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Soundwave on 13 June 2020
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Pyro as Bill said:
Soundwave said:

Nintendo could use PCI-e 4.0 express lanes if they really want for a cartridge solution, that would make the cartridge blazing fast. There are new hyper-fast SD Cards that are doing that, Nintendo could likely do something similar for their cartridge slot if they really wanted to. Ironically this is probably something Nintendo of the 90s would prefer. It wasn't really a big deal last gen because many devs are still running games off a Blu-Ray disc at the time and the Switch was faster than that, not much point in going overboard. 

I'm talking about improvements I want for the current Switch.

If I had a choice between a combo, I'd choose a Switch 1 hybrid and a Switch 2 home console (2-3 years earlier than a hybrid successor) over a Switch 1+2 hybrid 2-3 years later.

That's never going to happen, Nintendo is never making another "big box home console" ever again. 

Maaaaaaybe they'll do a micro-console with no screen eventually as a minor release, but that will be years after the proper hybrid form factor. The hybrid form factor is the sweet spot for Nintendo, they're never going back to non-portables as a major part of their business ever again I don't think.

The best you might get is maybe a "premium" higher end Switch SKU that is more like a mini-laptop that folds out and can really stretch its legs in terms of power.