Switch Docking Station for 90€. Why?

[Peh]

Slimebeast said:

Peh said:

So, that little piece of plastic and a few interface like USB-C, USB, HDMI and Power Connector will have a cost of around 90€.

Why is it so extraordinary expensive? Stuff like that would be around 30€ or less. I don't understand why it would be so damn expensive?

Any idea?

 

Edit: I will have to remind you that Nintendo has submitted this patent here:

So.. in the future?

Could you explain more? Where does it say that it costs 90 Dollars?

Plus what does it contain? Does it contain a GPU? What about it is it that makes it run games at 1080p instead of 720p in mobile mode? I still don't understand this.

Perhaps our own hardware expert JEMC can be of help here.

One of the sources is:

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-01-13-nintendo-sets-a-high-price-for-switch-peripherals

"Nintendo is also selling additional Nintendo Switch Docks, which charges the Switch tablet and connects it to a television. An extra Dock will cost $89.99, and the package will include an AC adapter and an HDMI cable."

https://gamerant.com/nintendo-switch-controller-price/undefined

" For an extra Nintendo Switch docking set, fans can expect to pay $89.99."

What is really inside the dock, we will know when we get our hands on it. But so far, I cannot see anything spectacular from the infos we have. So far, it is just a plain docking station, which provides power, and sends the picture via HDMI to TV.

The Handheld itself runs in a lower clockspeed and will increase it the moment it is plugged into the dock. I don't know if the clock speed will increase just by charging it, so I assume there is a small chip which tells the handheld that it is being plugged into a dockingstation.