The "new" Switch and an old discussion rekindled

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jonathanalis said:

What I think they should do:

A more modular approach, where you choose among parts. The mais tablet would have two different specs to choose.
The cheapest would have all the memory and pre-rendering gpu for all modern games for good handheld resolution.
When docked, it outputs until 1080p.

The more expensive would only include extra tensor cores for post processing high resolution(DLSS), and a screen with higher resolution (and maybe oled, higher storage). Would output until 4k when docked.
When hh, you could choose to use the extra cores or save battery.

I think in this way we will have a affordable entry point, while also feeling next gen for those who want. Developers focus on cheaper version, don't need to care about 4k, let the AI do it.

And also they can market it well, call it Nintendo Module, add extra modules for controllers and have different controllers for different gameplay, call it innovation, market on modular design where you can choose what you want, while the minimum is just a next gen switch.

As much as I like the possibilities of modularity, I just don't see Nintendo doing it. their more "simple to understand" devices are usually their most successful ones as well. But this thread is exactly for that: abstracting what Nintendo generally does and thinking of possibilities, so this is a very interesting one!