Nintendo reportedly working on a new Switch revision for Summer 2019
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According to the original article, an OLED panel is NOT expected. Of course, expectations are not always true, though.
Gonna get a Switch anyways, the question is only which one, with these news... Wanted it for Mario Party and Smash Bros., but I want to wait now if more details arise.
Gonna get a Switch anyways, the question is only which one, with these news... Wanted it for Mario Party and Smash Bros., but I want to wait now if more details arise.
g0ggles1994
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I'd assume a die shrink, reinforced structure to combat early models bending and redesigned JoyCon internals at least. New screen would be nice but the current on is more than adequate for it
Dicehunter
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I'd hazard a bet that they are bringing out a revision to combat the hacked switches.
That and if they bring a more powerful SoC, we could see 1080p in handheld mode while using as much power as at 720p OR better battery life in handheld mode OR more FPS in dock mode.
You can bet that increasing the power of the Switch will be very near, if not at the bottom, of the list of priorities for Nintendo.
Improving the bottom line profit margin with hardware revisions that can be delivered for no extra cost, will be at the top of it.
Nintendo has never released a handheld without upgrading its power in an update. Never(With the obvious exception of the Virtual Boy). The GameBoy, DS and 3DS lines all had versions with more powerful processors later in their life(Color, DSi, and New 3DS all maintained the same compatibility(Forwards and backwards) while using faster processors that could be utilised in certain titles). For all intents and purposes, Nintendo created the concept of a mid cycle refresh, and everything is pointing towards them continuing that.
Of course, it might not be the first thing they do, but they also rarely roll out one SKU at a time nowadays, and chances are they'll continue their trend of rolling out a new lower cost SKU and a higher cost premium variant with the Switch, as they have done for the last decade more or less with their DS/XL variants.
They could double the power of the Switch GPU just by replacing the current Tegra 1 that's inside it with the Tegra 2, but they won't do it unless and until the Tegra 2 costs the same as the original Tegra 1.
It's all about the bottom line with Nintendo, nothing more.
The Switch doesn't use a Tegra 1, it uses a Tegra X1(The 6th full-power Tegra chip). The Tegra X2(Which I assume you're referring to by Tegra 2) is not in any way a replacement or upgrade for the Tegra X1, given it was intended for automobile applications, uses a completely different CPU architecture, with fewer cores, a different GPU architecture, a significantly higher TDP(As it's not intended for mobile use), while generally offering minimal, if any(Depending on configuration) performance improvements for this application.
NVidia hasn't released a new mobile-orientated Tegra chip since the X1 used in the Switch(Because every single one has been a commercial failure with few if any design wins up until the release of the Switch). There is no "drop-in" replacement for the Switch's SoC. All Tegra's since have used custom CPUs intended for many-chip scailing. Chances are, the replacements will almost certainly have to be custom designs, in order to improve performance while maintaining compatibility, unless Nvidia decides to continue their expensive and loss-making Shield line as a halo product(Though even then, NVidia can't make another portable device as a result of their contract with Nintendo). There is no other commercial electronics device on the market using NVidia Tegra chips anymore(Since the release of the Shield TV, pre-dating the Switch significantly), with the exception of those embedded in certain high-end cars.
With all due respect, you don't seem to know what you're talking about, with the exception of acknowledging that every for-profit company operates for-profit. (Although it's worth noting that Nintendo, like every other manufacture up until the start of this generation, predominantly sold their hardware at a loss. No manufacturer of consoles still actually does this though, with Sony likely having the highest margins of any).
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