Nintendo Co. intends to adopt an upgrade Nvidia Corp. chip with better graphics and processing for a new Switch model planned for the end-of-year shopping season, according to people familiar with the issue.
The new switching iteration will support Nepia’s Deep Learning Super Sampling or DLSS, a new rendering technology that uses artificial intelligence to deliver more high-fidelity graphics more efficiently. This will allow the console, which is also set for a Upgrading the OLED display to reproduce 4K quality game images when connected to a TV, said people, who asked not to be identified because the plan is not public.
The new chipset of the American company will also bring a better processor and increased memory. DLSS support will require the addition of new code to games, so it will be used primarily to improve graphics for future titles, people said, including several game developers. Bloomberg News previously reported that the new Switch will likely include a 7-inch OLED screen Samsung Display Co. and couples launching the console with lots of new games.
Representatives of Nvidia and Nintendo declined to comment.
Nintendo’s Switch game launch schedule remains largely empty for the second half of the year, although the company announced a new partnership with Niantic Inc. in augmented reality smartphone apps set to start with a Pikmin application in 2021.
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Analysts expect the new Switch to be offered at a higher price than the current model of $ 299, a level unchanged since the initial launch of the Switch in 2017. Matthew Kanterman of Bloomberg Intelligence predicts an increase of up to $ 100.
“$ 349.99 will increase the value proposition of the device, but I still believe that Nintendo can generate strong demand even at $ 399.99,” he said.
DLSS was first introduced as an image upscaling feature in 2018 and remains exclusively for Nvidia graphics cards. It’s an atypically advanced addition to Kyoto-based Nintendo, which has tended to opt for more mature, lower-cost technology than rivals. Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp. adopt with their consoles. The new Switch will remain with the overall performance of its more expensive rivals.
“What we appreciate is how much new technology contributes to the fun experience and how comfortable a consumer can play,” said Ko Shiota, Nintendo’s chief executive last year.