How Will be Switch 2 Performance Wise?

[Biggerboat1]

Otter said:

Biggerboat1 said:

They could offer a non-controller option as the Switch 1 pro controller is compatible with S2 I believe & also I could see a lot of people double dipping who already own a Switch 2 (or the inevitable Switch 2 Lite) due to the higher performance of a fully clocked 'Home'.

You're prob right that $100 is too low but I could see a controller-less version being financially plausible at $150 to $200 if they were to sell at cost.

Unfortunately we'll likely never find out as all of the reasons to do this also applied to the OG Switch & it never happened...

I just don't think Nintendo was in a situation where they needed this. They would need to have data to suggest that the cost point of the regular switch was a boundary to a notable amount of people, otherwise they can continue to sell the hybrid (maintain value perception) and reap the benefits of its being a hybrid (personal ownership=multiple per house, portable means more opportunity to play games = more spending on games, more cohesive branding). The truth is they will not sell a Switch TV for especially cheap even if they could because that undervalues the Switch brand as a whole. 

I'm sure it's been on the cards but unlike Switch Lite which is especially friendly to a younger demographic or lends itself as secondary system, Switch TV doesn't introduce a new demo or give the system new purpose. Just a slightly cheaper entry point ($229?) for a system that is already considered cheap. 

Companies make bone-headed moves all the time so I'm not going to assume that Nintendo have 100% accurate projections that show it wouldn't be advantageous.

If the S2 Home was $229 that'd be half the price...

The new demographic that you'd appeal to would be folk that are willing to spend $229 but not $450. Take any product and cut it's price in half & see what happens.

What Tesla model sells by far and away the most? Did the Model Y cheapen the Tesla brand or propel it to the most valuable car manufacturer on the planet? (I detest Elon btw). What GPU sells the most units? Which of Apple's laptops sell the most? Does the MBA cheapen Apple's brand?

Price is a massive differentiator.