Nintendo Switch 2.0 coming in 2018?

Nintendo may have inadvertently revealed that it’s working on an upgraded Switch, after hackers did some digging in the console’s recently released firmware 5.0. Hidden within the update’s files were references to what could only be seen as a hardware refresh for Switch. Since the firmware’s release, the hacking and datamining community has been unlocking different parts of the update and they uncovered a few interesting details in the process. References to a new SoC (System on Chip) were found first, pointing to the Nvidia Tegra 214 chip, which is a slight upgrade over the Tegra 210 chip in the current generation. With the recently discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the Switch firmware. The general understanding is that the Tegra 210 chip is largely to blame for these, and a permanent software fix may not be possible, hence the upgrade. However, this all got turned on its head earlier this week when researcher Mike Heskin found evidence that the upgrade may be more substantial. On top of the Tegra 214 chip, the supposed new console will feature an updated PCB and 8GB of memory, compared to 4GB in the current model.

Nintendo is well known to release new revision of their game consoles, and have done so for years. When you look back at the 3DS XL that appeared in mid 2012, not much more than a year after the launch of the original 3DS. This new information might suggests that a new revision of the Switch can be possible in 2018, and could be targeted for a holiday season release, it would make sense. But we will see..



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