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Nintendo Switch Pro rumor: 4K with Nvidia’s DLSS AI chip

A new report from Bloomberg says Nintendo’s next Switch, or Switch Pro as it’s been dubbed, will house a new Nvidia chip with DLSS capabilities, meaning some games could be played in 4K when docked. There’s more: analysts say the new step-up Switch should boast a better CPU and more memory, but cost as much…

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A new report from Bloomberg says Nintendo’s next Switch, or Switch Pro as it’s been dubbed, will house a new Nvidia chip with DLSS capabilities, meaning some games could be played in 4K when docked.

There’s more: analysts say the new step-up Switch should boast a better CPU and more memory, but cost as much as $400 when it’s targeted to go on sale, you guessed it, this holiday season.

42 Comments

  1. adamsrealm

    March 24, 2021 at 12:42 pm

    Press X to doubt.

    DLSS is AI powered upscaling…

  2. xxnike629xx

    March 24, 2021 at 12:53 pm

    If these rumored specs are true, I suspect this will be $399.99 considering the Switch is $299.99 and the Switch Lite is $199.99.
    I suspect they’ll update the battery life as well as the JoyCons. Maybe this time, the JoyCon drift won’t be a thing?
    I think we can expect some games requiring the updated Switch kind of like what happened with the PSP and the 3DS.

  3. Germán López-Campos

    March 24, 2021 at 1:06 pm

    The question is, will the gpu scarcity be over by the end of the year — personally, I don’t believe so, it might be more a 2022 product realisticly speaking.

  4. Supreme

    March 24, 2021 at 1:17 pm

    Yes, I’m definitely going to wait now. I’ve waiting this long to play BOTW. another few months couldn’t hurt. Especially since I just got my LG 77GX. My new media room needs an updated Switch!

  5. CHRIX TIXX

    March 24, 2021 at 1:19 pm

    Its gonna have oled most have pess battery usage

  6. Allen John

    March 24, 2021 at 1:29 pm

    slow news day at CNET

  7. Skye Samurai

    March 24, 2021 at 1:30 pm

    Fortnite on the switch is literally TORTURE. Can’t wait for this one

    Ps5 is also unavailable 😕

  8. Comment Highlighted

    March 24, 2021 at 1:40 pm

    Nvidia still pushing over priced Raytracing 🤦‍♂️

  9. tld8102

    March 24, 2021 at 1:42 pm

    Come on! At least give us high refresh rate 1080p oiled screen on the new switch

    • Dovydas

      March 24, 2021 at 5:30 pm

      I agree! I would prefer higher refresh rate at 1080 in handheld mode.

  10. Ali_ReBORN

    March 24, 2021 at 2:28 pm

    I need an updated Switch asap! It is over – f-ing-due

  11. Sri Srujan

    March 24, 2021 at 2:32 pm

    It took sony and microsoft more than 10 years to push their consoles to hold up 60fps. Therefore, it’s unfair to ask for higher fps. It should be fine as long as it can hold a stable 30 fps.

  12. Blender Study

    March 24, 2021 at 2:50 pm

    Nintendo Switch is a great console. The pro version would be even better..!! Thank you for the update, CNET..!!

  13. Cody Eason

    March 24, 2021 at 2:50 pm

    From 300 to 400 I want to know how they keep the price so low sounds fine to me

  14. JunkionMarnot2005

    March 24, 2021 at 2:53 pm

    Very nice. Still want useable stereo Bluetooth.
    Hey 👋🏽 Jeff

  15. MarSH

    March 24, 2021 at 3:32 pm

    i hope they move the right stick coz my right thumb is really aching with that awkward position..

  16. Curtis Whitehead

    March 24, 2021 at 4:06 pm

    Dlss will be in the hardware of the dock

    • sinka1461

      March 24, 2021 at 4:36 pm

      Dlss cannot be on a dock it has to be on the chip itself

  17. Curtis Whitehead

    March 24, 2021 at 4:06 pm

    It’s why they pulled the dock from Europe

  18. Alan Serna

    March 24, 2021 at 4:42 pm

    Miss me with that shii, fix the goddamm joycons!

