Doom and gloom settled on Nintendo Switch 2 fans yesterday when it was revealed that the system’s devkits don’t support 4K resolution outputs. However, there’s a good indication that this won’t be the case, judging from some recent findings.
Today, Famiiboards forums member Serif provided some additional details about the dock’s Realtek RTD2175N-CG chipset. Information on this precise model cannot be found online, but the closest model, the RTDN2173 chipset, which is likely a predecessor to the Nintendo Switch 2 dock’s chipset, supports DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI HDCP 2.2/1.4 and HDR, as well as video resolutions from 720p up to 8K60Hz, so the dock will be able to output 4K resolution, although it remains to be seen if 4K resolution will be supported by games. Still, even if 4K resolution output is only limited to the system’s UI, it will still be a massive improvement over the original Switch, whose interface looks terrible on large 4K screens.
Even without the unlikely lack of 4K resolution support, the Nintendo Switch 2 is setting up to be a massive upgrade over the original system. The console’s controllers will also receive some significant upgrades, as the new Pro Controller will likely feature a headphone jack, suggesting better voice chat support for the new system as well. Thankfully, it won’t be long until we finally learn everything there is to know about the Nintendo Switch 2 and how much it will actually be an improvement over its predecessor, as the console will finally be fully unveiled tomorrow, April 2nd.
