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Arkaign said:
Safiir said:
Considering people were buying them at that price the official one is irrelevant. And next holidays season it will only get cheaper.
Anyway I digress. I am just arguing the fact that dockless, batterless, screenless switch should be able to reach 150$. Not that I think it would be a good idea to make one. It would only confuse both developers and customers.

I agree 1000%. Why would it confuse devs/customers though? Nothing could be simpler. Same thing, one has a screen and can be used anywhere for $249 or whatever. One has no screen and sits by the TV for $149ish. Win/win. Hell, knowing gaming fans, they might sell the dedicated home models to people that already have the hybrid version as well, just for the convenience and home multiplayer aspect. At that price, it's not a reach.

Removing the screen doesn't make the system $100 cheaper though. The touch panel LCD is probably costing Nintendo maybe $40-$50, could even be $30. A 6-inch 720p display in this day and age is dirt cheap. The battery pak is like $10 maybe. 

You're talking more about $200 for a screen less version vs. $250 for a version with the screen + battery, at which point I just, stop being such a goddamn cheap ass, lol. Even if you play mostly at home, you probably could use the screen/portability aspect of the system once in a while.