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Nintendo upscaling patent spotted, as more Switch 2 component photos appear to leak

New year, new Switch 2 leaks.

The patent describes technology similar to Nvidia's DLSS, or PlayStation 5 Pro's baked in PSSR, to upscale images using AI. As highlighted by industry consultant Laura Kate Dale, the patent suggests "a game with native 4K textures might need a 60GB download, but a 1080-native version might only need 20GB (which would allow it to fit on a 32GB Switch cart, the current max size)". Manage cookie settings Nintendo has previously said it will announce Switch 2 before the end of its current financial year, on 31st March.

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