{"id":532705,"date":"2022-12-29T08:41:32","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T05:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nintendo-switch-pro-canceled-heres-why\/"},"modified":"2022-12-29T08:41:32","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T05:41:32","slug":"nintendo-switch-pro-canceled-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nintendo-switch-pro-canceled-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"#Nintendo Switch Pro, Canceled \u2013 Here\u2019s why"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aee1dd4b80f0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aee1dd4b80f0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nintendo-switch-pro-canceled-heres-why\/#%E2%80%9CNintendo_Switch_Pro_Canceled_%E2%80%93_Heres_why%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Nintendo Switch Pro, Canceled \u2013 Here\u2019s why&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nintendo-switch-pro-canceled-heres-why\/#Nintendo_Switch_Pro_rumors\" >Nintendo Switch Pro rumors<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nintendo-switch-pro-canceled-heres-why\/#Why_was_it_canceled\" >Why was it canceled?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nintendo-switch-pro-canceled-heres-why\/#Nintendo_Switch_sales_and_OLED_version\" >Nintendo Switch sales and OLED version<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nintendo-switch-pro-canceled-heres-why\/#RELATED_NEWS_Best_Pokemon_games_for_Nintendo_Switch_Ranked\" >RELATED NEWS: Best Pokemon games for Nintendo Switch; Ranked<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nintendo-switch-pro-canceled-heres-why\/#SOURCES_Nintendo_Switch_Platform_Totals_%E2%80%93_VGChartz_Digital_Foundry\" >SOURCES: Nintendo Switch, Platform Totals \u2013 VGChartz, Digital Foundry<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNintendo_Switch_Pro_Canceled_%E2%80%93_Heres_why%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Nintendo Switch Pro, Canceled \u2013 Here\u2019s why&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Not-so-great <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> for Nintendo fans: there is not going to be a <\/span><b>Nintendo Switch Pro<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> anytime in the near future. Gaming tech insiders have speculated an upgrade to the Nintendo Switch is highly <\/span><b>unlikely <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">due to a variety of rumors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Although there has been no official announcement or confirmation regarding the concept, development or even cancellation from Nintendo, Switch Pro has been a <\/span><b>much-awaited launch <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">for the past couple of years. <\/span><b><i>Read to find out why the Nintendo Switch Pro was canceled.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nintendo_Switch_Pro_rumors\"><\/span><b>Nintendo Switch Pro rumors<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To start with, there have been rumors of two different upgrades to the Nintendo Switch: <\/span><b>Switch 2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>Switch Pro<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Switch Pro is a <\/span><b>mid-gen upgrade<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> whereas the Switch 2 is a full-fledged successor.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_74363\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74363\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-74363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spieltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Nintendo-Switch.webp\" alt=\"Nintendo Switch Pro\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-74363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/articles\/06VuR3Rhm939zoZKoGsAbuI-1.fit_lim.size_1600x900.v1660828828.jpg\">Getty Images via PCMag<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An upgrade has been long overdue from Nintendo, however, it\u2019s still early for a new successor to the Switch. Reports suggest Switch Pro was shelved in favor of Switch 2.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rumors of a Nintendo Switch Pro first surfaced in 2021 thanks to the aging <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/developer.nvidia.com\/content\/tegra-x1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nvidia Tegra X1 SoC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hardware in the original console. The upgrade was expected to feature 4K capabilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_was_it_canceled\"><\/span><b>Why was it canceled?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to Digital Foundry, Nintendo is worried about repeating their own history with the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a>cube <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">or the <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.co.uk\/Wii-U\/Wii-U-344102.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wii U<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The Gamecube had poor sales, but it was succeeded by the pathbreaking <\/span><b>Nintendo Wii<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-card\"><p>      <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/gaming\/comments\/6ijhzv\/nintendo_controller_evolution\/?ref_source=embed&amp;ref=share\">Nintendo Controller Evolution<\/a> from      <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/gaming\/\">gaming<\/a>    <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Wii U upgrade did not fare well in the market, but the Nintendo Switch put them back in the map. Nintendo does not want to repeat this situation with another unsuccessful sequel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is possible that Nintendo was actually working on the Switch Pro before they canceled it. But the global semiconductor <\/span><b>chips shortage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and the COVID-19 pandemic could have hampered this.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nintendo_Switch_sales_and_OLED_version\"><\/span><b>Nintendo Switch sales and OLED version<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As of December 2022, <\/span><b>118 million<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Nintendo Switch units have been sold, overtaking <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.playstation.com\/en-in\/ps4\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sony PS4<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019s 117 million units. The Nintendo Switch is now <\/span><b>fourth <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">in global console sales, right after Sony\u2019s PS2 and their own DS and GameBoy.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breakdown of sales for the 9th generation of consoles, followed by projected numbers by the end of the fiscal year (March 31st, 2023);<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo Switch \u2013 118 million, 123 million projected<br \/>PS5 \u2013 28 million, 37 million projected<br \/>Xbox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> X | S \u2013 20 million, 24 million projected <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eA9WIpShT2\">pic.twitter.com\/eA9WIpShT2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rythian (@LumberjackRy) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LumberjackRy\/status\/1605357756390989824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2021, Nintendo (kind of) announced a successor to the Switch with a bigger OLED version of it. The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nintendo Switch OLED<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> upgraded the existing LCD screen along with some improvements in internal storage size, kickstand and speakers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nintendo is not known for pursuing game-changing tech specs like their rivals Sony and Microsoft do with the PlayStation 5 or the <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-IN\/consoles\/xbox-series-x\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Xbox Series X<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. However, aging hardware concerns in the Nintendo Switch is reason enough for a deserved upgrade. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As things stand, Nintendo is highly unlikely to release a new Nintendo Switch console anytime in 2023, <\/span><b><i>especially not the canceled Nintendo Switch Pro.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"RELATED_NEWS_Best_Pokemon_games_for_Nintendo_Switch_Ranked\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>RELATED NEWS: Best Pokemon games for Nintendo Switch; Ranked<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>You can also share any questions you have about Nintendo Switch Pro. 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