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Just when we thought the latest Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite firmware update could not reveal any more juicy secrets about the future of the Switch family of consoles, comes another incredible datamined revelation.
And, this time, it's about the next-gen console gamers are desperate for – the Nintendo Switch Pro, which is slated for release later this year.
The rumored Nintendo Switch Pro might use a new graphic chip to allow games to reach a 4K resolution on the console. Even if the launch of the Nintendo Switch Pro has not officially been confirmed. The signs point to a new, 7-inch OLED model with 4K games that is possible at a future booth next year. It could also be a new Nvidia processor that can play Nintendo 4K games for the first time. Does that mean Switch 2 is coming towards the end of the year? It certainly seems to us. It will be called switchch 2. Or switchch Pro. Nintendo Switch. Nintendo Switch System Update12.0.0 adds this internal setting:“4kdppreferredoverusb30”I’m NOT SAYING that this is “Prefer 4K DisplayPort over USB 3.0”.But, if it is, it makes sense.
The information comes courtesy of dataminer OatmealDome, who recently posted his discovery on Twitter. In that post, which can be seen below, OatmealDome states that in the latest 12.0.0 firmware for the Switch the following setting can be found: 'is_crda_fw_update_supported'.
The dataminer then proceeds to explain that 'CrdA' = Cradle (Dock) for Aula. Aula is the codename for the new model'. This information is explained again by commentator Mike Heskin, who states that 'CrdA means 'Cradle Aula'. It's a new dock for the upcoming 4K model.' Check out the revealing post in full below:
[Nintendo Switch Firmware Update]About my earlier tweet about update 12.0.0 being able to upgrade the dock firmware...There is also this setting: 'is_crda_fw_update_supported'CrdA' = Cradle (Dock) for Aula. Aula is the codename for the new model.(Thanks to @hexkyz!) https://t.co/USSPCbG20q pic.twitter.com/gwsOZdmg6bApril 6, 2021
What's even more exciting, though, is that the exact same dataminer has also discovered another line in the latest Switch firmware, which specifically makes reference to 4K. And in the context of 4K being used over a USB 3.0 input, too – which means the new Switch would be docked when displaying at a UHD resolution.
[Nintendo Switch System Update]12.0.0 adds this internal setting:“4kdp_preferred_over_usb30”I’m NOT SAYING that this is “Prefer 4K DisplayPort over USB 3.0”.But, if it is, it makes sense. The Switch uses DP for video output, and 4K output is rumoured for the new model. pic.twitter.com/mFDbR6TAQFApril 6, 2021
As can be seen in the above tweet, the specific line states '4kdp_preferred_over_usb30', which is inferred to mean that the new Switch will make use of a DisplayPort connection when docked in its new cradle to display at a 4K resolution on the attached TV or monitor.
This news, that there is a new model of Nintendo Switch coming, that it will offer a 4K resolution when docked, and that it will come with a brand new design of dock, is not new, with plenty of recent reports based on leaked information saying as such.
Nevertheless, it is very exciting to see what looks like references to these things in official Nintendo Switch firmware, and especially so considering that we're now roughly only half a year away from the Nintendo Switch Pro release date.
Here at T3 we couldn't be more excited about the Nintendo Switch Pro's launch, so here's hoping we hear more about the next-gen console soon. Nintendo has confirmed it is partaking in this year's virtual E3 games show, so maybe just maybe we'll get a teaser then.
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A new Nintendo Switch dock could have just been revealed through the latest patch to Nintendo's console.
Just below, you can check out several datamined files (via Nintendo Life) from the new Nintendo Switch software update 12.0.0. One file, in particular, makes reference to something called the 'Cradle Aula,' which many have taken to believe is the new dock for the revised model of Nintendo Switch.
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You might recall that 'Aula' was the codename previously datamined from past Nintendo Switch software updates. The name first reared its head earlier this year in January, when it was referenced several times in an update for Nintendo's handheld console.
If you're thinking that the new code could be an update for the existing Nintendo Switch dock, it's unlikely, as the current dock has never actually received an update in the four years that it's been out. There's also reference in the files to 4K output through USB 3.0, which makes sense given the previous rumors of the revised Nintendo Switch model supporting 4K output.
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Just recently, a new report claimed that the Nintendo Switch Pro would be launching at some point later this year in 2021. Not only this, but it would apparently be using an Nvidia chip for upscaled 4K graphics, with the outlet again reasserting that the revised model would support 4K output.
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Barely a month prior to the Aula codename first turning up, Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser poured cold water on the Nintendo Switch Pro rumors. The president shot down rumors of a revised Nintendo Switch model, stating that the console was currently at the midpoint of its overall lifecycle. According to the president, we'll be with the current Nintendo Switch model for a few more years yet.
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