Is it feasible for the Switch 2 to have performance near Xbox Series S level at 400$?

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JRPGfan said:

Its probably just because Nvidia did that design on 8nm with samsung.
Nintendo wont spend money to shrink it down.... and pay more for a newer node, even if it could mean a stronger Switch 2 or better battery life.

There are also rumors of a 25 watt-hour battery.
So it looks like they are sticking to the same power consumption that original Switch has.

Yep. Nintendo isn't going to change their 25-year-old design philosophy just because some people want to have a $400 ROG Ally that also plays Mario.

Just to mention it, I've seen some cope thinking it could be Samsung 5 nm since it's smaller than an Orin but really, the Switch 2 SoC was never going to be the full size of an automotive chip with all its extra hardware that won't be needed for gaming. Occam's razor and all.

With these specs, I don't expect things to change in regards to third-party support either but for the past 25 years, Nintendo consoles have always been for first-party games or adjacent stuff like Pokémon anyway.