Pasedo
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Nah trust me. I'd be happy with the conservative theories being thrown around of the tablets capabilities. Which makes me think right that when it comes to handhelds people have been extremely happy with the low tech found in the 3DS. Imagine a handheld that has the power and graphics of a Wii U and by current theories uses the latest Pascal tech. This means the handheld part will last a very very long time. The console market has much higher expectations and because of that you would need to be able to produce a steady hardware upgrade cycle. Ninty using their Supplemental Computing Device ideas can effectively boost the power of the Switch by upgrading components in the dock SCD. As it's only a supplemental device the cost of upgrade would be much lower. I see it like this. Switch version 1 initial launch with Tablet power plus dock version 1 SCD power. In 2-3 years time the dock will get an upgrade to version 2 with a better gpu, ram etc but still is supplemental to Switch version 1 power. In 5-6 years time they will refresh both the handheld and the dock hardware. This keeps the portable gaming market happy and ensures they can also compete against PS and Xbone. Remember they have new leadership and I think they want to keep investors happy by competing properly with competitors to lure in the hardcore gamers, yet still have a strong point of difference.