  19. Mateo 2004

    March 24, 2021 at 4:44 pm

    I just bought a nintendo switch 3 months ago and i saved those money for a lot of time just to get it and I hope this rumors are fake 😔I just want to enjoy it for a bit longer that’s all 😕 It just feels so bad u know like waiting to get something for so long than bammm the the new version comes out and slaps you in your face I don’t care about the new features that much than I care about the games it’s just me make me feel sad 🥲

  20. Quicksilver0922

    March 24, 2021 at 4:58 pm

    That’s what I was waiting for, so it’s about damn time

  21. Dovydas

    March 24, 2021 at 5:22 pm

    Is it too much to ask for 1080p in handheld mode? 720p with a larger display will look even more pixelated.

  22. Roger Mawby

    March 24, 2021 at 7:43 pm

    Im pretty sure that’s the next gen Nintendo console. I think the updated switch will just be better battery, the oled, and possibly higher clock speeds so that the switch can play finally Xbox 360 games at 720p at a locked 30 fps.

  23. Kaori

    March 24, 2021 at 10:24 pm

    If it would cost $400, I rather buy a $499 PS5 or the $400 PS5 Digital Version.

  24. Yourowner

    March 24, 2021 at 11:58 pm

    U r right dlss will change everything on the switch when it comes to the harder games to run just hope that they actually have developers incentivs for dlss there old and new games

  25. Benjamin MBA NDEMA

    March 25, 2021 at 1:53 am

    Des nouvelles vidéo nintendo

  26. ai_14

    March 25, 2021 at 3:36 am

    New switch huh dam this sucks now I’m gonna have to get it

  27. Kiel Li Van Cleef

    March 25, 2021 at 5:40 am

    hopefully this holiday I’ll be able to get a Playstation 5….Xbox Series X…. Nintendo Switch Pro just hopefully

  28. Gellister SBB64

    March 25, 2021 at 7:34 am

    I have been holding off on buying a switch specifically for their updated versions of the console because they do it with every handheld since the GBA. Don’t wanna get screwed by buying the original model when a superior one feels almost inevitable.

    • linnen_elm

      March 25, 2021 at 4:38 pm

      Is this 2021-2022 rumored version worth? I also holding back to buy one while waiting the monster hunter series lel

  29. Harlock2day

    March 25, 2021 at 10:40 am

    For the price expectations go and check what Nintendo did in the past. If the Pro replaces the current Switch it will not cost more. If they sell side by side until the original runs out there might be a price hike with the Pro and a price drop in the original.

  30. A Z

    March 25, 2021 at 11:16 am

    Probably going to call it the, ‘Switch Up’.

  31. Dbozgt

    March 25, 2021 at 12:26 pm

    I’m going to sell my V2 switch to GameStop to get switch pro

  32. James Jones

    March 25, 2021 at 2:52 pm

    hopefully, they fixed the controller problems.

  33. Pinkie Love

    March 25, 2021 at 10:11 pm

    rumors … Been rumors like this for the past three years …Actually do reporting and put out facts Instead of trying to give us click bait

  34. Culmacatrane

    March 25, 2021 at 11:48 pm

    Folks ..its for VR

  35. Eddy Salgado

    March 26, 2021 at 4:50 pm

    Great now something else we won’t be able to buy due to scalpers

  36. joy webb

    March 26, 2021 at 6:19 pm

    I don’t mind paying more if the upgrade is worth it

  37. Love2FFu Mister

    March 26, 2021 at 8:58 pm

    I will buy it 🤤

  38. Second& Half

    March 27, 2021 at 11:15 am

    Oh no i got the lite

  39. flamesword300

    March 27, 2021 at 7:06 pm

    I’m hoping the newer Switch model with have HDR support for both games and media. It also be nice if the new screen would be an LTPO 120HZ OLED panel.

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