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Comment by pupppet

2 days ago

For those of us with zero interest in playing a console on the go I wish they would release a non-mobile version and put the money saved into beefier specs.

It’s more for playing in your room where you don’t have a TV, than necessarily on-the-go. Just how smartphones are nowadays used for gaming at home by the younger generation. You still don’t want to be tethered to a power outlet.

The beefier specs would be wasted though since game developers would still be primarily targeting the handheld (since that is still their main offering, so that's what most people have).

That's my case as well, especially now that Switch has established itself and you can get Switch Mini for $200 if interested in on-the-go experience.

Nintendo's best selling consoles are all handhelds, its not surprising for them to stick with the hybrid form factor.