Switch 1 to Switch 2 transition

[Shadow1980]

Pemalite said:

I already touched upon this in my post... But I guess I need to make it bullet points instead.

The reasons to make a fixed home console using Switch hardware:

* Cheaper. (You are ditching mobile components.)
* Longevity. (No Lithium batteries to swell up and fail, matter of when, not if.)
* More devices in more places leading to potentially a larger player base.


And just like the Lite model "opens up the market" by allowing households to have Multiple Switch devices... A home fixed console literally does the same thing, it's more Switch devices in more places.

If -you- think that removing:
* Dock.
* Display with Touch.
* Lithium Battery.
* Battery Management System.
* Joycons.
* Speakers.
* Accelerometer
* Gyroscope.


And more isn't going to reduce the price by a decent margin, then you are living in a fantasy land, the Switch 2 is already Nintendo's most expensive console ever.

Nintendo already ditched the Hybrid approach (It's not a Hybrid, it's a mobile device that has a dock) with the Switch Lite, so it's not impossible for them to make other variants.

There is value in having multiple form factors run the same games, I am -not- a mobile gamer, I would throw my Switch OLED into the bin for a Switch TV instead.

I'd totally be okay if Nintendo made a handheld-only Switch 2 Lite and a home console-only Switch 2. All the internals are the same, but the form factor is purely one type of console or the other. One is just like the Lite was: a compact Switch with no dock and no detachable Joycons. The other is just a small box with a cartridge slot, an HDMI port for connecting to the TV, and a USB port for charging an included Pro Controller. That's in addition to keeping the hybrid model for people who like that "best of both worlds" approach.

Nintendo's own internal data a few months into the Switch's life did show that 20% of Switch owners played primarily or exclusively docked, 30% played primarily or exclusively in handheld mode, and the remaining 50% of Switch owners played both. So, there would definitely be a large potential market for a home-console-only model for the Switch 2 just as the Lite had a market.