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The Nintendo Switch Pro is perhaps the worst kept secret in the entire gaming industry at this point, but Nintendo still won’t officially announce the damn thing.
But thanks to OLED firm Universal Display Corp, it looks like we’ve got confirmation that the Nintendo Switch Pro (or at least a new Nintendo Switch of some sort) will be coming soon.
Spawn Wave first spotted the leak on Twitter when Universal Display Corp CEO Steven V. Abramson mentioned the Switch Pro during an investor call.
“Interesting to see Universal Display Corp mention the reports around Nintendo choosing OLED for their Switch Pro:
A display exec has claimed Nintendo chose an OLED screen for an upcoming Switch Pro.
It would validate earlier rumors.
Nintendo hasn’t confirmed anything, however.
Rumors of an upgraded Switch just got help from an unexpected source: the display industry. James Fimognari, Spawn Wave and
SlashGear report that Universal Display Corporation CEO Steven Abramson claimed during an earnings call that Nintendo chose an OLED screen for the “new Switch Pro” due to its effectively infinite contrast ratio and faster pixel response times.
It’s not certain how much of an inside track Abramson has on news for Nintendo’s new console. He mentioned the Switch Pro as part of a description of a “burgeoning” OLED device market that included Dell’s latest XPS 13 and Samsung’s Galaxy Book Pro family. The executive was referencing “reports” rather than confirming direct knowledge. Still, it’s an unusual claim to make while discussing financial results especially from a CEO wi
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We have been getting rumors about a possible Nintendo Switch refresh for quite a while now. The first time this happened was back in May 2020, when we saw rumors of Samsung and AMD components in the new Switch. However, the latest information could confirm part of what was said last year as a new Nintendo Switch Pro has surfaced in an unexpected situation.
It seems that we may soon get a new Nintendo Switch, but not just a new color, like the latest addition to the Lite version that will be available later this week. We’re talking about a new Nintendo Switch Pro, or at least that’s what we’re expecting. The device was mentioned during an earnings call. Where Universal Display Corporation CEO Steven Abramson claims Nintendo chose an OLED display for its “new Switch Pro,” as
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The Nintendo Switch Pro has long been rumored, and Universal Display Corp may have provided even more evidence for the system s existence. In a first quarter investor call, the company mentions the reports that Nintendo has selected an OLED screen for the upgraded model of the Switch console. It should be noted that the investor call does not specifically confirm anything. The wording seems to avoid doing just that, instead pointing to previous reports about the screen, which were shared by Bloomberg back in March. However, it seems unlikely this would have come up in an investor call if it were untrue!