Nintendo Switch Lite Officially Revealed - $199, September 20th, Dedicated Handheld

[theRepublic]

Barkley said:

Mr.GameCrazy said:

The Switch Lite can connect to normal Joy-Cons.

This is what it says about Game Compatibility: 

"Nintendo Switch Lite can play the games in the Nintendo Switch library that support handheld mode.

For games that do not support handheld mode, players can wirelessly connect compatible controllers (sold separately) to Nintendo Switch Lite.

Just look for the “handheld mode” icon:"

So... it does support tabletop... why do they say it doesn't then contradict themselves underneath. xD

I am baffled why it doesn't support dock then, I mean I know physically it might not fit but they could always release an adapter or new dock or something, my best guess now is that the cooling isn't good enough to run the clocks inside high enough for docked. Removing dock functionality shouldn't reduce production costs at all.

Tabletop mode uses the kickstand and detachable controllers.  The Lite has no kickstand and no detachable controllers.  Hence, no official tabletop mode.

There is a workaround with separately purchased controllers, but I think Nintendo is trying to keep this as clear as possible by just saying it is handheld only.