| Miyamotoo said: I dont seeing Switch revision before end of 2018. earliest, and actual 1st revision will be Switch Mini just for handheld gaming, so that would be more like another device in family of Switch and not replacement instead of current Switch. Also I dont see stronger Switch in next 2-3 years. |
3DS got its first revision (XL) at 17 months, I think it'll be the same for Switch.
Current Switch is perfectly handheld and removing the right/left bezels will make the system even easier to carry around.
I think THIS form factor is the future for Nintendo too, people need to get over it, the clamshell days are either over or going to be a minor part of Nintendo.
This form factor is what you want for a *portable console* that invites people to gather around and play together and also offers premium gaming experiences (so you want that bigger display).
In fact I would bet money that Switch revisions already physically exist in Nintendo's R&D labs, with a Tegra X2 inside of them. They're not some hypothetical concept that maybe is possible, I'd bet when Nintendo designers go to work, they are using those units and testing on them already. A year from now they'll be cheaper and easier to mass produce and suitable for public consumption so it'll just be an issue of when Nintendo wants to release them. The Switch you are using now as a consumer is something Nintendo finished up last spring if not sooner, their R&D is by now well past that, the main hold up would've been the Tegra X2 chip's availability, but that is available now to developers, anyone on this board could even get one, so Nintendo has likely had it for months.
