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They should call it a Switch Blade.

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I think this’d be a neat companion to Switch 2. A new gen new 3ds + Wii U analogue.

Vs Nintendo having just Switch and Switch Lite. As neat as the Switch Lite is, it isn’t in the same niche as Ninty’s earlier handhelds and I feel like there is a market for it. Though, it might be that the folks in that demo are probably just fine with their phones now.

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Switch lite wont replace the ds because it cant be pocketed reasonably.

And yeah my phone can play the same games as the ds. But physical buttons still beat any touchscreen control I’ve seen.

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I don’t think this will work to compete with the Deck.

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Nintendo is probably not even considering the steam deck a challenger.

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4 points

To their own detriment, then.

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A smaller switch would be a terrible idea. They’re already pushing so hard to have mainstream games on the console, and those games have UI elements that can only get so small before they’re useless. You’d have to develop your UI around being used on these tiny screens, which either takes extra work or leaves big screen users screwed.

A smaller screen switch would basically be relegated to phone games, and all other games would lose a lot of detail to size

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I think it’ll work if they just make the screen slightly smaller than the Lite, like maybe just quarter to half an inch. Use an OLED screen for smaller bezels and then put the buttons below the screen and make it foldable like a GBA. It’ll reduce the footprint a lot.

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I honestly want a smaller Switch. I would 100% buy another Switch if I could easily stuff it in my purse like I do my Vita. I hate the trend of larger portables, they hurt my hands and make my arms tired. They’re heavier and bigger than I have any use for.

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Then get a lite? I don’t understand the problem, there already is a smaller option.

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I still think it the Lite as too big. Maybe you haven’t held a Vita / PSP, or if you have, recently? It’s significantly bigger.

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Plus, the switch is still underpowered by like 8 years now.

Please just give us a Switch Pro or something so that I can play TOTK at more than what feels like 12fps and 720p.

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Overclocking a modded switch really showed me what v2 / oled models are capable of. Any switch past the original is being sandbagged hard so they perform the same as v1.

With only a mild memory oc you can get 30+ fps in totk even when using ultrahand in kariko village.

https://youtu.be/cpGjO6Kc9qQ See for yourself.

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They could have easily built a dock that had more power to have better graphics on the tv.

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7 points

The Lite already fits in my pocket quite well? What are they planning to do here?

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You must have a huge pocket. The Lite is smaller than most but I wouldn’t say it’s that pocketable compared to something like a DS or PSP. I can see value for a Switch that’s as small as a mobile phone.

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Adult American Male, 29x32 Slim Straights, multiple brands. It fits perfectly in my front pockets and sticks out of my rear pockets. I can’t speak for people with smaller pants, though.

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Exactly my thoughts. I keep my Vita in my purse as an every day carry, and I often think about the Switch being too large and heavy to be a proper portable game system.

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Yeah it would be good having psp go like console

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