Nintendo's next-generation Switch performance exposed: close to PS4 and Xbox One levels

According to new documents published by The Verge today, we can learn that Nintendo secretly showed off the highly anticipated next-generation Switch console to select industry insiders at last month’s Gamescom. This new information gives us more insight into the new model. This internal email document, which has been redacted and made available for third-party review, shows that the performance of the next-generation Switch will be close to that of the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4. Xbox One, this performance improvement will bring players a better gaming experience. It is reported that this is consistent with the previous remarks of Activision Blizzard’s CEO, and Activision Blizzard may develop a series of eye-catching game products for the next generation Switch.

According to the document, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick used this information to meet with Nintendo CEO and President Shuntaro Furukawa to make specific requests. These two important figures in the industry met on December 15, 2022, to discuss matters related to the next generation Switch.

Activision Blizzard’s head of platform strategy and partnerships Chris Schnakenberg prepared the “Switch NG" (next generation model) summary, although there is a lot of smearing in the document, some key information can still be obtained. According to his summary, the technical specifications of the next generation Switch may include:

- Chip: Custom Nvidia Tegra T254 chip, equipped with 8 Cortex-A78 CPU cores, 12 Ampere architecture streaming multiprocessors, with Ada Lovelace GPU proprietary technology, supporting ray tracing and DLSS 3.1.

Screen specifications: 8-inch 720P LCD screen, supports 24gbps HDMI 2.1 interface, does not support 120Hz refresh rate, but supports 10-bit HDR and 4K60 output

- Memory: 128-bit 12GB LPDDR5 memory.

-Storage: Provides 64GB, 256GB and 512GB eMMC storage, equipped with NVMe SSD.

- Price: Estimated price is US$399 (approximately RMB 2,909).

- Battery life: The estimated battery life is between 3-6 hours.

In addition, the new generation Switch will also have some features, such as linkage with smartphones, improved backward compatibility, and improved Joy-Con joysticks.

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