With only a few days to go before the launch of Nintendo Switch OLED model, and despite having actively and passively denied that there is no “pro” model of the console, the rumors about a new model of the console capable of playing games at 4k and 60 fps. This time it is not due to any leak, but to the own dock of the new OLED model, which would have HDMI 2.0.
In addition to its new screen, bigger and with OLED technologyOne of the biggest novelties of this new Nintendo Switch model is that it has a new dock to connect it to the TV. A dock that, unlike the original, has ethernet port. According to the youtuber Nintendo Prime, who recently made a teardown of the console (disassembled it), this dock would have the ability to get a signal from video in 4K and 60 fpsSince it would have “at least” HDMI 2.0, he suggests.
If this data is true, the question would be why Nintendo has integrated an HDMI 2.0 connection for high resolutions and performance if your console is not capable of reaching those limits. Compared, The original Nintendo Switch model has an HDMI 1.4 cable and port according to the resolutions supported by the Nintendo console.
The most obvious answer to this question is that Nintendo would be preparing its peripherals for a more powerful future Nintendo Switch model designed for resolutions up to 4K and 60 fps, the supposed “pro” model that would have been delayed. More if we take into account that it can also be purchased separately, although at the moment they are nothing more than speculation. We will have to continue waiting for news from the company.
For now, Nintendo Switch OLED model will hit stores next October 8th with several improvements over the original model. Date in which Metroid Dread will accompany him, the new installment of the series starring Samus.