| Helloplite said: Whatever happens, Nintendo will prioritize battery power - as it should. Steam Deck is a disaster, as its battery life is mediocre when trying to run 3D games. It is also a behemoth in size and weight. While a fantastic device, it kind of proved Nintendo's position regarding concessions that have to be made for effective portable gaming. |
Yup battery life and price will be the limiting factors. And obviously size. The last thing anybody wants is a monstrous Steam Deck style system for the next Nintendo system. Steam Deck proved all the ways Switch did stuff right, by doing it all wrong haha. Switch 2 will have plenty of power, while still having a portable size and decent battery life, and have a good price, all of which Steam Deck failed to do.
The OLED model already refined the Switch, next gen all they need to do is up the specs as afforded by the tech advancements since the Switch came out and fix any issues in the original design (thinking here mostly joy con drift and making the connections between system and joycons need to be stronger).
I'd actually love to see them launch a hybrid and Lite model both at launch of the system. That way they could price the hybrid a little higher, like $350, allowing them to include a bit more in it, while having the more affordable Lite at say $250 from day 1.
