Nintendo Switch 2 Home could defy DRAM crisis with more power at lower price
The Nintendo Switch 2 ($449 on Amazon) is currently only available in a single version. As was the case with the first-generation Nintendo Switch, Nintendo could launch a higher-quality Nintendo Switch 2 OLED and a more compact, more affordable Nintendo Switch 2 Lite in the coming years. In a Q&A session, a viewer from Digital Foundry once again brings up a topic that Nintendo has so far avoided: a home console version of the Nintendo Switch 2.
While Digital Foundry doesn't believe Nintendo is planning a pure home console, this supposed Nintendo Switch 2 Home could be exactly what the gaming market needs right now. After all, the Sony PlayStation 5 Slim costs $649 after a recent price increase, the PlayStation 6 could become even more expensive, and Valve's Steam Machine is rumored to cost significantly more than the PS6. If you want to play the latest games on the big screen, there are currently hardly any options apart from game streaming.
More performance at a lower price
This is exactly where a Nintendo Switch 2 Home could fill a gap in the market. Because without the display and battery and with a cheaper gamepad, such a console could realistically be offered for between $350 and $400. With a more powerful cooling system, a significantly higher performance could also be achieved.
This is because the Nvidia Tegra T239 theoretically achieves maximum CPU clock rates of 1.7 GHz and a GPU clock rate of up to 1.4 GHz, which means that around 70 percent higher CPU performance and 40 percent faster graphics performance could be achieved compared to a Nintendo Switch 2 in its docking station. Enough to display many games in a higher resolution or with a more stable frame rate.
Whether Nintendo ultimately decides for or against a home console version of the Nintendo Switch 2 could also depend on the further course of the DRAM crisis. If the price of the Switch 2 does have to be increased at some point, a cheaper version of the console would be an interesting and almost unrivaled option for gaming enthusiasts with a lower budget.
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