Rumor: Nintendo plans to launch a new Switch SKU in 2020 - UPDATE: Nintendo says no

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Soundwave said:

Nu-13 said:

That's completely unreasonable. You ain't getting a 1080p screen until the switch 2. The most that could be expected for a hypothetical switch plus is a tegra x2 instead of x1, allowing most games to run in 1080p docked and 720p docked. It would also cost $299 at launch.

1080p panel costs dick all, I wouldn't actually be surprised if Nintendo really gets little/no cost savings with a 720p screen because 720p screens are actually more rare these days. Even rinky dink cheap ass budget phones these days have 1080p screens. 

But a 1080p screen doesn't come close to justifying a $100 unit premium. 

I'm not talking about costs of a 1080p screen. The games that push the switch usually get 480-540p docked. It would make more sense for this hypothetical hardware revision to just make sure those games hit 720p most of the time instead of pushing for a resolution that would require a lot more power. It would also be a huge battery drainer.