Nintendo Switch 2 to Launch This Year with 8″ LCD Screen, Says Omdia Analyst
Today, Bloomberg has reported that the Nintendo Switch 2 console might launch this year equipped with an 8-inch LCD screen, according to Omdia analyst Hiroshi Hayase.
The Bloomberg report mentions Hayase's prediction to be based on research on small and medium displays, checking with companies involved in the supply chain. As such, Hayase reckons the Nintendo Switch 2 will be the force behind a doubling in the shipments of amusement displays in 2024.
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Of course, Nintendo has not officially confirmed a new console yet. However, rumors on the Nintendo Switch 2 have been swirling for many months now. Even industry peers are starting to comment on an upcoming new console. It happened with Japanese game developers from CAPCOM, Koei Tecmo, and Spike Chunsoft, who expressed excitement at the prospect.
It is also known that Nintendo showcased the console to fellow publishers and developers for the first time at Gamescom 2023. Reports have since revealed that the Nintendo Switch 2 ran an improved demo of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild at 4K resolution and 60 frames per second. Another demo shown on that occasion was Epic's Unreal Engine 5 - The Matrix Awakens.
There have been conflicting reports on the system specifications. Some rumors, for instance, suggested a 5nm node for the chipset, whereas other reliable leakers are confident it'll use a Samsung 8nm process node. The Nintendo Switch 2 is expected to be based on the NVIDIA Tegra 239, a custom version of the T234. It should feature support for NVIDIA DLSS Super Resolution and Ray Reconstruction, which will help it with ray tracing, but Frame Generation is likely to be missing.
Even so, a preliminary analysis conducted by Digital Foundry based on similar specs found the Nintendo Switch 2 should be fine running at 1080p with ray tracing. The console's overall performance is believed to be not too distant from that of the Xbox
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