Nintendo has successfully patented an external hardware accessory that boosts a console’s processing power. This means that the NX could be the first console to have external hardware upgrades. Below are the pictures of the patent..
Many are comparing this idea to Razor and their external Core GPU enclosure, but it appears that it will not be like that as it appears it will not modify the GPU, but the speed of the processor, storage, and network latency.
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