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Shiken said:
gergroy said:

Basically it would allow them to reduce the price of the unit, much like the portable only unit.  Also, you can’t play Nintendo games on a PS4, that is how it differentiates.  The games.  

At that point though, they may as well just release a new console altogether and make Switch their new handheld device to go alongside it.  A TV only Switch would almost have to be 4K compatible to hold any real relevance without portability, and given the power of the current Switch, you may as well just release a new dedicated console at that point.

Your logic works well on paper, but fails hard in practice in this case.

Absolutely not.  A Switch TV is all about cost efficiency for gamers who have no interest in the portability factor of the Switch. It also opens the doors for having multiple consoles per household or for different locations, because although the switch is hybrid it can still only be taken by one person and family's still exist.

I have a family Switch but have moved out from home and I dont want to take it from my brothers. I never play in portable mode so Switch Lite has no use to me and I'm hesitant to put $299 on my own Switch right now. If there was a $129  dedicated TV box I would buy it in a second. Not everything is about power or competing with other consoles.