‘Switch Pro’ Reportedly Cancelled As Nintendo Shifts Focus To Next-Gen Console

Rumours of a Nintendo Switch Pro console have been swirling in the video game industry and the gaming community for years. However, it seems that Nintendo is ready to move on from the portable console.

According to Digital Foundry's John Linneman, many developers acknowledged that a "mid-generation Switch update" was initially planned, but Nintendo opted to focus instead on building a new console. Nintendo has yet to officially announce its next video game system, and Linneman said he does not expect it will be released until 2023.

“So I think at one point internally from what I can understand from talking to different developers, is that there was some sort of mid-generation Switch update planned at one point and that seems to be no longer happening,” said Linneman in the Digital Foundry podcast.

"And thus it’s pretty clear that whatever they do next is going to be the actual next-generation hardware. I don’t think it’s going to be 2023.”

Linneman also speculates that Nintendo is being cautious about moving forward and building a new console given the past generations. The GameCube didn’t do too well, which was succeeded by the stellar Wii console. The subsequent console, Wii U, failed to make a lasting impression, but the following console, the Switch, was one of the best-selling consoles currently.

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