Is traditionalism still a thing while debating this? Like, bro. Get a grip it's just video game.

I am not a handheld gamer myself, but when I am lazy laying down on my bed it isn't a burden for me to play using handheld mode, if gets uncomfortable holding for too long I can use tabletop mode: I place my switch on one of my pillows to keep it vertically then I stay lay down on my side back for hours, while still playing. You all talk about options, but the hybrid nature from the switch is what give you the most numbers of options from the get-go.

Even if you have the best gaming chair and the best display, it will get uncomfortable for you when you pass some time on this same position, embrace what the switch is offering for gaming 😉 

I think the lack of competitors in portable space is what makes Switch so huge. Sure it would be successful regardless, but having no option other than Nintendo is making every handheld gamer flocks towards Nintendo and is the key answer of why Wii capped at 90 million while Switch will sell 150 million 

The hybrid factor affects a bit home console owners who needs to give up power and get nothing in return, but I don't think this matter much.

The true audience for Nintendo home consoles is at best 30 million, considering the results from N64, GC and Wii U. This is the absolute peak I can see a Switch 2 TV selling, granted it's not having a substantial difference in power from Hybrid Switch 2

So, is 30 million buyers enough for Nintendo to justify R&D necessary to develop and sell a Switch 2 TV? The answer is yes, but no

30 million buyers of a Switch 2 TV would be of course enough to justify the existence of the device itself. The problem is the lack of existence of Switch TV is not a deal-breaker for customers

The people who wants the Switch TV will just buy the standard hybrid if there is no TV version. The potential buyers for the TV only device will just cannibalize potential sales for the inevitable hybrid version

So the question is, how many people who are not interested on Switch 2 hybrid are going to buy the TV only device without any significant power leap? Not many I think 

Depends I believe if they had a released switch home version  2 years ago with ps4 specs it would have did great. If ps4 was success only selling 20% of ps4 why not switch home?

Nah.

The next system should be a hybrid like the Switch.

Of course. The thread was about option after release. If they can release a lite version why not a home version with more power 

I dont even think the Lite version sold that well or as well as they thought it would.

A home console version even if its a little more powerful wouldnt sell as much if there is a hybrid version available.

Yes. I have no use for the screen nor the uncomfortable controllers attached to the screen. My Switch is always in its dock which is nothing but an inconvenient stand. I will buy a console version in a heart beat, whether it is faster or not. It's simply more convenient to have a small Wii like box instead of a useless dock.
(Plus my Switch's fan is making bad noises and not liking all the fiddly work needed to replace the fan. Gonna need a new one some time...)

No,
Nintendo better keep hybrid console

I see no reason to abandon the hybrid form factor for a tiered one. 

My guess is that Switch 2 will probably use a mobile Ampere-based chip (if Nintendo goes Nvidia.) That'd probably put it between an RTX 3050 mobile and base Tegra Orin when docked, and akin to the RTX 2050 Mobile when portable.  

 pfft likely more powerful. Steam Deck is just an old laptop crammed in a smaller form. The Orin chips are better. Even if they don't use the rumored custom T239 Orin Chip and use a more stock Orin chip offer more than Steam Deck does in features alone and if they even use a medium-range Orin SoC it's more powerful than Steam Deck.

Orin is unlikely in my eyes, unless heavily cut down. $449 incoming I reckon, no thanks.

I doubt they go with nvda again. Nintendo only went with nvda cause Nintendo got a mind blowing deal on the switch chip set cause they were basically useless for nvda .  I honestly don't see Nintendo going with anything cutting edge cause they never do.

https://wccftech.com/qualcomm-in-talks-with-nintendo-sony-for-portable-gaming-devices/

The thing is, for a mobile gaming SoC, NVidia is by far the easiest option.

Other mobile chips don't have GPUs that are directly compatible with the other PC and console counterparts (Though Samsung is getting AMD Radeon graphics in the future) while X86 chips are too power-hungry to get a handheld as light and long-running in handheld mode as the Switch, at least without major modification. For comparison, the Steam Deck and Ayaneo 2 both weight more than double what the Switch OLED does for somewhat worse battery life.

I'd argue that with today's hardware, it could be possible to emulate the CPU with an X86 CPU to provide backwards compatibility. But like I said, that would probably make any Switch successor too heavy for prolonged use.

Yup Nintendo has nothing to lose. They will still dominate the handheld market and get more sales from those that want a traditional  console with a descent controller and SSD.

The people who wants the Switch TV will just buy the standard hybrid if there is no TV version. The potential buyers for the TV only device will just cannibalize potential sales for the inevitable hybrid version