Current Events > Bloomberg is still insisting that a 4k Nintendo console exists

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https://twitter.com/6d6f636869/status/1443325370644656129

One day guys. One day.

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We'll see their 4k console in the year 4000.

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By the time they do, 8K will be the standard.

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Nintendo making the jump from 720 to 4K within a console generation is so obviously blatantly not going to happen that you can essentially discount Bloombergs sources on anything gaming related.

Them releasing a fully 1020p would be pretty big for them.

Nintendo hasnt focused on being the cutting edge tech-wise for many years.

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Keep dreaming. 1080p maybe. 1440 the slimmest chance. 4k lmfao

I still believe.

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I don't care what the resolution is, the games run well and are fun to play.

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4K Switch seemed very unlikely even before the new revision was announced. Dunno why anyone humored the Bloomberg rumors.
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K181 posted...

Nintendo making the jump from 720 to 4K within a console generation is so obviously blatantly not going to happen that you can essentially discount Bloombergs sources on anything gaming related.

Them releasing a fully 1020p would be pretty big for them.

Nintendo hasnt focused on being the cutting edge tech-wise for many years.

The most likely scenario is just a 4K output/ internal upscale from the dock. Right now the dock outputs 1080p.

While there is a DLSS enabled mobile Nvidia chip now, that seems more of a generational feature than a revision. I'm still hoping for a Switch Pro with some slightly improved specs though.

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Jason Schreier fades back into the bushes

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Even if the specs arent the greatest, Nintendo still makes better games than most other devs so its fine

The problem I have with a Pro now is that the OLED has the price of what a Pro model would have had surely.

Also announcing the OLED and releasing a Pro a year or less later doesn't really make sense. I could see a Switch 2 in 2023 though. Which could be what these developers are working on now.

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Tbh, I barely even notice the difference between game graphics nowadays. PS3 to PS4 was the last actual jump where I was like "yeah, it does look better, sure"

I mean, it would look a little better I'm sure, but not enough where I notice. Super Mario Odyssey already was beautiful in so many ways. Games that aren't the highest-quality with graphics are more of a matter of how much texture-work the devs put into the game more so than the resolution and the power of the Switch (like Mario Golf looks a little rough when you examine it closely because it's pretty clear textures weren't at the forefront of their checklist for that game).

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ZMythos posted...

I don't care what the resolution is, the games run well and are fun to play.

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Darmik posted...

The problem I have with a Pro now is that the OLED has the price of what a Pro model would have had surely.

Also announcing the OLED and releasing a Pro a year or less later doesn't really make sense. I could see a Switch 2 in 2023 though. Which could be what these developers are working on now.

This was my thought. At this point, it's almost definitely the Switch 2.

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Be nice if there were games to play

I havent touched my switch in over a month

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PiOverlord posted...

Tbh, I barely even notice the difference between game graphics nowadays. PS3 to PS4 was the last actual jump where I was like "yeah, it does look better, sure"

I mean, it would look a little better I'm sure, but not enough where I notice. Super Mario Odyssey already was beautiful in so many ways. Games that aren't the highest-quality with graphics are more of a matter of how much texture-work the devs put into the game more so than the resolution and the power of the Switch (like Mario Golf looks a little rough when you examine it closely because it's pretty clear textures weren't at the forefront of their checklist for that game).

Honestly my only real issues with Switch visuals are the anti-aliasing (it often looks jaggy) and the resolution when it's below 720p/1080p depending on the mode.

360 and PS3 had the same issues. So I think the successor will be in a much sweeter spot. Especially if it has DLSS where it can upscale games to 4k without much grunt. Punching above their weight is classic Nintendo so hopefully that rumor pans out.

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the switch launched in March 2017

2022 would be when nintendo would typically launch the next-gen console; I would expect that developers may have heard of it by now

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TheGoldenEel posted...

the switch launched in March 2017

2022 would be when nintendo would typically launch the next-gen console; I would expect that developers may have heard of it by now

5 years is usually when they can't wait to move on from their previous system.

Their really successful systems (which would definitely include the Switch) tend to go for 6-7.

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Darmik posted...

The problem I have with a Pro now is that the OLED has the price of what a Pro model would have had surely.

Also announcing the OLED and releasing a Pro a year or less later doesn't really make sense. I could see a Switch 2 in 2023 though. Which could be what these developers are working on now.

Nintendo shoved out a ton of revisions of the 3ds in the later part of its life. I think people overestimate the importance of spacing these models. A pro could easily go for $400 imo

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Jabodie posted...

Nintendo shoved out a ton of revisions of the 3ds in the later part of its life. I think people overestimate the importance of spacing these models. A pro could easily go for $400 imo

Eh I dunno.

3DS released in 2011
3DS XL released in 2012 and basically phased out the OG 3DS
2DS released in 2013 as the new budget model
New 3DS and New 3DS XL released in 2014
New 2DS XL released in 2017

I know it's dangerous to use history to dictate the future when it comes to Nintendo but they tend to go for a three tier model at most. Which is about to be Switch Lite, Switch and Switch OLED. They haven't given any indication they're phasing out OG Switch and the price increase probably indicates they aren't.

They could replace the Switch with Switch OLED when the Pro comes out but then they're gonna have to drop the price. Just seems too complicated.

I think 2021 was the time to release the Pro. Since we're looking at late 2022 at the absolute earliest now I think it's just gonna go straight to Switch 2.

I was pretty convinced that a Pro model was coming thanks to Bloomberg but it seems pretty clear they really don't have the full details.

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Tbh I think right now I would be fine with a BC Switch 2 down the line. Hopefully with performance improvements to last gen games. But we'll see.

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Darmik posted...

5 years is usually when they can't wait to move on from their previous system.

Their really successful systems (which would definitely include the Switch) tend to go for 6-7.

especially since the Switch is going stronger than ever. the wii's sales fell off after a couple years in comparison

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Jabodie posted...

Tbh I think right now I would be fine with a BC Switch 2 down the line. Hopefully with performance improvements to last gen games. But we'll see.

That's exactly what I'm hoping for now.

I give Nintendo a lot of shit for their old games but generally they're pretty good with BC for systems that are a direct upgrade. I just hope NVIDIA modernizes a bit more than how Wii U handled it.

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https://twitter.com/Kotaku/status/1443565054377566214

Lol
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