New rumors have emerged which suggest that Nintendo is planning on releasing another updated version of the Nintendo Switch in 2020.
Does that sound familiar? It should. Early last year, a few outlets reported that Nintendo was working on an upgraded version of the Nintendo Switch that would benefit from a better screen and other such improvements. For the sake of discussion, let’s refer to that model as the Nintendo Switch Pro. Later that year, other reports indicated that Nintendo was working on a slight upgrade to the Nintendo Switch as well as a modified version of the device designed to emphasize the console’s handheld functionality.
While those last two rumors proved to be true (Nintendo did upgrade the base Switch slightly and then released the Nintendo Switch Lite), the rumors of the Switch Pro haven’t panned out quite yet.
However, DigiTimes is now reporting that Nintendo is back to work on a new Nintendo Switch model that will benefit from an expanded CPU and other “Pro” improvements. Their report indicates that Nintendo plans to begin production of this “Switch Pro” early in 2020 with the intention of releasing the device later this year. Not everyone is convinced that Nintendo will actually release an upgraded Switch in 2020, but there are other reports and insider speculation which suggests that is the mostly likely outcome at this time.
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Our thoughts? It feels likely that Nintendo would release an upgraded Nintendo Switch to compete (at least in some ways) with the 2020 releases of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. However, Nintendo has a history of doing things their own way, so logic may not be the best metric for their intentions in this instance.
Still, lingering problems with the Switch hardware (which largely have to do with Joy-Con defects) could persuade Nintendo to put a more powerful Switch on the market as they prepare for what would seem to be a potentially big year for software releases.
Matthew Byrd is a staff writer for Den of Geek. He spends most of his days trying to pitch deep-dive analytical pieces about Killer Klowns From Outer Space to an increasingly perturbed series of editors. You can read more of his work here or find him on Twitter at @SilverTuna014.
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