Yet another source added fuel to the rumors about the PS5's Pro model and a new Nintendo console being on the horizon, all in one go. Their claims emerged shortly after one reputable leaker revealed the alleged PS5 Pro console release window.The Switch successor rumor mill has also been fairly active since the turn of the year. Back in late March, one insider reported on some Nintendo Switch 2 system specs. Much like the PS5 Pro rumors, industry rumblings concerning a new Nintendo console have been around for years now. The first credible indication of such a system being in the works dates back to the 2021 Nvidia leak, which mentioned an unknown "nvn2" platform. For clarity, "nvn" was Nvidia's internal designation for the Switch, which uses its Tegra X1 chipset.While the PS5's Pro console and a Switch successor have hence been rumored for a number of years now, their mentions rarely crop up together. Yet that's precisely what happened earlier this week, with Twitter user segamega99 suggesting that both are in the works. The source, whose posting history implies some connection to the Japanese retail sector, did little to elaborate on the matter, although this wasn't the first time they spoke about these much-rumored consoles.
In a previous tweet from April 14, segamega99 claimed that the next Nintendo console will have The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario, and Splatoon games "at launch." However, that statement referred to the system as Nintendo's next-gen console, whereas the latest claim calls it the Switch Pro. Past reports weren't always in agreement whether the two are one and the same, although most 2023 rumors implied that's the case, including these recent allegations from segamega99. Even if the Japanese gaming giant is done with the Switch revisions, many insiders believe that Nintendo's next console will offer backwards compatibility.
Regardless, no credible reports ever claimed that the next Nintendo console will actually have the Pro moniker. Even if the company launches a mid-gen Switch upgrade in the near future, the "Switch Pro" doesn't really feel on-brand for Nintendo. Not least because its entire modern console strategy revolves around making the most of fairly old hardware that's cheap to manufacture and hence capable of being sold with high profit margins. Attaching a "pro" label to any new system that's not a complete departure from that approach wouldn't really make sense.
And while some might feel that it's still too early for a PS5 Pro seeing how Sony's latest console is barely a few years old, such a sentiment hardly applies to the idea of a Switch follow-up. The hit hybrid console turned six in March, so combined with the fact that its hardware was already fairly modest back in 2017, there's no doubt that both third-party developers and Nintendo's own games could greatly benefit from a more powerful console.
