I think it’s probable that they’ll create a home console version of a Switch. But the Switch is basically the Macbook/laptop of video game consoles. While 20-40 years ago desktops were the primary way we used computers, and laptops were primarily for simpler tasks. since the MacBook Pro, that’s changed drastically. Now, professional work and such is done primarily on laptop. If you want a desktop experience, you dock your laptop the same as Switch for a home console experience. Or, in the past, by connecting it via cable to monitors or a hub.
But, Nintendo, if they wish to go the route of economy models has the option for handheld and home console versions of their console. But the Hybrid is going to remain the primary experience until technology changes - right now AR/VR looks like the next big direction, but 15 years from now we might be thinking something along the lines of “remember when we thought Virtual Boy and Sega VR was the future?”
Bottom line is I believe the foreseeable future for Nintendo is hybrid centric. Similar to how certain computer manufacturers have moved into laptop centric approaches.
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