Nintendo announces the Nintendo Switch Lite

Flame · Jul 10, 2019

Nintendo is very dim with ideas at the moment.

they need a Lite Switch.

ba dum tsss.

Condarkness_XY · Jul 10, 2019

...So they made it smaller, but no docking or joycons. Isn't the switch supposed to be a hybrid console? Did making it smaller really take the ability to be docked or have removable joycons out? This is essentially the vita with more game support.

Foxi4 · Jul 10, 2019

Bladexdsl said:
it says it's not compatible

That's not what I meant. I said that I don't see why it wouldn't work, provided the signal is on the connector. You can soft lock anything.

wurstpistole · Jul 10, 2019

8BitWonder said:
Neat, I wonder how many (if any) will come with FW lower than 8.0.0.

Since they will most definitely have any of the existing flaws patched out, I doubt the fw version will matter.

Bladexdsl · Jul 10, 2019

Foxi4 said:
provided the signal is on the connector. You can soft lock anything.

your more likely be able to charge it in the dock as well as it comes with it's own mini dock to charge it using the notch on the back. unless the release it with no charging station...yeah but they have NEVER done anything like that before

Obveron · Jul 10, 2019

I still don't own a switch. I don't understand how the right thumbstick can be comfortable without some sort of angled grip.

natron · Jul 10, 2019

The Nintendo Switch Lite also features a battery life of 3-7 hours, a slight improvement over the original's 2.5-6.5 hours.

TheDarkGreninja · Jul 10, 2019

Foxi4 said:
I don't see why it wouldn't be dockable if it has USB-C just like the original. The signal is there, it's just the form factor that's different.

Smaller cooler maybe? Could be thermal constraints but it's using a more efficient Tegra X1 revision so it's possible.

PalindromicBreadLoaf · Jul 10, 2019

I'm calling it now. These will be fully patched against the deja vu exploit, and be on a higher firmware than 8.0.0.

Obveron · Jul 10, 2019

I hope the pro is a more powerful non-mobile console to keep prices down. I don't need portable.

DSoryu · Jul 10, 2019

For all the people complaining, the original switch model is not like to be discontinued or something ya'know? If you like to play on TV then just buy that.
This is clearly aimed to people that want a switch for an affordable price or just want to play on the go. Different market targets, different choices, and everyone is happy.

For me, I'm most interested in the screen type, I want to know if it has improved in some way, despite my the current switch screen nice look, there are definitely better panels out there.

hippy dave · Jul 10, 2019

Ooh, dinky. It's not for me, but there's obviously a market for it, I'm sure it's gonna sell great.

jakkal · Jul 10, 2019

Mohammed2935 said:
Looks very cheap.

That's why it's cheaper...

Pleng · Jul 10, 2019

That "promo" video really confused me. Correct me if I'm wrong, but here's what I saw:

A list of all the advantages in Switchablity of the original machine, followed by a comment basically saying "the lite doesn't do any of that"
An advert showing off what the original machine can do and further highlighting the fact that the lite isn't able to do so
A short summary reminding the viewer about all the things that the new machine can't do compared to the original, and also advising that to play some games you'll need to purchase separate controllers

Did I miss anything? What marketing department approved that kind of video??

DANTENDO · Jul 10, 2019

Dartz150 said:
This is clearly aimed to people that want a switch for an affordable price or just want to play on the go.

The switch is hardly expensive and you can play on the go anyway - you can't defend shit like this

PRAGMA · Jul 10, 2019

CONS:
- No detachable joycons, impossible to repair joycons without voiding warranty
- No HDMI to TV output yet it can support it easily
- No tabletop mode and games supporting it need a 2nd pair of joycons
- Its not longer a "Switch" its name means literally nothing now
- No HD rumble or IR
- Smaller Screen
- Cant adjust brightness
- No kickstand
- No ethernet cable support/adapter
- No external usb/hdd support/adapter
- No dock
- Speakers covered by the bottom of your Palm
- No bluetooth

PROS:
- $100 cheaper
- Dpad
- Claims better battery
- Claims it weighs a noticable amount less

ROMANREIGNS599 · Jul 10, 2019

TheDarkGreninja said:
I mean they do have to cut costs to bring it to that 199 price point.

Once, I got banned because of you

Eddypikachu · Jul 10, 2019

Online games are gonna get muuuuuuch laggier now that there'll be an even greater abundance of people without ethernet

Kioku · Jul 10, 2019

Pleng said:
That "promo" video really confused me. Correct me if I'm wrong, but here's what I saw:

A list of all the advantages in Switchablity of the original machine, followed by a comment basically saying "the lite doesn't do any of that"

An advert showing off what the original machine can do and further highlighting the fact that the lite isn't able to do so

A short summary reminding the viewer about all the things that the new machine can't do compared to the original, and also advising that to play some games you'll need to purchase separate controllers

Did I miss anything? What marketing department approved that kind of video??

They're hoping it will increase sales of Joycons and entice people into buying the more expensive hardware... I don't know...

diggeloid · Jul 10, 2019

Foxi4 said:
That's not what I meant. I said that I don't see why it wouldn't work, provided the signal is on the connector. You can soft lock anything.

I don't know how the Switch hub works internally, but I know it has USB, ethernet, and HDMI ports. If the hardware for that isn't in the hub itself but rather on the switch, then it's possible they cut that out from the lite to save costs. Alternatively, the cooling isn't great on the lite and can't play at the higher resolutions and/or framerates you'd get from a docked original switch?

Or maybe they just didn't want to deal with support requests from people who bought the hub but didn't buy a controller?

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