How will be Switch 2 performance wise?

[Soundwave]

Tober said:

JRPGfan said:

The dock is what makes it a "switch", able to go from handheld to tv hybrid console.
That seems unlikely to me.

If they wanted to go that route, for a cheap buy in option, it would be so much easier and cheaper, to make a tv hooked up switch only.
(ei. its in a tiny cube, thus its without screen ect, allowing for cheaper build)

What about the multiple Switch per household? You only need one dock for the living room TV, but want more Switches for the family members?

The only way I think this could have worked is if the old dock worked since lots of people already have an OG Dock, but from the shipment data this thread is about it looks like there is a completely new dock (one that has a fan inside of it) for the Switch 2 that has new functionality (extra cooling). 

So I don't think a dock-less model is happening, I don't think Switch 1 docks will work with Switch 2 because they don't have any active cooling. 

From this shipment data we also see the Switch 2 is a significantly larger console than the Switch 1 so that may complicate a dock situation, now I know you're talking about multiple docks per household, but when Switch 2 has 0 docks in anyone's home to start with I can't see them selling a dock-less model to start with at all. 

We also know from the Switch 1 outside of a small service in Japan where I believe they allowed some Switches to be sold direct from Nintendo via mail without a dock for a little less, Nintendo didn't sell regular Switch systems without a dock anywhere (regular meaning non-Lite models) else and still does not, I don't see them suddenly changing this for Switch 2.  

Last edited by Soundwave - on 19 May 2024