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Tober on 11 April 2025
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Biggerboat1 said:
Conina said:

That point is moot. Nintendo won't sell a "controller-free" console.

But you are free to sell the Joy-Con-2 controllers if you buy the Switch 2 and only want to use your Switch-1-Pro controller to get some money back.

I don't think it's moot.

If they can sell a Switch Lite at 2/3s of an OG Switch then I don't see why they can't sell a Home at around 1/2 the price, even with a controller.

After all a Switch Lite still contains basically all of the components of a controller.

Extra components in Switch Lite vs Home - main battery, screen, charger.

Extra components in Home vs Switch Lite - small battery in the controller

Because you don't need to worry as much about thermals/power efficiency in the Home version I'd also imagine you could opt for some some cheaper 'non-mobile' components - RAM maybe?

EDIT - the people who would sell the dock due to only wanting to play undocked is obvs a completely different demo to a Switch Home.

Even though enticing for many people I cannot see Nintendo pricing a Home version at 1/2. Pricing is also about messaging. Saying you can get 2 Home versions for the price of the Hybrid one, makes the Hybrid look overly expensive and therefore loose much of its appeal, even to those wanting the hybrid option. I could see a smaller price, but I think Nintendo would opt for a bigger profit margin in this case to protect the Hybrid form factor's Image.