| zorg1000 said: Nintendo always releases revisions so i think in a couple years they will have a smaller Switch model that can fully replace the 3DS line. |
True, and IMHO the 720p resolution would work out FINE on a smaller screen, making it more pocket/handheld friendly.
They probably would drop the detachable controllers from a smaller model, given it is harder to "share" a smaller screen.
(but since it's still basically the same platform, it would still work if you paired it with separate wireless controllers)
I guess it would have it's own dock, although there's no real reason it couldn't just fit into OG dock well enough to work.
Along with process shrink (they MIGHT be able to launch w/ Samsung 10nm but I doubt it) that facilitates a smaller battery.
Although to be clear there would really be little cost difference between those models. I guess they could go ahead and
keep larger battery for bigger model for more play time, and upgrade the controls to have better feel vs. smaller model.
Bottom line, 3DS is doing well enough that it doesn't make sense to kill it off immediately even before Switch has had 1 year of sales.
Depending on how Switch does after a year or two, dropping 3DS (or deprecating it's priority for game dev) could make alot of sense.
And at that point I don't see why they wouldn't just focus solely on one platform, whether or not they offer smaller model of it.
