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Don’t count out the Nintendo Switch Pro

The Nintendo Switch is_fine_. Like Alex says, there’s no pressing reason for Nintendo to replace it right now. But does that mean today’s new OLED variant has utterly dashed our dreams of a more powerful Switch Pro, one that might play games like _Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Hyrule Warriors,_and _Persona 5 Strikers_without chugging?

I wouldn’t rule out a Switch Pro just yet, partly because I have a hard time believing Nintendo can resist pumping out as many models as the market will hold:

I’m on vacation today but just gonna leave this here for no particular reason pic.twitter.com/qo5B3xFHRY

— Chaim Gartenberg (@cgartenberg) July 6, 2021

And partly because, if I were Nintendo, I’d be saving a Switch Pro for a moment it’ll truly count.

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