Switch Revisions Are Basically Already Possible

[Miyamotoo]

Soundwave said:

Miyamotoo said:

Like wrote, fact is that 6.2 is already huge screen for handheld gaming console and huge difference compared to 3DS XLs 4.9" screen or any previous handheld.

You missing point, point of DS XL or 3DS XL is offer more expensive device in family, and you already have more expensive device in family with current Switch (dont forget that Switch is $300 and most likly we not having price cut this year), but they don't have more affordable Switch, and that will be priorite for Nintendo when 3DS dies, not to have more expansive Switch than current one.

Completely disagree, I am pretty confident we will not see Switch XL in next 3 years and that we definitely seeing Switch Mini/Pocket instead.

Who says a TX2 based Switch would be any more expenisve? 

Nintendo fans have funny ideas about hardware power and how hardware power must cost waaaaay more. That's not how things work. Costs scale over time and new technology replaces old technology. 

If it wasn't then use some common sense here, every new iPhone, which is updated every year and offers usually abou double the performance of the last model would cost twice as more. Except they don't. They usually cost basically the same price. 

So yes, sure, Nintendo could have a Switch in 2018 which is TX2 based and simply replaces the older model at the $299.99 price point. And there could be a cheaper one too at $249.99 (the smaller model with a smaller/lower quality screen) for example. 

Also why can't you have both? Nintendo released both a New 3DS and a New 3DS XL. Apple now releases iPhones in regular and Plus sized models. The reason is consumers *like* choice. Just because you want a smaller, cheaper model doesn't mean you are even in the majority of what people want in a Switch revision (in fact I suspect you are actually in the minority here). But that's ok, because people should have a choice.

And more Switch models is actually only natural because Switch is replacing Nintendo's entire hardware line, I think you are dead wrong if you are saying there's merely going to be only 1 revision in the next 3 years for the Switch and that's all the hardware Nintendo is basically going to have. I doubt it. You will see a lot of Switch models over the years IMO. Part and parcel because by going the hybrid route Nintendo is losing money from their core base that would buy a console and handheld in the past ... one way to recoup that is to have more hardware models for the current Switch and encourage more double dipping hardware purchases. 

Fact is that DSi XL was more expensive than DSi, 3DS XL more expensive than 3DS. Offourse that XL version would be more expansive than regular version.

I agree about more Switch models, but I dont see in any case XL version so soon beacsue there is no need for bigger and more expnasive Switch so soon, when fact is that Switch already has huge screen for handheld gaming console and huge difference compared to 3DS XLs 4.9" screen or any previous handheld, and when Switch already has price of $300. Compared to that when 3DS XL was launch had regular 3DS had screen of just 3.5" and regular 3DS had price point of $170, so totally made sense to release so fast bigger and more expansive 3DS, but there is no same point with Switch because like I wrote Switch already has big screen and already has much higher price point. Nintendo could make XL in 2018. but there is no or point for that, but they will definitely need smaller, cheaper Switch when 3DS dies.

 

Cobretti2 said:

Soundwave said:

Who says a TX2 based Switch would be any more expenisve? 

Nintendo fans have funny ideas about hardware power and how hardware power must cost waaaaay more. That's not how things work. Costs scale over time and new technology replaces old technology. 

If it wasn't then use some common sense here, every new iPhone, which is updated every year and offers usually abou double the performance of the last model would cost twice as more. Except they don't. They usually cost basically the same price. 

So yes, sure, Nintendo could have a Switch in 2018 which is TX2 based and simply replaces the older model at the $299.99 price point. And there could be a cheaper one too at $249.99 (the smaller model with a smaller/lower quality screen) for example. 

Also why can't you have both? Nintendo released both a New 3DS and a New 3DS XL. Apple now releases iPhones in regular and Plus sized models. The reason is consumers *like* choice. Just because you want a smaller, cheaper model doesn't mean you are even in the majority of what people want in a Switch revision (in fact I suspect you are actually in the minority here). But that's ok, because people should have a choice.

And more Switch models is actually only natural because Switch is replacing Nintendo's entire hardware line, I think you are dead wrong if you are saying there's merely going to be only 1 revision in the next 3 years for the Switch and that's all the hardware Nintendo is basically going to have. I doubt it. You will see a lot of Switch models over the years IMO. Part and parcel because by going the hybrid route Nintendo is losing money from their core base that would buy a console and handheld in the past ... one way to recoup that is to have more hardware models for the current Switch and encourage more double dipping hardware purchases. 

TBH Nvidia produced so many TX1 chips that it wouln't suprise me that the come up with some sort of deal with Nintendo to use them first at a very heavily discounted price to move them all first before a revision. 

Also this, we had infos that Nvidia gave great offer Nintendo with X1 chips and that was one of reason why Nintendo went with Nvidia for Switch, maybe we talking about tens of millions X1 chips for Switch.

Most likly Nintendo in one point will move on Tegra X2, but I dont see that in next year, just maybe at end of next year but just for smaller/cheaper Switch while they will continue using X1 chips for current Switch model.