| Wyrdness said: - It's not me not grasping it could potentially sell it's you overestimating it's appeal based on your own taste and not understanding the actual reason Switch sells to begin with. The form factor of the product is there to execute the concept they have in mind for the gaming experience they're going to provide that's the appeal of the Switch, the experience they have envisioned takes a lot of ques from the portable market devices with the game sharing, local gaming, mobile gaming, QOL or even Lan like gatherings and cross device features, this is what the platform is sold on and what the consumers buying it find appealing. A lot of this gets lost in the static version you proposed while the Lite retains all of it while still being able to do what the static version can do minus connecting to a TV, the only real argument you've provided is that it would be cheaper. |
Your point is moot because there are plenty of games on Switch that are exclusive to the hybrid version and cannot be played on Lite version. The existence of said games did not hindered Nintendo to release Lite version anyway
There is absolutely a market for home-only Nintendo console. Is that market big? Probably not, but if Lite can do fine with 25 million units sold lifetime I can't see why a TV-only Switch 2 can't survive with maybe 15-20 million units either
It would be cheaper than a hybrid, with better life and they could add a few tweaks with the economy in battery and portable components, like more providing more storage. A Switch 2 home with 512GB sold for 400 USD certainly have a good selling potential
