I would be completely surprised if a Switch 2 is made at all, and there's a few reasons for it.
First, the switch has only been out for about 3 1/2 years, it's way too early to expect people to buy a new piece of hardware and I wouldn't expect them to announce a successor to the Switch for probably another 2 years.
Secondly, I doubt there will be a "pro" version because pro versions of consoles are largely a cash grab. Developers themselves say no game on any platform is going to be developed for the pro version of any console, but rather for the version over 80 million people already own. If there's a benefit to frame rates, that's a side effect, and Switch games do have their frames locked.
Another reason is Nintendo isn't even taking full advantage of the Switch hardware as it is. Luigi's Mansion looked great but games like BOTW, Mario Kart 8, etc are still using Wii-U graphics.
And lastly, it doesn't make financial sense to put up the kind of money to develop, produce, and market a new version to replace what is out now when what is out now is still selling at an enormous rate. There's very little chance of seeing enough of an increase in sales to justify the investment in new hardware that's doing as well as the current Switch is. So it'd be a poor financial decision on Nintendo's part to do so.
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