Rumours surronding Nintendo’s next-gen console have picked up appreciable tempo in current days. A number of experiences have claimed that Nintendo lately showcased tech demos of the Swap’s successor to builders at Gamescom, with the console allegedly sporting help for DLSS and ray tracing, enabling visuals high quality on the identical stage as PS5 and Xbox Sequence X/S. Now, extra new potential particulars on these behind-closed-doors showings have emerged, courtesy of distinguished insider NateTheHate on his podcast.
The leaker has reiterated {that a} “souped up” model of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was certainly showcased, alongside Epic Video games’ Unreal Engine 5 tech demo The Matrix Awakens. The place the previous is anxious, the open world title was allegedly operating at 4K and 60 FPS, although apparently, the primary function of the Zelda demo particularly was to showcase the Swap 2’s considerably improved load instances. As per NateTheHate, whereas it will probably take roughly 30 seconds to load a save within the sport from the Swap’s dwelling menu, the Swap 2 tech demo boasted near-instant loading, exhibiting a drastic enchancment.
Crucially, nevertheless, the insider has said that the tech demos confirmed off weren’t natively operating on precise Nintendo Swap 2 {hardware}, however {hardware} with the system’s goal specs- presumably a PC. In the meantime, he additionally claims that model of DLSS used within the console will doubtless be DLSS 3.5, although it might not have the total featureset of its PC counterpart.
Beforehand, it’s additionally been claimed that the Nintendo Swap’s successor could have an 8-inch LCD display and have as much as 512 GB of inner storage.
As for when the console may launch, NateTheHate has claimed that although he’s heard March 2024 was a date being mentioned at Gamescom, he isn’t certain whether or not that’s for the console’s reveal or its launch date. Given the truth that Nintendo has beforehand mentioned it gained’t be releasing any new {hardware} this fiscal yr (which ends on March 31, 2024), it’s doubtless that that’s when Nintendo will likely be seeking to reveal the console in full. Previous experiences have additionally claimed that the console is concentrating on a launch someday within the second half of the yr.
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