Summary of predictions that the successor to Nintendo Switch will appear in the second half of 2024, expanding from 6.2 inches to 8 inches, etc.



British research company Omdia has informed us that ``Nintendo plans to release a successor to the Nintendo Switch within 2024.''

Switch 2: Nintendo's Next-Gen Console to Have 8-Inch LCD Screen, Omdia Says - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-26/switch-2-nintendo-s-next-gen-console-to-have-8-inch-lcd-screen-omdia-says

New Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date, Specs, Rumors & Wishlist - Tech Advisor
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Nintendo Switch 2 rumors: Price, release date, possible games, and more | Laptop Mag
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According to Omdia, the successor to the Nintendo Switch will be released with an 8-inch LCD panel, which, if true, would be a significant upgrade from the existing 6.2-inch Nintendo Switch.

However, there is also information that an LCD (liquid crystal display) will be used for the display. The Nintendo Switch used an LCD when it was first released in 2017, and a new model was released in 2021 that uses OLED (organic EL) with better color reproduction, so if the next generation device uses an LCD If adopted, the display will have to be downgraded.



The next-generation model will be released within 2024, and Omdia officials say this is expected to double the number of Nintendo game consoles shipped.

It has been seven years since the Nintendo Switch was introduced, and some have pointed out that it is unusual for Nintendo not to release a new model for such a long time. Therefore, there are constant rumors of a ``new model,'' and there was even a situation in which a rumor that a ``4K model'' would be released was officially denied by Nintendo.

Is the Nintendo Switch finally compatible with 4K? It is reported that some developers are developing 4K games for the Nintendo Switch - GIGAZINE



In addition, in August 2023, overseas media VGC reported that ``Nintendo plans to release a next-generation game console in the second half of 2024,'' and like Omdia, ``it will use a liquid crystal display instead of an organic EL display.'' We are giving out information.

Nintendo is planning to release a next-generation game console in the second half of 2024, and major developers are reported to have received a development kit, with mobile mode, LCD screen, and physical card slot - GIGAZINE



In May 2023, Nintendo warned investors that 'Nintendo Switch sales are expected to slow over the next year,' emphasizing that it had no plans to launch any new hardware within the next fiscal year. I did. Based on this information, we won't see any new hardware until at least April 2024.

On January 11, 2024, Altec Lansing, which sells cheat tools, became a hot topic when it announced that it would release a new cheat tool on September 24, 2024, in conjunction with the release of Nintendo Switch 2. However, it was later withdrawn by Altec Lansing, stating that the release date was only speculation. However, the tool itself will be released in time for the 2024 holiday season.

Laptop Mag, a technology media, predicts that the regular model and organic EL model of the Nintendo Switch are both equipped with NVIDIA's custom Tegra processor, so it is likely that the next-generation model will also use NVIDIA chips. . He also introduced information previously published by a well-known leaker that ``NVIDIA's chip called T239 has been handed over to Nintendo,'' and pointed out that this may be used in next-generation models.

The T239 processor is said to be based on an octa-core ARM A78C CPU cluster combined with a custom graphics unit based on NVIDIA's RTX 30 series Ampere architecture, and although we can't speculate on the chip's power or clock speed, Activision Blizzard executives say From the emails exchanged between them, it is believed that the next generation model may rival the performance of Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

Regarding the rumored next-generation Nintendo Switch console ``Nintendo Switch 2 (tentative name)'', major game maker Activision Blizzard says ``The power is equivalent to PS4 and Xbox One'' - GIGAZINE



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