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What would a Switch Pro be?

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Mnementh on 22 March 2019

I doubt the existance of a Switch Pro to begin with.



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kenjab on 22 March 2019

It depends when it happens. If '19 or '20, then definitely an upgrade and not a new system. After that, it then depends on how much of an improvement it is.

Personally, I think the Switch update that's been teased will be a smaller, lighter, cheaper model, considering that the biggest titles planned this year (Animal Crossing, Pokemon, Link's Awakening) have their roots in portable consoles. So a "pro" model might not be for a few more years, in which case they might just choose to make it a whole new console.



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Shiken on 22 March 2019

Coming in spring 2022 with a full generation leap to back it up. The OG Switch will still be supported for at least it is 7 years old through 1st and 3rd (less demanding) party cross gen releases until it is phased out. This will also be your typical 5 year lifespan for the OG model that Nintendo seems to follow and would not be too far behind the PS5 and NextBox (1.5 years at most).

We may see a NEW Switch type of model that will give a bump in resolution and frame rate in docked mode, but that will be the only notable difference between the two. I do not feel like it will be a X1 to X1X type of difference until the next generation of the Switch line.



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DonFerrari on 22 March 2019

Switch Pro isn't necessary. When it is 5 year old then a replacement for Switch is better.



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melbye on 22 March 2019

Re-design of some kind is inevitable i think, but i am not sure it will be the power-boost kind, maybe bigger or smaller and with more storage-space



Amnesia on 22 March 2019

You forgot the 3rd answer :

"there won't be any". Just a brand new system completly different with a different name.

 

There can be a 1080 Switch with more battery and a noticable upgrade on GPU for higher resolution and higher framerate, but nothing which will allow to port games from the next era like ReviewTechUsa believes.



potato_hamster on 22 March 2019

Where's the "small incremental update like the 3DS XL, if any" option. Neither of the ones you chose are realistically happening.



Bofferbrauer2 on 22 March 2019

Unless NVidia changes their stance on custom chips, the only viable upgrade is an X2 instead of the X1. While that's about a 50% boost, that's not very much for a mid-gen upgrade. So not sure if they gonna do that at all this time around.



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Amnesia on 22 March 2019
Mar1217 said:
Amnesia said:

You forgot the 3rd answer :

"there won't be any". Just a brand new system completly different with a different name.

 

There can be a 1080 Switch with more battery and a noticable upgrade on GPU for higher resolution and higher framerate, but nothing which will allow to port games from the next era like ReviewTechUsa believes.

Games native to next gen will take time though. It usually takes at least 3 years to be at that point. I'd say it'll be possible for the Switch to get games during the first 2 years of the PS5/XboxTwo.

I believe that it is already not possible anymore to have port from 2018+.

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V-r0cK on 22 March 2019

My question is what's everyone's idea of a Switch Pro? Im sure the idea of it being more powerful is a given but like...is it suppose to play 4K when docked? any resolution change? Nintendo providing a higher resolution screen? What would the benefit be of a Switch Pro?

I already enjoy what the Switch does for what it is so I personally dont know what I'd want in a Switch Pro :/