Heresy! Every product has to be marketed towards resetera users with FOMO who buy every single SKU of every single console.
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Nintendo Switch Lite announced at $199, launches September 20th, "dedicated handheld" (smaller, has D-Pad, has gyro, no HD Rumble, no dock/TV output)
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Heresy! Every product has to be marketed towards resetera users with FOMO who buy every single SKU of every single console.
I just realized something kinds huge. With no kickstand, theres no Micro SD slot. Meaning no expandable storage for games. Unless they specifically moved it, I think it was removed too.
The cnet article here states the lite lacks an auto-brightness sensor. So perhaps there is some confusion? Maybe the screen brightness is adjustable, but there is no sensor to auto-adjust. Could maybe be a translation issue causing confusion?
...huh. Did anyone notice that it still has the two divots on the bottom, on either side of the USB port?
As far as I'm aware the only purpose of those things was to enable the docking pins to fit into the Switch. If this can't dock why are those still there?
As far as I'm aware the only purpose of those things was to enable the docking pins to fit into the Switch. If this can't dock why are those still there?
It would have been appealing to me but they haven't really done that. It's not more portable. I don't play tv mode at all so I'd have been down to upgrade to a portable only Switch, but since this is neither close to Vita level portable nor does it have a battery life upgrade worth mentioning I'm out.
OK. Again for me this seems expensive. You guys really don't need to defend this thing from me. I'm just stating an opinion.
Then you could say that about any system. The XB1X is a tad too expensive. The PS4 Pro is a tad too expensive. The next gen system will be a tad too expensive. Too expensive relative to what?
Unless Nintendo discontinued OG Switch while I wasn't looking they certainly haven't removed options.
There is no way Nvidia is producing a Switch Lite-specific APU though?
And I'd like to cuddle up with Katy Perry tonight instead of my wife, but that's not happening either...
Sure, but I could see that being a somewhat upsetting surprise to less-informed consumers (especially parents). Having to drop another $70 would be annoying.
but also, if they were detachable, then you'd have different-sized joycons to worry about.
So can I redownload all my purchases on this and still have them on my main switch or do I have to do a transfer and empty my main switch?
I am like a 90% handheld player. There are only a few games I fully played on my TV (Odyssey was one of them so I could shake shake shake my joycons) but I don't think I could ever fully commit to never docking again. Would mean giving up my smash gamecube playing too. Good for those who don't mind it, but I think taking one option away completely I just could not do.
Oh my god. It's a tad too expensive for me to buy. How is that difficult to understand?
Again, that's R&D money spent. Those are units manufactured. And given your scenario where it isn't included in the box, those are units sitting in a warehouse that certainly won't sell as well. Manufacture fewer of them? Then the marginal cost of production makes it prohibitively expensive. It not worth it for them to do that. Call it anti-consumer if you'd like, but Nintendo determined that the value proposition for the Switch Lite does not include docking features and determined that $200 price point was most important. Buy the original model or wait for a Pro to be announced if you want to dock.
There is a console for people like you and its called Switch.
Jeebus way too many of you
The only example they gave about motion controls was 1-2 Switch, which is a game that can't be played in handheld mode. They said the system can play any handheld compatible game, so the system likely still has gyro functionality.
Because of the potential of a more efficient chipset? The rumor was the chipset would be on a smaller die with improved performance. Plus! I like the colors.
What? They support MicroSD, it's moved to the bottom, not shown in video.
...huh. Did anyone notice that it still has the two divots on the bottom, on either side of the USB port?
As far as I'm aware the only purpose of those things was to enable the docking pins to fit into the Switch. If this can't dock why are those still there?
These look like speaker holes to me.
If you have more than one kid, than isn't the original better since you can do multiplayer, out the box?
Seems like a pretty compelling product. I am shocked that they won't have a cable for connecting it to TV but other than that it seems cool. Not really targeted at current at current switch owners and I don't see why I would get it, but I could see it being a great Christmas gift for kids.
A specilized dock might be coming down the line...huh. Did anyone notice that it still has the two divots on the bottom, on either side of the USB port?
As far as I'm aware the only purpose of those things was to enable the docking pins to fit into the Switch. If this can't dock why are those still there?
I have 2 regular/OG Switches. My kids mostly play handheld, but, pop the controllers off a lot for two player stuff. Mine mostly stays docked.
What I'm saying is I'm not the market for this device, but, I'll probably get one at some point because I have no self control.
What I'm saying is I'm not the market for this device, but, I'll probably get one at some point because I have no self control.
I'm saying that's what the name refers to and the claim that it doesn't came after because obviously they knew it needed to stay flexible. Nothing you say is incompatible with that assertion.
Do you have a list of docked only titles? I remember handheld only releases, but not docked only. The list is probably far too small to care.Better ask Nintendo to clarify this text:
Compatible Games:
Compare - Nintendo Switch - Nintendo - Official Site
Compare technical specs and more features of the Nintendo Switch™ – OLED Model, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch Lite systems.www.nintendo.com
Nintendo Switch: All Nintendo Switch Games
Nintendo Switch Lite: Nintendo Switch games that support Handheld mode
There's a slot on the back, where the kickstand was before.
...huh. Did anyone notice that it still has the two divots on the bottom, on either side of the USB port?
As far as I'm aware the only purpose of those things was to enable the docking pins to fit into the Switch. If this can't dock why are those still there?
Charging dock, probably
Or to use my assumption, with how small it is (22% smaller) the thermals were not ideal for having the clocks at docked speeds so they disabled the feature.
And they are stating their opinion back at you, that's called discussion :-)
will this have a charger in the box? i hope it does but if it doesn't at least the connector will be standard usb-c.
But it literally has minigames that only work in handheld mode?
So basically you are going to need a $70 pair of joycons to play these few handheld mode only mini games on a Switch Light?
I swear you couldn't just sit and play an entire game in handheld because of how everything controls with joycons.
I'm gonna guess a lot of people, myself included, didn't put much weight in the rumors and simply waited to see the official announcement before giving it much thought. I think I visited the WSJ thread once since it was started, just prefer to not discuss stuff like that until it's 100% official.
It doesn't need as much cooling if it is. Nvidia would probably not have two production lines, one for Pro and one for Lite, though?
I was hopping for a bigger screen. I only play portable but the screen as is gives me head ache
And no IR sensor.
A $200 BOTW and Tetris machine playable anywhere, released just in time for Pokemon. The holiday contest is already over.
I do wonder if/when a pro model will phase out the OG Switch the way the OG 3DS was phased out.