Will Nintendo Switch 2 use Samsung's fifth-generation V-NAND?

Nintendo Switch 2 could use the Samsung's fifth generation V-NANDwhich would represent a huge step forward compared to Nintendo's current console.

As reported by Doctre81 in a new video shared on YouTube, the LinkedIn page of a former Senior Director of the Device Solution Division of Samsung Electronics, who worked for the company until 2019, lists among his main qualifications and responsibilities having led the development of a NAND Flash Controller device for an unspecified Nintendo game card.

Among the main achievements, the former Samsung employee also lists the development of Secure eMMC Card powered by Samsung Memory's fifth-generation V-NAND Flash, which appears to be in line not only with the NAND Flash Controller device for the unspecified Nintendo game card, but also with some other information, such as security innovation for an unspecified proprietary hardware and the design of a new IP PUF (Physical Unclonable Function).

Obviously all this is linked to Nintendo Switch 2 (which we remember has not even been officially announced) is first of all a speculation.

V-NAND Flash, faster but still dated

The fact that Nintendo Switch 2 requires a superior reading speed to that of its predecessor is not exactly a surprise.

Furthermore, fifth-generation V-NAND Flash is, by today's standards, a bit dated technology given that Samsung is working on ninth and tenth generation V-NAND, with the latter expected to be released in 2025. However, the speed – up to 1.4 GB/s – of the fifth generation should be more than sufficient for new console and represents a notable step forward compared to its predecessor.

Always talking about rumorthere is talk of the fact that an alleged update to the devkit would allow us to go “one step further”.