It’s time for another Nintendo leak as new details reveal that an important feature of the Nintendo Switch was cut off before the console’s release.
The Nintendo Switch is still one of the most innovative consoles to date. Despite containing only a fraction of the power of the next generation of games, the Nintendo console refuses to leave.
In fact, the device still has incredible sales figures and the Switch even surpassed the Xbox Series X in November.
This probably has to do with Nintendo’s renowned list of games and the innovative design of the Switch. But a new leak suggests that the Nintendo Switch could have yet another important feature, which was cut before launch.
Nintendo Switch could have had this important feature
According to a new report from Comicbook, there is a feature that is missing from the Nintendo Switch that was cut just before launch. In a recent leak, not only did we take a look at the design of the Nintendo Switch prototype, but other details also emerged in relation to its original features.
In the old documents, readers found that the Nintendo Switch originally included support for 3D video. Interestingly, this would have made the console backward compatible with the Nintendo 3DS handheld.
Of course, even the 3DS did not rely too much on its 3D trick to sell devices at the end of its life. And it is not clear whether the Switch would actually have been backward compatible.
But the potential was cut off completely, along with 3D video support in a later build. In 2014, the documents also reveal that the Nintendo Switch screen was only 480p.
Could the switch have two screens?
It is possible that this limited resolution was necessary because Nintendo originally planned for the Switch to have two screens. Maybe that’s why we didn’t end up with such poor image quality at launch.
Fortunately, Nintendo was able to raise the resolution to 720p at the final launch. And rumors suggest that the Nintendo Switch may even display 4K with its Pro model.
We are certainly happy that the resolution had an impetus to launch. After all, the Nintendo Switch would look very dated with just a 480p screen in 2020.
With the powerful PS5 and Xbox Series X to compete, the Nintendo Switch is already struggling to keep up.
However, Nintendo is only addressing the Switch Pro rumor, suggesting that an update may take a long time. This does not prevent a major leak from Nintendo triggering some new and exciting details of what is to come.