If your right then the switch your thinking of is most likely the next gen switch, and the revision is just a bigger screen switch and there is no pro style switch
I wouldn't write off this year just yet. Even if we take into account the revision not currently being taped out yet, if it occurs within the next two months it could still feasibly happen.
Thanks for all the info.
Here is the gist of what brainchild is trying to tell you (or prepare you for)
Old article but you get the idea.
Yea but it's obvious Bloomberg and insiders weren't referring to that type of 4K but actual 4k
I just don't know. 4k has been the one sticking point that just about every insider has said a source mentioned to them.
This, really. Everyone's heard about the same device, and that device is not Aula. The only real smoke we have for a second device is Aula itself (the firmware) and the discrepancy between the chip not being taped out yet with Bloomberg's production window.
Not exactly. The reason for telling them that is so they keep the art files to a certain quality level and don't shrink the files so low that they look bad being displayed at 4k.
no it's not obvious. that's the whole kerfuffle about 4K on any consoles. native 4K isn't all that common unless you've ported a game from a much weaker system
Lol there's no way they were talking about 4K upscaling, esp insiders like nate
Yes
Not quite. Bloomberg has said both of those things. Other insiders have backed 4k but not necessarily for the 7 inch screen device.
Yes, but he's open to the idea that Bloomberg has heard of something else. See:
No, DF has said nothing regarding tape out. That was brainchild, who has previously backed a 4k device with a new SoC. DF only speculated on a new Switch release this year given the Bloomberg article, and that it might just be a refresh of the current hardware with a new screen and maybe some other niceties (or maybe not). This is a bit tricky because DF/Eurogamer definitely has inside sources but did not frame this speculation as insider-educated.
we don't know that. non-technical outlets don't discern the difference between upscaled 4K and native. as long as the output buffer is 3840x2160, how the game gets there doesn't matter. that's why there's no lawsuit over games being 1800p when they were advertised as 4K
Yea I was thinking brainchild was with DF for some reason that's why I was saying DF,
This is exactly my take. To complete the picture, there was indeed a Pro im some form since 2017-18 (according to various insiders, including Matt), so every time there is a revision people in the know think it will be the Pro. But for whatever reason, it never comes into fruition. There was also this rumor im 2019 I think, either from Bloomberg or Nikkei, that the next serious revision still had no leader or something like that, so that may further explain all the delays. So yes probably DLSS exists, just not necessarily in this year's version. I don't think Matt would have said n3ds if DLSS was in this revision, in fact since he may see the n3ds as a not very big improvement (many don't even though it is), but still a good enough one with the Oled, hence his "day 0"
I don't think a single source has pointed to a tv-only switch
Nate should have a podcast up tomorrow which will have his thoughts on the matter. But he's been speculating March-ish as likely with late 2021 as possible. I wouldn't describe what he's said as a "good chance of sooner", and I also don't think he described March as the "absolute latest" (in fact, I've noticed Nate generally likes to avoid absolutes for things beyond his control, such as hardware delays).
He said March is the latest he thought it would release I remember seeing it, it will be impossible to find now though
Well I just figure if the 7 inch switch doesn't support 4k then the actual 4k switch that we know nothing about could be anything, including a stationary console, which I don't want
Now, it only means it is different hardware, not necessarily if it is a huge or a modest boost =P
Yea DF all speculation but brainchild says new SoC not even taped out which backs up DF speculation
I'm sure that Nintendo's company philosophy dosen't say anything about that they can't make powerful hardware. If they need this kind of hardware for their gaming experience, there is no reason why they won't do it. And to be fair it is not like that anyone is saying Nintendo is going to release the most powerful mobile hardware possible or a console on par with a PS5. People are just speculating what currently is possible based on a switch price point and the inside information we get.
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