Hardware Folding Switch Mini?

[Futurdreamz]

Considering all the work that is going into flexible displays, Nintendo probably could come out with a version of the Switch that is smaller and folds in half thanks to the display. They can integrate the Joycons so they don't come off, and used a second generation chip with reduced size.

 

[Xanthe]

I think it would be kind of neat to see a portable version of the Switch!

 

[Xzi]

The screen might be foldable, but nothing else inside would be. They might be able to effectively rearrange the innards, but it would most like result in an increase in overall size rather than a decrease. Plus the joy cons would have to be completely re-designed. IMO they'll leave that space open for a potential N3DS successor.

I think it would be kind of neat to see a portable version of the Switch!

Switch is already portable, lol. Not in the "fits in your pocket" sense, but nothing really has been since people started demanding "XL" versions. Still small and light enough to carry around or store in the car. And of course Switch is the only worthwhile portable with local multiplayer on a single screen.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Considering all the work that is going into flexible displays, Nintendo probably could come out with a version of the Switch that is smaller and folds in half thanks to the display. They can integrate the Joycons so they don't come off, and used a second generation chip with reduced size.

I don't think those screens are foldable. They are bendable to a degree, but if you try to fold them flat they will still break.

 

[APartOfMe]

I think it would be kind of neat to see a portable version of the Switch!

i can't tell if your serious

 

[Pleng]

people started demanding "XL" versions

People didn't start demanding them. Companies did their research, put out products, and they proved successful.

 

[Futurdreamz]

I don't think those screens are foldable. They are bendable to a degree, but if you try to fold them flat they will still break.

It can't handle a crease, but it can handle a radius curve. Another die shrink would shrink the circuitry and remove cooling requirements (which could be met by venting through the bulk of the hinge) and ditching the joycons for built in controls leaves more room for moving the innards into - even if the controller parts become thinner.

 

[Kourin]

I'd rather a home console only Switch with USB hard drive support before a mini/xl revision, though that's because mine never leaves the dock.

 

[Xzi]

People didn't start demanding them. Companies did their research, put out products, and they proved successful.

To nobody's surprise. America likes things big, not just Texas.

 

[Beerus]

i thought this thread was a joke i have never been so wrong in my life

 

[Xanthe]

The screen might be foldable, but nothing else inside would be. They might be able to effectively rearrange the innards, but it would most like result in an increase in overall size rather than a decrease. Plus the joy cons would have to be completely re-designed. IMO they'll leave that space open for a potential N3DS successor.


Switch is already portable, lol. Not in the "fits in your pocket" sense, but nothing really has been since people started demanding "XL" versions. Still small and light enough to carry around or store in the car. And of course Switch is the only worthwhile portable with local multiplayer on a single screen.

i can't tell if your serious

I guess my joke wasn't that good lol.

I own a Switch

It's the best portable console I have ever owned

 

[Kioku]

I want nothing to do with foldable screens. I would like to purchase another switch..

 

[KingVamp]

Probably be expensive at first, anyway.

I actually want more of a Switch Slim (Light). Not something that is so small that it shrink the screen, but small enough to shrink the bezel.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

It can't handle a crease, but it can handle a radius curve. Another die shrink would shrink the circuitry and remove cooling requirements (which could be met by venting through the bulk of the hinge) and ditching the joycons for built in controls leaves more room for moving the innards into - even if the controller parts become thinner.

That could work. It would be kind of bulky though. The controllers not being detachable would also make the console longer, which would counteract the benefits of a "foldable" console somewhat.