There are 9 switches in my home, 4 of which are mine personally.... I would love a stand alone switch for the TV. Biggest reason is that the Switch can get quite warm when docked, which I see no reason for if it didn't have to be so slim and packed with so much of the stuff that isn't needed to play it on the TV. It's one of the reasons I play my Switch's almost in handheld mode exclusively. Also, with the help of cloud saves I could still do the purpose of the a switch (same game played in both formats) without having to have the heat issue mentioned pretty much at all. I'm sure it would a ton cheaper to build, and sell as well. I'd buy at least two of them. Last, it would be much easier to overclock or run the chip faster if it had a bigger/better cooling solution, so you would truly get the best results from a stand alone system.
@Tasuki I’ve never had a console before with a degrading battery. We can complain about key cards with preservation but these batteries are as bad a problem. Likely I’ll be able to emulate in the future if I could not get actual games but I need a system that actually works in the future.
@sixrings The Wii and Wii U have CR2032 batteries in them - mostly to keep the CMOS clock running in case of loss of mains power - and you're doing well if the former hasn't degraded by now.
The real problem with the Switch battery is that Nintendo went out of their way to make it difficult to replace, and that just seems to be how everyone does things these days. There's more money in out-of-warranty repairs than there is in selling replacements, I suppose.
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