Nintendo’s subsequent console will reportedly be transportable just like the Change and is concentrating on a launch within the second half of 2024, in response to a brand new report immediately from VideoGamesChronicle.
VGC cites “a number of individuals with information of Nintendo’s next-gen console plans” that reveal Nintendo’s Change successor is aiming for a launch within the second half of subsequent 12 months, to make sure there’s loads of inventory at launch. Nintendo needs to keep away from the inventory shortages that plagued the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Sequence X/S launch for months (and years for some).
The publication stories that two of its sources recommend the next-generation console will use LCD screens, like these seen on the launch variations of the Change, fairly than the OLED screens used within the Change OLED fashions. The usage of LCD reduces prices, VGC writes, in gentle of the seemingly want for considerably extra storage than what’s within the Change, which can enhance prices.
VGC’s sources additionally recommend Nintendo’s subsequent console will likely be playable on the go, just like the Change’s console-handheld hybrid nature. Its sources additionally say the console will proceed utilizing bodily cartridges just like the Change, though it’s unclear if this console will likely be backwards suitable with the Change.
In February of final 12 months, Nintendo mentioned the Change was in the midst of its lifecycle, that means that whereas a brand new Nintendo console would possibly launch subsequent 12 months, the corporate won’t essentially abandon the Change any time quickly. Nonetheless, if Nintendo continues assist of the Change alongside a next-gen console, it’s unclear how that can work as, presumably, this new console will likely be a great bit extra highly effective than the Change.
No matter how Nintendo approaches Change assist following the discharge of a brand new console and backwards compatibility, the Tremendous Mario Bros. maker seemingly needs to transform the Change’s huge set up base into its following product.
[Source: VideoGamesChronicle]
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