Switch oli viime vuonna elinkaarensa puolessa välissä, joka tarkoittaa sitä, että Nintendo tulee tukemaan 2-3 vuotta seuraajan julkaisun jälkeen omilla isoilla peleillään myös originaalia Switchiä. Hulluahan olisi hylätä 2022 jo tod.näk 100 miljoonan ylittävä install base. Ensi vuoden maaliskuussa Switch on jo viiden vuoden ikäinen, eli välissä olisi tyypillisen konsolisukupolven välinen aika. Super Switch voi nimenomaan olla Switch 2, eli oikea "generational leap".

En vaan usko, että Nintendo tekee enää tässä vaiheessa minimaalisen päivityksen rautaansa.

BotW 4k/60fps anyone?

"I felt like I wanted to go to HD sooner," Miyamoto said in an interview. "Even for the Wii, no matter how much it made the system cost, it would have been great if it were HD in the first place."

No, toivon totisesti että eivät hukkaa laitteen resursseja 4k-resoluution kanssa pelleilyyn.

Muistetaan nyt kuitenkin, että Switchin pelien todellinen resoluutio dockissa on jossain 480p:n ja 720p:n välillä useimmissa peleissä. 4K kuulostaa naurettavalta.

They reiterate a holiday launch in 2021
Hardware sales will either remain flat or grow slightly due to revision.
Higher expectations are placed on the Switch Pro (that's what it's referred to in the article) than the PS4 PRO which sold 2M launch window.
Launch quarter (Sep-Dec) could reach up to 12M units sold.
According to the hardware forecast they speculate that the MSRP could be higher for the revision upwards of 20%
Zelda is a strong launch game candidate with several round out titles to accompany it.
The performance of this revision is expected to be in line with the PS4 PRO and XBOX One X.

The new Switch iteration will support Nvidia’s Deep Learning Super Sampling, or DLSS, a novel rendering technology that uses artificial intelligence to deliver higher-fidelity graphics more efficiently. That will allow the console, which is also set for an OLED display upgrade, to reproduce game visuals at 4K quality when plugged into a TV, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plan is not public.

The U.S. company’s new chipset will also bring a better CPU and increased memory. DLSS support will require new code to be added to games, so it’ll primarily be used to improve graphics on upcoming titles, said the people, including multiple game developers. Bloomberg News previously reported that the new Switch is likely to include a 7-inch OLED screen from Samsung Display Co. and couple the console’s release with a bounty of new games.

Kyseessä on kuitenkin Nintendo. Odotukseni ovat, että seuraava laite on nykyistä Switchiä tehottomampi ja napit korvattu aukoilla, joihin voi puhaltaa.

Oma veikkaus: 299€ ja perus Switchin valmistaminen lopetetaan kokonaan. Uusi Switchi on vain facelift, ei uusi konsoli. Tätä tukee myös sijoittajille aiemmin annettu informaatio, jonka bongasin twitteristä:

"In a past investor Q&A, Shigeru Miyamoto stated "Up until now, the hardware lifecycle has trended at around five or six years, but it would be very interesting if we could prolong that life cycle, and I think you should be looking forward to that.""

Yes, Bloomberg's report was accurate.
New screen, upgraded chips.
Aiming for Sept - Oct release.
An announcement is imminent. We might be getting news sooner than we thought.

Nintendo Co. plans to begin assembly of its new Switch as soon as July and release the upgraded replacement for its four-year-old game console in September or October, people familiar with the matter said.

The new console, likely to be priced higher than the $299 original, may be announced ahead of the E3 conference starting June 12 to allow publishers to showcase their full range of Switch games at the global event, the people said, asking not to be named because the plans are not yet public. It will be sold alongside the $199 Switch Lite, with the standard Switch phased out over time.