Nintendo Switch 5.0 update suggests 8 GB RAM new PCB

Nintendo Switch might get a hardware refresh soon maybe in 2018

The Nintendo Switch has been massively successful. The Nintendo Switch sold more units than Wii U’s sales through its whole lifetime. The Nintendo Switch has many good looking games such as DOOM but the Nintendo Switch is very weak compared to the Xbox One and PS 4. Nintendo Switch’s poor specs make it hard for developers to port games such as DOOM on to the Nintendo Switch. DOOM is able to run at 60 FPS on the Xbox One and PS 4 but on the Nintendo Switch DOOM could barely run at 30 FPS. Nintendo’s console only has 4 GB of RAM. 4 GB is enough for older titles such as Skyrim but all modern games require more than 4 GB of RAM to run.

The Nintendo Switch 5.0.0 firmware update was recently released and a Tweeter user named Mike Heskin did some digging Tweeted, “Found very strong evidence of a whole new PCB and 8GB memory for new T214 Switch (Mariko):https://t.co/qGRBeDB5mf.” Another user asked how does that suggest more RAM and Heskin answered, “Oh, right, I should’ve clarified this better. The strongest evidence for a new PCB is the added support for a new PMIC in PCV sysmodule (max77621 will be replaced by max77812).” This doesn’t mean that Nintendo is going to release a new version of the Switch. Nintendo might’ve done this for developer versions of the Nintendo Switch. 

We have already seen rumors about a hardware refresh of the Nintendo Switch. It’s not likely but Nintendo might’ve done this because they have already started development for Nintendo Switch 2.0. A person that is familiar with the development plan told WSJ that a new version of the Nintendo Switch would fit perfectly into Nintendo’s plan. In a February investor briefing Nintendo CEO said he wants the Nintendo Switch lifecycle to be extended from the typical 5 to 6 years life cycle. 

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