Rumor: The Nintendo Switch successor will sport a 5nm proccessor

All that might be moot, however, as in a follow-up tweet OreXda said that the Nvidia Tegra will not be used on the Switch 2. This new information reveals that the Switch 2 will still use the 5nm process, but on the Nvidia Thor chip. The newer Thor processor sports the Nvidia Ada Lovelace Architecture found on the latest 4000-series GPUs and will also be used in self-driving cars.

Previous rumors suggested that the "Switch Pro" will have a custom Nvidia Tegra Orin processor which is significantly faster than the current quad-core ARM Cortex A57 being used in the Nintendo Switch.

However, there are reports that Nintendo canceled the development of the mid-generation Switch Pro.

Nintendo has not publicly confirmed the development of a successor to the Nintendo Switch. Nintendo of America president Doug Dowser recently said that the current generation model still has a few years left in its lifecycle.

"As we enter the seventh year for the Nintendo Switch, sales are still strong," Bowser shared. "I think we still have a very, very strong lineup coming. As Mr. Furukawa said recently, we're entering uncharted territory with the platform.

He added, "It's exciting to see that demand is still there. So nothing to announce on any future console or device, but we are still feeling very bullish about Nintendo Switch."

Nintendo recently signed a ten-year deal with Microsoft to bring Call of Duty to the handheld console. Many, including the UK CMA, believe that the current generation Switch will not be able to run a full-fledged and full-featured Call of Duty title that is equal to versions released on other consoles and PC.

It is also worth noting that development for these types of consoles takes a long time, so it does make sense that we are hearing rumors now of the next Switch, which may come out in 2025 or even later. As always though, all rumors should be taken with a pinch of salt.