Mibu no ookami
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Putting this in bold so hopefully people will actually read it: I'm not saying this is definitely the route they'll take
I mean we may very well be correct, but I don't think there is any guarantee out there that says that Nintendo will stick with this model.
The Switch served its purpose, and so did the DS/3DS, but Nintendo handhelds no longer have dual screens. The fact that Nintendo released a switch lite to me suggests there is an opening for them to separate their skus entirely again. There is a concept that would have Nintendo wanting to be vastly more portable in order to compete with mobile phones, particularly in Japan. I could very well see a portable with a foldable screen in the future.
Neither Sony nor Microsoft is going to be in a rush to release an entirely new SKU at best we're going to see Pro models.
I could see Nintendo releasing a 15-20 Tflops home console to try to regain market dominance and start generating 3rd party royalties again while releasing a more traditional switch lite successor. I think publishers would welcome it to bring more competition to the console market. They could probably do so at a price point pretty competitive to that of the PS5 and XSX.
I could also see their games still working on both systems as well as having exclusives to each.
I think Nintendo is in a precarious situation where just releasing a souped-up Switch 2 which is basically a Switch Pro is going to have real issues with market penetration and I think it's interesting that we just assume they'll keep this model going. I can also see them holding off on a handheld successor right away. You look at the Tegra X2 and its just not going to do the trick.
I mean we may very well be correct, but I don't think there is any guarantee out there that says that Nintendo will stick with this model.
The Switch served its purpose, and so did the DS/3DS, but Nintendo handhelds no longer have dual screens. The fact that Nintendo released a switch lite to me suggests there is an opening for them to separate their skus entirely again. There is a concept that would have Nintendo wanting to be vastly more portable in order to compete with mobile phones, particularly in Japan. I could very well see a portable with a foldable screen in the future.
Neither Sony nor Microsoft is going to be in a rush to release an entirely new SKU at best we're going to see Pro models.
I could see Nintendo releasing a 15-20 Tflops home console to try to regain market dominance and start generating 3rd party royalties again while releasing a more traditional switch lite successor. I think publishers would welcome it to bring more competition to the console market. They could probably do so at a price point pretty competitive to that of the PS5 and XSX.
I could also see their games still working on both systems as well as having exclusives to each.
I think Nintendo is in a precarious situation where just releasing a souped-up Switch 2 which is basically a Switch Pro is going to have real issues with market penetration and I think it's interesting that we just assume they'll keep this model going. I can also see them holding off on a handheld successor right away. You look at the Tegra X2 and its just not going to do the trick.