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The upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 console may feature Nvidia's DLSS upscaling technology, which aims to run games at higher resolutions.
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It will also be easier to port third-party games to the console.
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The company is expected to introduce a successor to the Switch by March 2025.
Nintendo recently filed a patent for this product Switch 2 That points to support for Nvidia's DLSS upscaling, and confirms an important feature that was mentioned in previous reports about the upcoming console. The Nintendo Switch is coming to the end of its life and fans are predicting the day when the Japanese company will introduce its successor in 2025. While the Switch 2 console has been rumored for a long time, Nintendo has confirmed that it will make an announcement in 2025. console, though exact details about it have been kept quiet.
Rumors and speculation have been swirling around the Nintendo Switch successor console since it was first announced, and as a result there's so much information floating around that it's hard to tell if it's accurate or fake. One persistent rumor about the Nintendo Switch 2 is its supposed support for AI upgrades, specifically referring to Nvidia's DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) that allows the hardware to run its games at higher resolutions. The Nintendo Switch 2 demo at Gamescom apparently showed this in action, where it could run a demo version of Unreal Engine technology. The Matrix awakens. Thanks to Nvidia's upgrade, the graphics were apparently on par with the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
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The Switch 2 may not be as powerful as rumored
A new rumor suggests that the much-anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 may not be as powerful as some earlier speculations may have led gamers to believe.
A new patent filed by Nintendo claims that the Switch 2 will use DLSS-style upscaling. According to a post by Laura Keith Dill on BlueSky, the patent lists an example where the system could be used to “reduce the overall size of games” to put them on “smaller capacity physical media” such as Nintendo Switch cartridges. to give He adds that games with 4K textures might require a 60GB download, but the original 1080 version might only need 20GB, making it fit on the Switch's 32GB maximum cartridge. As such, the game can be upscaled to 4K realtime using the hardware.
The Switch 2's upscaling could benefit third-party games
Dale further speculates about the Switch 2's potential use of DLSS, saying that his understanding of the patent is that it creates a system that makes it easier to port third-party games to the console. He predicts that if developers make 4K versions of their games, screenshots can then be used to help the Switch 2 learn and improve the graphics quality when ported to a lower-resolution system.
Leaks of the Switch 2 console have been circulating throughout December 2024, including photos of what the system will look like. While there have been many accusations surrounding the creation of AI, a deep dive apparently confirmed many of the details to be true. Fans will still have to wait until later this year for Nintendo to make an official announcement about the Switch's successor.
Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch is a hybrid console that was released in 2017 and has the ability to play in handheld mode or connect to a TV. The Switch Lite, a manual-only model, followed in 2019, with an OLED update coming in 2021.
