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CNET: Switch Lite is the only new Switch hardware this holiday
- Thread starter Phendrift
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Well, no shit lol
They aint gonna have 3 Switch models in the Holidays, two are more than enough.
They aint gonna have 3 Switch models in the Holidays, two are more than enough.
Damn! And here I thought I could get a Switch Pro for the holidays to play Link's Awakening and Pokemon in silky smooth 60fps...especially for Link's Awakening as people who played the E3 Demo repeatedly noted that the game lags in the open world...
I kinda wanted them to wait until 2020 for the Pro anyway. It will be a bigger hardware upgrade that way.
I would imagine Switch Pro will be a bigger upgrade than expected since it's releasing alongside PS5 and Scarlett now.
They played an unfinished game. Could be smooth 60 by the time it releases.
"Please keep buying the current model and pretend you didn't hear rumors about a better model coming soon."
Nintendo not making the same mistake of having way too many SKUs on the market at one time. Do you wanna home console? Grab a Switch. Do you want a portable system? Grab a Switch Lite
So much hardware rumors for next year, it's gonna be crazy!
- Nvidia's Ampere architecture
- Nintendo's Switch Pro
- Sony's PS5
- Microsoft's Xbox Scarlett
- Intel's Xe GPU
- Apple's ARM-based Macbook
This is kinda misleading. We talked about it in another thread, but it's hard to tell what part of that quote comes from the article writer and what part comes from Doug Bowser. If Bowser says "the larger Switch won't get an upgrade right now" that doesn't mean it isn't necessarily happening this year.
Also it's weird that this is the only source of Bowser saying this when a whole bunch of other articles popped up today. I'd be a bit wary about treating this as confirmed info.
Also it's weird that this is the only source of Bowser saying this when a whole bunch of other articles popped up today. I'd be a bit wary about treating this as confirmed info.
A Switch Pro probably wouldn't achieve that anyway considering Astral Chain's 30fps cap is probably due to the Switch CPU and the often rumoured Switch Pro's biggest upgrade would be it's GPU for higher resolutions like the PS4 Pro / Xbox One X.
We have explicit confirmation that the Lite uses a new more efficient chip. It's almost certainly the same one that will be in the pro, assuming the pro is indeed being manufactured now.
Yeah, I wasn't expecting anything new this year besides the Mini. Pro next year with a D-Pad Joycon, finally, please... I know he's said they're not planning to release one, but they really should.
I really hope the Switch Pro is a nice upgrade, I'll retire my current Switch as a portable if so.
I really hope the Switch Pro is a nice upgrade, I'll retire my current Switch as a portable if so.
Man, thats a lot of gaming hardware. My budget is gonna be tight with just the PS5 and Xbox Scarlett.
Upgraded Switch will just replace the current model - dont think it will have a different name.
Switch (2017)
Switch (2019/20)
Different name would only be needed if they were keeping the regular one on Shelves - i doubt that gonna be the case.
A "real" Switch Pro akin to a PS4Pro or One X probably wont happen before 2021.
Switch (2017)
Switch (2019/20)
Different name would only be needed if they were keeping the regular one on Shelves - i doubt that gonna be the case.
A "real" Switch Pro akin to a PS4Pro or One X probably wont happen before 2021.
Also the Ryzen 4000 Quad-Threading rumour, if that turns out to be true.
Welp... Guess I can finally buy new JoyCon then. It was either that or buying the "Pro" model, but I'm not waiting another year as mine are getting weird.
Yup, I'll be in for Switch Pro. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Scarlett in 2020.
oof yall be livid when the enhanced switch just has better battery, better wifi and a better screen
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