Do you honestly believe Nintendo releasing a mid-tier performance-wise handheld in 2025 is the worst case scenario? 

What alternative hardware do you think they should've gone with? Basically the only thing better than what the Switch 2 is projected to have, in handhelds -- when it releases, would be a higher-end Strix Point APU and handhelds with those will cost about $700-$1500. We don't know when Tegra Thor is releasing. Some-time in 2025, but probably too late for them to have enough chips for a Switch 2 release. 

So honestly, what alternative hardware makes sense for Nintendo to have gone with? What is the best case scenario, in your eyes, while retaining the same form-factor? 

As for the PS6 hypothetical. If the PS5 Pro were hypothesized to have an RX 8800 XT level GPU and then they just released it as a PS6 a few years later, improving the chipset by reducing the process node and adding some more modern features from RDNA 5, I don't think anybody would be disappointed with the PS6. In 2027 (that would be three years after PS5 Pro's projected release), an RX 8800XT comparable chipset would likely be similar to mid-range GPU of that year, which is what most people expect of console hardware. 

What you talking about? the switch pro was leaked 2 years ago and rumored to come out in  mid 2023 with similar specs.

I think the point is for the people that actually care about power been expecting to see the switch pro with these specs years ago, no one in their  right mind expected 10-12 teraflop console in 2018-2019 and people were actually very happy about the specs of ps5 and series x when revealed. we been hearing rumors of a pro with a T239 and expecting in late 2022, it was basically all but confirmed by sources.

The main Switch Pro rumours were for 2020/2021 and you said "years ago". 2022 is the absolute latest that could be referring to.

Your unrealistic expectations are the big problem here.

The T239 was (probably) taped out on H1 2022, it wouldn't be possible to release a Switch Pro in 2022 with this SoC. The Switch Pro was also something that Nintendo never confirmed or acknowleged its existence, I don't think it was ever planned at all. The T239 was always intended to release on the Switch successor, which according to leaks was planned to be released in 2024, but was internally delayed to 2025.

I'm just speculating here, since there's no way to know for sure. But no, the Switch 2 isn't outdated because you expected a Switch Pro with the T239 in 2022, that's absurd.

like i said its just too late that's too late this hardware should have been released in mid 2024 at the latest for mid 2025 might as well wait till 2026 and which will probably deliver a massive jump if they would wanna go that direction.

As for ps6 lol you don't know sony fans they would absolutely trash those specs if it was just a slightly improved ps5 pro.  

when i say years i'm talking about when switch 2 releases.

The rumors were from leaked documents and reliable sources and almost everyone expected a switch pro it made perfect sense and even DF said it was cancelled probably cause nintendo could make a killing on switch 2. saying it's unrealistic expectations when everyone in the gaming community expected it just plain wrong.  

That was unclear then and thinking Nintendo would release a device in 2023 with these specs is still nonsensical. They're not gonna release a high end console, none of the three console makers do that. Your expectations are unreasonable.

I wasn't expecting for them to go NVDA if they were going cutting edge. Because i been hearing rumors for switch pro for so long and was the traveling the world when i came back to the states i expected to see a pro version when i saw there was no pro version i became negative on nintendo and expected nintendo do what they do best give us the worst case scenario for hardware every time, and with a T239 in 2025 they delivered again. look lets just say ps6 has slightly better specs then ps5 pro in 2028, sony fans would burn it  alive, So me saying it's seems very dated is more then fair.