{"id":1172396,"date":"2026-02-13T07:31:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T07:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=557405"},"modified":"2026-02-13T07:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T07:31:09","slug":"switch-3-rumors-are-starting-up-and-im-already-tired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/switch-3-rumors-are-starting-up-and-im-already-tired\/","title":{"rendered":"Switch 3 rumors are starting up, and I\u2019m already tired"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/switch-3-rumors-are-starting-up-and-im-already-tired.png\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Nintendo has spent the last few weeks providing us with a ton of information about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/nintendo-switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a>, but I\u2019m sad to say that\u2019s old news. The tech-y, business-y types of the world are already <a href=\"https:\/\/wccftech.com\/keybanc-we-believe-intel-has-won-the-gpu-gaming-socket-for-the-nintendo-switch-3-on-18a-and-amd-faces-increasing-risks-from-a-price-war-with-intel\">looking ahead<\/a> to the Switch 3, baby. Buckle up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">While sharing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.streetinsider.com\/Analyst+Comments\/KeyBanc+Reiterates+Sector+Weight+Rating+on+Intel+%28INTC%29+Following+Mixed+Asia+Takeaways\/24612383.html\">his insights<\/a> on the current strength of Intel Corporation stock, KeyBanc Capital Markets senior research analyst John Vinh shared a small \u2014and I mean <em>brief<\/em> \u2014 tidbit about Intel potentially securing a contract to work on the next Nintendo console.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\u201cWe believe [Intel] has won the GPU gaming socket for the Nintendo Switch 3 on 18A,\u201d Vinh said, referring to the company\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intel.com\/content\/www\/us\/en\/foundry\/process\/18a.html\">much-touted<\/a> 18A semiconductor manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">I won\u2019t pretend to understand all the ins and outs of this technology, but Intel put out a <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.intel.com\/intel-foundry\/intel-18a-process-technology-simply-explained\">short video<\/a> in January describing the benefits for luddites like me. According to Intel Story Lab director Krista Vasquez, the Intel 18A chipmaking process combines innovative transistors with industry-first architecture to provide \u201cjumps in performance, density, and power efficiency\u201d while \u201cpaving the way for continued, future advances.\u201d Sounds impressive, but buzzwords tend to have that effect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Just when it feels like we got off one speculative rollercoaster, we\u2019ve been ushered into the next one faster than we could say, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gaming\/551826\/donkey-kong-bananza-pants-seth-rogen\">Donkey Kong wears pants now<\/a>.\u201d Let\u2019s all hold hands and trudge silently into the underground bunkers before we\u2019re assaulted by eye-straining YouTube thumbnails and Reddit posts arguing about the latest half-sentence tease from gaming\u2019s cottage industry of \u201cinsiders\u201d and rumormongers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Oh, and if you still care, the Switch 2 launches June 5.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/nintendo-switch-2\/557405\/switch-2-3-rumors-intel-18a-nintendo\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo has spent the last few weeks providing us with a ton of information about the Switch 2, but I\u2019m sad to say that\u2019s old news. The tech-y, business-y types of the world are already looking ahead to the Switch 3, baby. Buckle up. While sharing his insights on the current strength of Intel Corporation stock, KeyBanc Capital Markets senior research analyst John Vinh shared a small \u2014and I mean brief \u2014 tidbit about Intel potentially securing a contract to work on the next Nintendo console. \u201cWe believe [Intel] has won the GPU gaming socket for the Nintendo Switch 3 on 18A,\u201d Vinh said, referring to the company\u2019s much-touted 18A semiconductor manufacturing. 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