DRAKE launch lead up
-2020-
991-779 days: Aug 24-Mar 23: Drake concepting, 4K ready > chip
-2021-
800 days- Mar 3: imran khan “dev kits are out there”
780 days- Mar 23: MZ “New nvidia chip with DLSS”
638 days- Aug 12:
RDR2
589 days- Sep 30: MN1 “1 devs and spices” + timing (377 DAYS TO LATE 2022)
***504 days:- Dec 24: dev kits en masse?
-2022-
534 days?
543 days: Nov 15
439 days - Mar 1: NVN2 LEAK
?410 days- Mar 28:
?400 days- Apr 7: __”likely to release this year” x part orders
?286 days- July 30: ???
220 days- Oct 4: concept? leak (tape out, hw finalized prior- 9/20 linux kernel update T239)
214 days- firmware 15.0.0 ??? datamine
[557-543-492 days] = Feb 14, 2024 * Apr 5, 2024 * Apr 19, 2024 | Avg. 530 days = Mar 23, 2024
? 179 days- Nov 14: MZ timing
? 159 days-
Dec 7 - lite backplate leak (possible hw prototype leak?)
? 134 days- Dec 29: general specs leak, MZ timing, etc. (around manufacture start)
MZ latest? article: dec 17-25:> 26
2023-
? 114 days- Jan 18: MZ timing? (X1+ chip for v2)
74 days- Feb 27: clock speeds leak
xx days- Feb 7 - Mar 30: ANNOUNCEMENT/REVEAL/DETAILS (Mar 22?)
0 days- May 12: LAUNCH*
SWITCH launch lead up
-2014-
Jun 16 + ~6 mo: NX starts dev
-2015-
638 days- Jun 4: rdr2 equiv.?
584 days- July 28: DQ XI leaked
504 days- Oct 16: dev kits go out en masse via MZ WSJ
-2016-
400 days- Jan 28: MZ “likely to release this year” screen part orders
220 days- July 26: EG NX concept leak (tape out?, hw finalized prior)
134 days- Oct 20: TEASER, general specs leak, 1 week before financial results?
74 days- Dec 19: clock speeds leak (Switch lite announce)
-2017-
50 days- Jan 12: FULL REVEAL PRESENTATION
0 days- Mar 3: LAUNCH
-2018- Switch lite (Sep 20, 2019) + v2 (July 17, 2019)
557-492 days (525 avg)- Mar 12: firmware 5.0.0 datamine
351-286 days - Oct 4: MZ “new revision planned”
-2019- Switch lite (Sep 20, 2019) + v2 (July 17, 2019)
156 days- Apr 17: lite backplate leak
179-114 days- Mar 25: MZ “2 new models this summer” Bloomberg
-2020- OLED
543 days- Apr 13: firmware 10.0.0 datamine
410 days- Aug 24>Sep 8: MZ “upgraded console 2021” & 4K ready? Bloomberg
-2021- OLED
275 days- Jan 6: aula?
218 days- Mar 3: “bigger OLED screen model” MZ Bloomber