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What type of console form factor could evolve beyond the Switch? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by CoralMask146@lemmy.world to c/nintendo@lemmy.world
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Been thinking about it recently, and I honestly feel that the Switch is probably the perfect console form factor. Obviously, physical specifications can be improved (faster processor, more battery life), but in terms of the form factor itself, it's so balanced in the way you can play it on a big screen and handheld

I don't think Nintendo would ever move away from this model, but thinking ahead (even after a potential Switch 2), how could Nintendo evolve beyond this type of form factor? Or is this perhaps the peak of this type of design and we're just getting improved specs/minor ergonomic changes from here on out (which I'd be totally fine with)?

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[–] RiceKirby@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I don't think it will happen in the near future, but something similar to a Chromecast could eventually become a new form factor. Think something like the current Switch, but it would be split into 3 parts: the Joycons, the tablet screen and the tablet processor unit (the Chromecast-like thing). By default they all come attached to each other (but not hanging like Chromecast, more like an cartridge-like thing that is inserted into the tablet), but you can detach them all, leave the screen at your home and bring only the processor and Joycons with you, then connect the processor to your phone or some other screen to play it.