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Dulfite on 11 September 2020
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Slownenberg said:
Dulfite said:
So hypothetically if it launches March 2021, that's 4 years into Switch life, and it would be the flag ship device for two years until 2023 when Switch 2 comes?

I have mixed feelings. I don't want Switch 2 sales to be diminished because of buyer fatigue at a bunch of people only having bought a Switch Pro 2 years (or less) prior to that.

But this isn't like a new thing. Nintendo always has multiple updates to its portable systems. Updated systems have never been a problem for them for selling the next gen. And I think Switch 2 launch is much more likely in 2024, so it'll be more like 3 years which is a lot of time. Also Switch 2 is going to be wayyyy more capable than an upgraded Switch. Upgraded Switch is gonna run the same games but with apparently 4k using DLSS, while Switch 2 is going to be a far more capable system in general. Your worry would be like saying people won't upgrade to PS5 and XSeries because they just came out with XBX and PS4 Pro a few years ago.

1) I do think there will be plenty that bought PS4 pro and Xbox One X that won't upgrade for a while because of those recent purchases. Most don't want to spend hundreds of dollars on consoles every 2-3 years.

2) Lets review those past upgrades. GameBoy Advanced SP had a nicer screen and more convenient form factor, but I don't recall it upgrading resolution/graphics. DS Lite didn't have more power either.  I don't think DSI did either, just was quicker if I recall? New 3ds had a little more power, but only a couple games came for it exclusively.