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drinkandswim on 07 January 2019
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zorg1000 said:
drinkandswim said:
I think right now Switch is right under the requirements to run most Xbox One games. The RAM is too low, the bandwidth too small, and the overall power is too low. That is what makes Switch Pro necessary. I really think they need to close those gaps and then you can see a lot of major ports of Sports Games, some FPS, and RE games. Right now the best you can ask for is games that are also being ported to Xbox 360 (GTA V which initially launched on 360, etc.).

Let's say they do release a model that is capable of running all XBO/PS4 games, how much will it cost? How much bigger will it be? How will the battery life be? To me this sounds like a device that's $399, bigger/bulkier & has a 1.5-3 hour battery life. Not really ideal for a system whose main selling point is being able to play anytime, anywhere.

And here's the most important question, who is going to support it with AAA titles that cant be played on the base model? If by the end of 2020 the Switch has an overall install base of 65+ million and only 7-8 million of that is from the Pro model than how is that a viable solution?

I have actually been thinking about this too much so let me go through my opinion. 

To your first point: The Tegra X2 Board is compatible as a complete switch out with the Tegra X1 board currently in the Switch. It offers 50% more performance or 100% more energy efficiency at the same power draw. So you can either opt for 50% greater performance (750 gflops at FP32 operation or 7.5 Watt draw instead of 15 watts). So I think that board could be used in both a lite version or a pro version. So you would have the same battery life for higher performing games and longer battery life for Mid Tier and Indy games, etc. I think its priced $399 and I am wondering if Nintendo can offer an option to upgrade it for current owners for around $200 since its literally swapping out the boards and probably an OS update. 

Second point: These games cant be played on the current Switch so does it really split the base? Actually it would expand the base for Nintendo's first party games which would always be compatible with both systems regardless of Chipset.

Let me know what you think.