• Best upcoming Nintendo Switch games

Switch Pro release date

  • Unlikely to appear before late 2022

Switch Pro specs and design

  • Based on a new Nvidia Tegra custom chipset Storage and RAM set to get a boost 7-inch OLED display, with 4K output to TVs

Switch Pro game compatibility

  • Full backward compatibility likely Will surely have Joy-cons

  • Best upcoming Nintendo Switch games to look forward to

Nintendo Switch Pro: What’s happened so far?

16 May 2022 - Nvidia job listing suggests new Switch GPU

2 March 2022 - Nvidia leak indicates new hardware for Switch Pro

19 July 2021 - Nintendo reveals it has no current plans for a further Switch model

13 July 2021 - Nintendo Switch Pro still planned, even after OLED model

1 July 2021 - Nintendo president admits the company is always developing new hardware

13 June 2021 - Rumoured specs suggest a processor bump

2 June 2021 - Switch Pro price revealed by French retailer

27 May 2021 - Switch Pro could release in September, will replace existing Switch

12 May 2021 - Universal Display Corp mentions Switch Pro in earnings call

4 May 2021 - Nintendo ramps up Switch production but won’t talk Switch Pro yet

7 April 2021 - Nintendo Switch firmware code hints at a 4K dock

23 March 2021 - New Nvidia chipset with DLSS will be used for new Switch

16 March 2021 - Supply chain “confirms” new Switch for later in 2021

9 March 2021 - Switch Pro could have exclusive games after all

4 March 2021 - 7-inch OLED display leaked

22 February 2021 - Data mine of Switch title hints at 4K upscaling

7 January 2021 - Data mine of Switch firmware reveals new “Aura” hardware and details

5 January 2021 - Analysts claim Nintendo Switch Pro is still on for a 2021 release

28 October 2020 - Could the Switch Pro have a Mini LED display?

9 September 2020 - Nintendo preps developers to make 4K games

25 August 2020 - Nintendo Switch will get a big hardware upgrade in 2021

6 August 2020 - Switch and Animal Crossing selling like hotcakes

31 January 2020 -  No plans for Nintendo Switch Pro in 2020

20 January 2020 - Nintendo might be bringing a stylus attachment to the Switch’s Joy-Cons?

May 2019 - Supply chain rumours