---
title: "[FAKE] Switch Firmware 5.0?!"
url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/rumors/nintendo-switch/switch-firmware-5-0/"
description: "A video appeared online recently reportedly showing the next big firmware update, 5.0, for the Nintendo Switch. Due to a number of factors though it is presumed to be a fake, but it’s still quite nicely done!"
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2018-01-07 10:20:26"
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---

\[FAKE\] Switch Firmware 5.0?! | Nintendo Switch Rumors | NintendoReporters

 [![[FAKE] Switch Firmware 5.0?!](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/switch-firmware-5-0.jpeg "[FAKE] Switch Firmware 5.0?!")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/switch-firmware-5-0.jpeg)A video appeared online recently reportedly showing the next big firmware update, 5.0, for the Nintendo Switch. Due to a number of factors though it is presumed to be a fake, but it’s still quite nicely done!

The video shows things that Nintendo fans have been hoping for on the Nintendo Switch for quite a while.

## [](#features-spotted)Features spotted

- Cloud Storage
- Virtual Console folder
- Themes
- Proper online integration (party chat, rooms, inviting friends)
- A proper internet browser
- YouTube and Twitch
- Probably even more subtle things we missed

You can watch the video below, though several high-profile people from all around the scene have debunked it and called it’s fake. But still we can not say it for sure until Nintendo announces anything about it.

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[Link](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/rumors/nintendo-switch/switch-firmware-5-0/)

We must say it does look good right? But what do you guys think, is it real or is it fake?

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