I'd rather it be 5-6 years to be honest. But I think what is going to actually happen is that the Switch will end up in the 3DS/Switch situation. Where the Switch will be the cheap affordable option that still gets B tier support until all consumers, 1st part and 3rd party support all eventually migrate over to the Switch 2 in full.
For the Switch to compete and sell as a home console in 2022 it'll need a second generation power boost in order to do that. And while it does that the original Switch will continue to sell and get lower tier games as a cheap and more handheld focused short term alternative to the Switch 2 like the 3DS is right now to the Switch.
Last edited by Green098 - on 01 February 2018