Nintendo Co plans to take on an upgraded business According to people familiar with the Nvidia Corp. chip with better graphics and processing for a new Switch model planned for the year-end shopping season.
The new Switch iteration supports Nvidia’s Deep Learning Super Sampling, or DLSS, a new versioning technology that uses artificial intelligence to deliver higher fidelity graphics more efficiently. This allows the console, which also allows for a Upgrading the OLED screen to display the 4K quality footage when paired in a TV said the people asked not to be identified because the plan was not public.
The US company’s new chipset will also bring better CPU and memory. DLSS support requires new code to be added to games, so it will be used primarily to improve graphics on future titles, say the people, including several game developers. Bloomberg News reported earlier that the new Switch is likely to include a 7-inch OLED screen of Samsung Display Co. and pair the console release with a plethora of new games.
Nvidia and Nintendo’s representatives declined to comment.
Nintendo’s Switch release calendar remains mostly empty for the latter half of the year, although the company announced a new partnership with Tuesday Niantic Inc. for augmented reality smartphone applications, starting with a Pikmin app in 2021.
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Analysts expect the new Switch to be offered at a higher price than the current model’s $ 299, a level that has remained unchanged since the first release of the Switch in 2017. Matthew Kanterman of Bloomberg Intelligence predicts an increase of as much as $ 100.
“$ 349.99 will increase the value of the device, but I still think Nintendo can increase strong demand, even at $ 399.99,” he said.
DLSS was first introduced in 2018 as an image scaling feature and remains exclusive to Nvidia graphics cards. This is a typical advanced add-on for Nintendo in Kyoto, which tends to choose more mature and cheaper technology than competitors. Sony Corp en Microsoft Corp. accepts with their consoles. The new Switch will continue to weaken the overall performance of its more expensive competitors.
“What we appreciate is how much a new technology contributes to the fun experience, and how comfortable a consumer can play,” Ko Shiota, Nintendo’s senior executive, said last year.