I’m thinking 2021 or 2022 for a successor, but I don’t think they’re going to do their usual “BURN IT ALL DOWN” strategy with the Switch when transitioning to the next generation. Rather, I expect Nintendo to keep fully supporting Switch 1 with low-end versions of Switch 2 games. And Switch 2 being more like a Smart-device successor which continues and advances on what the last device was doing.
The hardware leaves an excellent opportunity for it as well. I think it’s important that they make it simple for devs to upgrade their software quickly to take advantage of the new Switch 2 features - like adding in faster loading, higher resolutions, more effects, and higher frame rates with relative ease and a quick QA turnaround. Given how many games and updates Nintendo QA processes per week now, I think the infrastructure is there.
Also given the architecture, I think we will see at least a new form factor in 2021, if not an entirely new generation.
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