How Will be Switch 2 Performance Wise?

[Biggerboat1]

Tober said:

Biggerboat1 said:

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.

I just don't see it as being that complicated. The offering is quite different.

Look at the Mac mini - does that diminish the Apple brand because it's less than half the price of an equivalent MacBook Pro?

In fact that's the perfect comparison.

Macbook Pro = Switch

Macbook Air = Switch Lite

Mac Mini - Switch Home

The MacBook Pro starts at $1500, the MacBook Air is $1100 (at same-ish spec) & the Mac mini is $699 (at the same-ish spec)

MacBook Air is 73% of MBP, MM is 47%

Name me a brand that is more obsessed with optics and value propositions than Apple?

Yet they're happy to offer a non-mobile version of their flagship product at less than half the price.

How does this not map 1:1 with Switch?

Last edited by Biggerboat1 - on 11 April 2025