<story><title>Nintendo Switch Lite: a smaller, cheaper Switch built for handheld play</title><url>https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/7/10/20687801/nintendo-switch-lite-price-release-date-size-battery-life-motion-control-games</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>izzydata</author><text>Kind of the opposite of what I would want. I only use mine while docked to a TV. If you cut off the controllers and the screen you could probably make a black box version for $150. Or make it more powerful and keep it at $200.&lt;p&gt;For a mobile only Switch to make sense for me it would need to be small enough to fit in a pocket.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>aczerepinski</author><text>I agree with you (only like to play docked) but my son only plays it handheld. I bet it’s common for people to strongly prefer one way or the other, favoring either higher resolution more immersive graphics, or that intimate&amp;#x2F;private feeling of having the screen right in your hands.</text></comment>
<story><title>Nintendo Switch Lite: a smaller, cheaper Switch built for handheld play</title><url>https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/7/10/20687801/nintendo-switch-lite-price-release-date-size-battery-life-motion-control-games</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>izzydata</author><text>Kind of the opposite of what I would want. I only use mine while docked to a TV. If you cut off the controllers and the screen you could probably make a black box version for $150. Or make it more powerful and keep it at $200.&lt;p&gt;For a mobile only Switch to make sense for me it would need to be small enough to fit in a pocket.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>Eric_WVGG</author><text>It makes sense for large families, college students, kids who haul everything in backpacks, frequent travelers, and people who don’t own televisions.&lt;p&gt;I never take mine anywhere, and will definitely be looking to trade-in.</text></comment>