The successor to Nintendo Switch named Switch 2 will continue to be a hybrid console that can be played on TV and in portable mode, it will be launched without an OLED screen (it will have an LCD) and it will have cartridges/cards for physical games , according to various sources. Anonymous to VGC, where they say that the device is “likely” to hit stores in the second half of 2024. They add that there are already development studios outside the Japanese company with the development kit.
The Switch line was great because it integrated their console and handheld lines into one. They won’t go away from that.
For better or worse, they don’t always stick to a winning formula (see the Wii U). I think it would be cool if they added a lid to protect the screen… Maybe another screen in the lid?
Wii U stuck to it. Same motion based, same wiimote along with new pad, same CD style. They marketed it very, very badly