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Dulfite on 22 January 2021
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Agente42 said:
Mandalore76 said:

Well, one of the new rumors going around is that Nintendo is planning to update the dock, rather than the Switch itself.  So, the dock would upscale the games without a new model of Switch needing to be released.  In that case, I think original Switch owners wouldn't have to worry about being barred from buying certain Switch games in the future.  The OG models just wouldn't benefit from the upscaling that the new Docks would be capable of.  If the rumor is true, and if I'm understanding what it implies that is.

dock upgrade is a wrong move.

Switch power is a dynamic style of play. You choose when and how you play your games. A powerful dock is a wrong move.

What if that is their end goal going forward though? What I mean is, release device with dock (Switch 1 and Dock 1), then release a "pro dock" years later that can enhance the Switch 1's capabilities on TV, then release the Switch 2 after that (which not only performs better in handheld than Switch 1, but performs MUCH better in docked mode because of Pro Dock/Dock 2), then release Dock 3 which enhances the Switch 2 further on TV mode, followed by Switch 3, etc.

If that is what they are planning on the "mid gen" upgrades looking like in the future I could get behind that because then it wouldn't make our handheld Switch's obsolete until the next actual generation comes out 6-7 years later.