| Lafiel said: personally I think Nintendo will release a "Switch" that's strictly portable, only operates at portable specs and has no cradle/TV connection in about 2 years time, but ofcourse that's not a separate system, but a 2nd device for the same ecosystem |
I've seen quite a few with this opinion and IMO its flawed. Does a person need to cut off their arms to simply remove their coat? Obviously a dramatic example, but here's the point: Switch is already portable in nature, with hybrid ability. For a more portable switch, make the switch ability optional. So no joycon (fused controls aka Vita, GBA etc) or cradle, ithose would be sold separate for the full experience.
So a Switch "Lite" as in, Lite in features, but definitely still able to switch modes if one desires to get the extra peripherals. an even more portable oriented switch (battery improvement, etc) is easy to predict. But Nintendo will not release a portable that totally loses switching ability - they have created their new sub brand and its hybrid function for at least the next 10 yrs.
