of the leaks from before that launch pointed to a very different device to what was revealed – suggesting that perhaps some of those leaks were in fact for the next upcoming console. While there haven’t been many direct leaks or rumours about the next Switch’s specs since the OLED model was announced, we still have some idea what might be on the way. We might not be able to predict the name of Nintendo’s next console at all. The SNES and the Wii U are the only two home consoles that have borrowed their predecessors’ names, and only one of those worked out. Another classic Nintendo move might be to call it the Super Nintendo Switch, but that feels a little unlikely to us.įinally, with Nintendo’s past, it’s just as likely that the company will drop the Switch name entirely and go for something totally new. If instead Nintendo sees this as a whole new generation, it could of course simply be called the Switch 2. The company has used the ‘New’ branding on a few of its 3DS upgrades, so could repeat the trick here. Like the Switch (OLED), it could also simply nod directly to its key new spec and go by the name Switch 4K.Ī more likely name harks back to the company’s previous naming convention: the New Nintendo Switch. Many expected the Switch (OLED) to be called the Switch Pro, and it’s still possible that Nintendo could use this name, or something similar, to indicate that the new model is more powerful, but still a part of the same console generation. One obvious question is what the next Switch will be.
#NINTENDO SWITCH OLED VS NINTENDO DS LITE UPGRADE#
If an upgrade comes with features like 4K support or more powerful graphics, expect it to cost more than either. The regular model is priced at £259/$299, while the OLED version is £309/$349. A document from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) relating to the ongoing acquisition of publisher Activision by Microsoft includes a brief note on Nintendo Switch Online, with a curious line that the service “is only available on the Nintendo Switch device and. Something is on the way though – even the UK government accidentally teased it. That means no new hardware until April 2024 at the earliest. We know it will be longer than that though – in May 2023 the company warned investors of an expected slowdown in Switch hardware sales over the next year, and noted specifically that it has no plans for new hardware within the upcoming financial year. The Switch Lite launched in September 2019, with the Switch (OLED) following in October 2021, so another two year gap is plausible enough – which would give us a new console in autumn 2023. Nintendo Switch 2 rumours have been popping up persistently since the original Switch first launched in 2017, which makes it hard to put too much stock in any that tout specific dates. When will the Nintendo Switch 2 be released?
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