Friday, May 28th 2021

Nintendo Switch Pro Allegedly Launching in September

The upcoming Nintendo Switch Pro is rumored to launch in September or October according to a recent report which claimed production of the new device would begin in July. The Nintendo Switch Pro is expected to feature an upgraded 7" 1280x720 OLED screen with a new NVIDIA processor and graphics based on the Ada Lovelace architecture. Nintendo and its partners are confident in their supply chain and their ability to meet demand including the new NVIDIA SoC which may enable 4K video output when docked by utilizing DLSS technology. Nintendo plans to price the Switch Pro at the same 299 USD MSRP the original Nintendo Switch was launched for and may announce the device before E3 2021 which starts June 12th.
Source: Bloomberg
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33 Comments on Nintendo Switch Pro Allegedly Launching in September

#27
TheinsanegamerN
RealKGBThe original Switch has a replaceable battery as well...
You just pull off the back cover, the metal shield, swap the batteries, put it back together, and you're done. I've done it.
You can replace the battery in anything with enough time and dedication. But you know damn well what I'm referring to.

The 3DS had a user serviceable battery, the switch does not.
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#28
WhitetailAni
TheinsanegamerNBut you know damn well what I'm referring to.

The 3DS had a user serviceable battery, the switch does not.
No, I really don't?
In both cases you:
1. Unscrew some screws
2. Take off a protective cover or two
3. Replace the battery
4. Put on the protective cover(s)
5. Put in the screws

At most a 15-minute job.
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#29
Arpeegee
SirPerfluousYou guys think botw 2 drops with this?
That would be a great showcase for the new hardware, kinda how BotW did between the Wii U and Switch versions last time. I'm hopeful that is their strategy but we'll know for sure soon!
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#30
watzupken
I wonder what node are they producing the new SOCs on. 7nm or Samsung 8nm?

As for the OLED display, I am really not excited. Using the existing Switch v2, the screen is good enough for games. You can have perfect dark image on an OLED, but unless Nintendo is adding HDR to their console, its not going to make any meaningful improvement in user experience. In addition, you can only stream Youtube on the Switch, so not many chances for one to realise the benefit of the OLED screen. If anything, it may just increase the cost of the console on top of the higher end SOC and likely more RAM and storage.
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#31
ixi
watzupkenI wonder what node are they producing the new SOCs on. 7nm or Samsung 8nm?

As for the OLED display, I am really not excited. Using the existing Switch v2, the screen is good enough for games. You can have perfect dark image on an OLED, but unless Nintendo is adding HDR to their console, its not going to make any meaningful improvement in user experience. In addition, you can only stream Youtube on the Switch, so not many chances for one to realise the benefit of the OLED screen. If anything, it may just increase the cost of the console on top of the higher end SOC and likely more RAM and storage.
Yep about the oled, but I'll say that it is useless, if you want go game in handheld mode just buy lite version... and I doubt that it will make any difference at all with oled screen. Current screen is good enough as well.


I would definetly buy for 500 or 600 euro if they could do 4k 60fps (without dlss) with hdr.

But dlss will be the way because of tiny case for switch. Heat dissipation is problem.
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#32
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Since we already have Jetson Xavier devkits it doesn't take a genius to figure out what we're getting. I just hope they use the same specs as developer.nvidia.com/embedded/jetson-xavier-nx-devkit

The shift from 10-15 W TDP to 30 W TDP (when docked) will be quite the gamechanger as well. I mean just look at current offerings that are either AMD 4000 series or Intel Tiger Lake. On these devices you'll mostly be gaming at 15-25 W TDP on average and getting 2-3hrs of gametime at most since you'll be adding an additional 5 W for everything else on board.

Perhaps they'll patch old games as well so we get the option to switch (heh) from 60 to 30fps if you value battery life over perfomance. Some games already support this so it's already a no brainier at this point in time. We're probably getting BT 5.X as well as an M.2 slot for storage.
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#33
Tartaros
RealKGBNo, I really don't?
In both cases you:
1. Unscrew some screws
2. Take off a protective cover or two
3. Replace the battery
4. Put on the protective cover(s)
5. Put in the screws

At most a 15-minute job.
PSP, DS, 3DS, GBA pocket, Android smartphones pre 2016-17, those had a truly serviceable battery, take out a cover and maybe unscrew 1 or 2 bolts and that's it. You have to dissasemble the cover in the Switch which will break your warranty, that's not a serviceable way, like the PSV.
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