Removing docking functionality could possibly reduce RAM usage by never enabling 4K screen output. This would be similar to the switch lite.

Although, for a $450 device that doesn’t need to make much of a profit on its own, I also don’t think they’re heavy on memory in the first place (12GB). You can buy top quality Chinese Android handhelds with more RAM and better Qualcomm processors than the Switch 2 for about the same price, and those companies are making $0 in software royalties (e.g., AYN Thor Max is $450 with a 16GB/1TB configuration).

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jsheard 5 hours ago | parent [-]

> Removing docking functionality could possibly reduce RAM usage by never enabling 4K screen output. This would be similar to the switch lite.

Every version of the Switch 1 had 4GB of RAM, they didn't cut that on the Lite. Going back and patching every game to ensure it ran on less RAM it was originally designed for would have been a nightmare.

> (e.g., AYN Thor Max is $450 with a 16GB/1TB configuration).

AYN just announced that the Thor will get a price increase soon for obvious reasons.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SBCGaming/comments/1rf5gxq/to_thor_...

	▲	dangus 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Oh yeah, I accidentally implied the switch lite cut down RAM when it didn’t. Of course the Thor Max will have a price increase, but also, obviously 16GB/1TB is a massively bigger bill of materials than the Switch 2’s 12GB/256GB configuration. And I forgot to mention that Nintendo has far more pricing leverage in terms of their volume.