A Nintendo Switch Mini or Nintendo Switch Pocket handheld console could be in the pipeline according to a popular X-based leaker. It seems the source has dug up numerous patents that point to a miniature Switch, although patents often lead to nothing more than the public description of an idea. However, this hasn’t stopped the leaker predicting a price and release date for a Switch Mini.

I think we all know that patents don’t usually mean anything and aren’t an indicator of a product actually coming to launch, but what do you all think of a potentially smaller, more portable Switch?

  • Kiosade@lemmy.caEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I’ve never really cared about Xbox, and tbh I don’t even understand what the newest one is supposed to be called anymore. They really “Wii U’d” hard with the last few names.

    • samus12345@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      Took me a while to understand the difference between all the recent Xboxes. I hate their naming scheme!

      Xbox One = base unit, released in 2013. Equivalent to PS4.

      Xbox One X = mid-gen upgrade, released in 2017. Equivalent to PS4 Pro.

      Xbox Series S = lower-tier current-gen console, released in 2020. No PS equivalent.

      Xbox Series X = higher-tier current-gen console, released in 2020 alongside the Series S. Equivalent to PS5.