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(Credit: Will Greenwald)<\/small><\/center>If you\u2019ve been waiting for a more powerful version of the Nintendo Switch to hit shelves, you might want to direct your anticipation elsewhere. Nintendo has reportedly canceled its plans to release a Switch Pro, extinguishing console gamers\u2019 hopes for an upgraded handheld in the process.<\/p>\n

According to video game reporter and enthusiast John Linneman, the Switch Pro was at one point a real Nintendo project\u2014before the company decided to kill it. It seems that after some internal debate, Nintendo has ultimately decided to direct any effort it would\u2019ve put into a Switch Pro toward a next-gen console instead.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think at one point internally, from what I can understand from talking to different developers, is that there was some sort of mid-generation Switch update planned at one point, and that seems to be no longer happening,\u201d said<\/a> Linneman on the podcast Digital Foundry this week. \u201cAnd thus, it\u2019s pretty clear that whatever they do next is going to be the actual next-generation hardware.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Nintendo gamers have been wondering for years now whether the company would eventually put out a more capable version of its best-selling console. The Switch has naturally become a tad outdated since its 2017 release: It can\u2019t put out 4K graphics at 60 frames per second (fps) like the more recent PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S|X, making for a slightly less graphically impressive experience than console gamers can otherwise enjoy these days. It now also has to compete with the Steam Deck, which can<\/i> output 4K resolution while sharing a library with the user\u2019s PC.<\/p>\n

To its credit, Nintendo did put out an OLED version of the Switch in 2021. For an extra $50, the Switch OLED produces richer colors and deeper blacks than its predecessor\u2026but without any performance upgrades. Fans have been hoping for a Switch Pro that would support 4K while offering increased computing power, as predicted<\/a> in 2020 by Bloomberg\u2019s Takashi Mochizuki. Speculation only increased from there: A bigger and better Switch dock<\/a> and a DLSS-enabled model<\/a> were both rumored within the last couple of years. Now it\u2019s clear that if these features come to Switch at all, it\u2019ll be through a next-gen iteration\u2014not a Pro version of the Switch we\u2019re already familiar with.<\/p>\n

According to Linneman, a next-gen console may indeed hit shelves within the next year or so. He mentioned on Digital Foundry that a \u201cNintendo Switch 2\u201d could come out in 2023 or 2024, likely after the long-awaited Legend of Zelda sequel<\/a> has already been released. The new console is expected to use the Nvidia T239 chip, as reported<\/a> by one reliable leaker in particular, and include new graphic features like ray tracing.<\/p>\n

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