On March 2, Twitter blogger @NWPlayer123 said that NVIDIA recently suffered a cyber attack, hackers stole some files, part of the code in the documents showed that the chip being developed for Nintendo is codenamed T239, supporting DLSS.
The file has a directory named "NVN2" and a directory named "NVNDLSS", NVN is the API used to develop Switch, and it is easy to think that this new folder belongs to the next generation of Switch. As for the naming of the next generation of Switch, there have been many rumors, here we will call it "Switch2".
The current Switch has been released for five years now, the performance is similar to the Snapdragon 835, and the current mainstream mobile phone is too different, not to mention 1080P 60FPS, many times the Switch can not run smoothly with 720P 30FPS. Look at the mobile phone, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, Tianji 9000 and other flagship core AnTutu running score has exceeded 1 million, low-end machines also have 1080P 120Hz screens, flagship machines are generally equipped with 2K 120Hz screens.
Compared with the Switch, the mobile phone's gaming experience is much better, but we also know that buying the Switch is for Nintendo's first-party game, so the Switch configuration is very poor, and we also put up with it. However, it has reached 2022, Switch is really a bit outdated, according to the news of the Internet, Switch2 will still be equipped with NVIDIA chips, the screen upgrade to 1080P resolution, support DLSS technology.
DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) is an AI rendering technology developed by NVIDIA, commonly known as "Popeye", which can reduce the image quality to a low resolution and then render it to a high resolution, although it is not as good as the native high resolution, but it can greatly reduce the pressure on the GPU.
If switch2 is only 1080P resolution, it is estimated that DLSS will not be used because the chip performance is enough. According to the Internet, Switch2 will support 4K video output in host mode, but Xiao Lei has some doubts about this, even with DLSS support, switch2 performance may not be enough.
As for the release time of Switch2, there is no exact news at present, and former President of Paradise Tanigawa Shuntaro said in the financial package that the Switch is still in the middle stage of the life cycle, and even if the development progress of Switch2 is fast, it will be seen next year.