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Captain_Yuri said:

JEMC said:

Indeed.

Also, the next problem to believe this whole rumor is that the Switch is already almost 5 years old. If Nintendo uses the latest of the latest in this Pro version, what could they use for the real Switch 2?

Of course, there are two other options:

1-This is not a Switch Pro but rather a proper Switch 2. It would certainly be surprising given that the Switch is doing great in terms of sales, but Nintendo could try to use the hype in its favor launching a successor sooner than expecterd, hoping that those that were going to buy the first console would instead jump to the newer model. Plus we know that the current model benefited from being able to run ports of PS4/X1 games, but now that the PS5/XX are out, that's no longer posible on it, but could be feasible in a more powerful Switch 2.

2-Ok, this is a crazy option that some users like Soundwave came up with years ago, but here it goes: Nintendo adopts a smartphone-like approach, and instead of replacing the Switch with a new model, both devices would live alongside for some time, with some games targeting the original machine and only getting the 4K upscaling (and probably other extras) on the newer model while others would be made for the nwer model, incapable of running on the older model, at least in handheld mode. This trategy could keep going on for a couple of years if not more, until the demand for the original model was low enough to discotinue it.

Quite franckly, I don't like neither of these options, but I didn't like the hybrid route and it has paid off really well for them.

In any case, if the rumor is true and we get that machine, at least we'll know more about Lovelace XD.

Yea I suppose the switch 2 wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility since the wiiU to the switch was 5 years but granted the wiiU sold very poorly. The benefit of releasing the Switch 2 this early, especially if it's powerful would be the fact that they would be able to continue to get 3rd party ports as the consoles transition to ps5/series X. Especially thanks to how slow the Series S is. And they can still continue to support the current switch with new games for a few more years while providing enhanced editions to the new switch.

I do highly doubt the second option is gonna happen but we will see.

If the switch pro is very powerful, the differentiating factor for the switch 2 would be in the design in some way while being even more powerful. Since the switch pro would be held back by the original switch, the switch 2 would be a ground up redesign. Maybe with a Dock that actually can house a GPU instead of being a glorified USB hub. So there are certainly a number of things they can do if they go Lovelace with Switch Pro and maybe Hopper with Switch 2.

Nintendo has released a lot of successors to its consoles after 5 or 6 years, at least according to Wikipedia, so it wouldn't really be that surprising. Only that this time the console is still selling like hotcakes.

I don't see th second option either, but there's always a chance. We can't rule it out, at least completely.

I remember so sketches or patents about a switch controller that could bend (found them, here). That would definitely be an improvement. An USB 3.2 port for an active dock like you describe would also be welcome. Still, an upgrade from Lovelace to Hopper doesn't seem like it would be big enough to justify a Switch 2.