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shoichi on 22 June 2017
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Johnw1104 said:
torok said:

I don't see it as a 2 platform approach. If we consider a slightly smaller Switch as a new platform, then PS4 Pro and XBX are new platforms. And 3DS had the base model, New 3DS, 2DS, New 2DS and a XL variant for most of them.

Perhaps I should have clarified, while I see a smaller, less powerful Switch filling the handheld void alongside it's full-fledged "portable console" counterpart being a possibility, in that instance the console would have to feature exclusives which fully utilize its superior hardware to justify its claims of being a console, as well as the higher price point.

Basically, it wouldn't just be the minor difference you see between the PS4 and PS4 Pro, but instead would feature exclusives and the like. To do otherwise would be to hamstring a console that is already on the tail end of console hardware capabilities.

I don't think Nintendo will ever again segment their game developers to one or the other gaming platform like the past with WiiU/3DS, Wii/DS, etc. 

Nintendo and Nvidia have a partnership right now, therefore their processors will likely power any devices in the foreseeable future (at least next 10 years). Right now the lowest a Tegra Processor can go is the X1 (more power than WiiU and slightly less power than a Xbox One) with the highest being the X2 (about on par with a Xbox One/PS4). The X3 (or whatever the new one is called) will highly likely be revealed sometime late Holiday 2017 or early 2018. It makes feasable sense especially when you are building on the same processor to create games that are compatible with both devices. Unless Nintendo decides to forego plans of creating a portable console and use a Nvidia high end GTX GPU or something, I can't see that changing.

What I expect is maybe the new Switch whenever it gets released would get the highest end Tegra Processor at the time (X3, X4, whatever) while the Switch-Mini if there was one, would feature a prior generation Tegra processor compared to the regular Switch. The Switch-Mini may end up downgraded in some capacity (smaller and lower resolution screen, less RAM, cheaper building materials, smaller battery, etc.) in order to create a price difference of $100-150 to get the device in the $150-200 range.