Nintendo's Portable-only Switch Lite will release this September

Yeah this is because the 3DS line is essentially being deprecated, 3DS's are only still in manufacture because of customer/retail demand but Nintendo arn't making any more games for that platform and want Switch to be their main handheld line too, which means they need a model that's cheaper and more rugged for the young 'uns or people who want a pure handheld.
 
with how many video's on YT repairing the joy-cons on these I think I'd rather pay the extra for the proper switch
 
To be fair most of the things that caused issues have been removed entirely, or were there because of the re-movability, Switch's OG design was fundamentally kinda fragile in a few aspects which doesn't seem to be the case with this chunky little thing with no detachable parts.
 
tgrech said:
To be fair most of the things that caused issues have been removed entirely, or were there because of the re-movability, Switch's OG design was fundamentally kinda fragile in a few aspects which doesn't seem to be the case with this chunky little thing with no detachable parts.
Click to expand...

Watched 1 the other day 18 joy-cons and the amount that had the bumper button inside broken off, at least with the proper switch you can replace them
 
These seem to have different, chunkier bumpers though, I doubt they'd stick with a known design flaw, the bumpers in the JoyCons were really light, clicky and a little loose compared to say the WiiU because of how thin they are.
 
Yep same, spent a lot of time with them but not committed to my own one yet, personally I think it's the only console with anything too interesting for a PC gamer, the exclusives on there are on a completely other level of quality and polish to what you find elsewhere imo. BoTW is going to be the benchmark for open world adventure games for quite a while, without a doubt my favourite game of all time, and lots of other charming gems on there.
 
tgrech said:
Yep same, spent a lot of time with them but not committed to my own one yet, personally I think it's the only console with anything too interesting for a PC gamer, the exclusives on there are on a completely other level of quality and polish to what you find elsewhere imo. BoTW is going to be the benchmark for open world adventure games for quite a while, without a doubt my favourite game of all time, and lots of other charming gems on there.
Click to expand...

Its BotW alone that has me tempted to pick one up. Will be nice to play on a 15hour flight to brazil next month.
 
Digital foundry did a recent tech analysis where they conclude that the new T210b version of the Tegra X1 used in the Mini is a 16nm die shrink of the original, and uses its power savings to significantly reduce battery size/weight while still giving a moderate battery life boost. It seems like a new revision of the original Switch model is coming which switches to the new SoC(Likely because of the major security flaws in the original X1 too) but there's no indication whether that'll stick with the original battery for much longer life or use the new smaller battery(Though seems to avoid making any use of the extra clock speed headroom confirmed for this revision). Apparently a "Switch Pro" or anything with performance gains won't be this year by all indications. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfkcYxsI4x8
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

WYP
The Nintendo Switch 2 needs a day-1 update to function
Replies
1
Views
93
NeverBackDown
N
WYP
Watch the Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal Here
Replies
0
Views
83
WYP
WYP
WYP
Nintendo officially unveils their Switch 2 console, and its backwards-compatible
Replies
5
Views
917
g0ggles1994
g0ggles1994
WYP
Nintendo to launch Switch 2 on June 5th - Here's what you need to know
Replies
2
Views
116
NeverBackDown
N
WYP
Lexar launches its first 1TB MicroSD Express card for Nintendo's Switch 2
Replies
1
Views
76
NeverBackDown
N
Back
Top