Don't expect Switch Pro this year, Nintendo says Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Don't expect Switch Pro this year, Nintendo says Standard model will get new components. News by Tom Phillips Deputy Editor Updated on 11 Jul 2019 87 comments Nintendo has ruled out the release of another new Switch model this year, following yesterday's announcement of the Nintendo Switch Lite. It means a beefier Switch model - a Nintendo Switch Pro, or whatever it ends up being called - will launch in 2020 at the earliest. "[Nintendo Switch Lite will] be the only new Nintendo Switch hardware this holiday, as Bowser says the larger Switch won't get an upgrade right now," CNET wrote, following a briefing to press from Nintendo of America's brilliantly-named boss. Some components within the existing, standard Switch model will be changing. Nintendo has filed a new listing with the American FCC, required when any part of a previously-approved bit of technology gets altered. It states the original Switch model will be getting a changed processor and flash storage (via The Verge). The Switch Lite's upcoming Pokémon edition. This processor may well be the updated version of the Switch's current Tegra X1 codenamed Mariko which Digital Foundry analysed last month. It's highly likely this is the version being used in the Lite - and it makes sense Nintendo would use the same hardware across both models going forward. But it's clear from Bowser's above statement this incremental change will not be advertised as an "upgrade" - and it's clearly not the Switch Pro. In March, a Wall St Journal report stated two new Nintendo Switch consoles - one cheaper option, and one with "enhanced features targeted at avid videogamers" but not as powerful as the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X - would launch as soon as this summer. At the time, Eurogamer sources discussed what changes were on the cards for the Switch Lite, including its positioning as a budget model for use in handheld mode only. And we talked about how the Switch Pro would be positioned, whenever that arrived - as a similar upgrade to the Switch as the New 3DS XL was for the 3DS. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store