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"Budget model" refers to the first budget model that causes this market to resolve YES. If multiple budget models are announced simultaneously or near-simultaneously (e.g. within the same presentation), resolves according to the cheapest one.
"standard Switch 2" refers to the Nintendo Switch 2 systems that were sold worldwide on June 5, 2025.
If no budget model is released before market close, all options resolve N/A.
1,000Removing the Game Card slot would make it more frustrating for parents etc who want to buy a kid the new Mario etc.
Removing the microphone means developers would be something devs would have to work around.
Removing the SD-Express slot might not really save them much cost, and would limit digital sales and perhaps even game-compatibility.
Removing HDR would make the screen cheaper, and IIUC devs already have to support SDR 1080p output, so I can see them do that
Having it not able to dock almost seems a given
Removing one USB-C port would make it less compatible with accessories, which is one way Nintendo can make money on what might otherwise be a lower-margin device.
I think they might consider making the screen smaller on the budget-model
Another thing they might consider is a cheaper joycon 2 attachment method, or even just keeping them attached as on the 1 Lite.
A third thing we should probably consider is if they'll go for a die-shrink. I can definitely see that with a smaller screen, so a smaller battery doesn't compromise battery-life.
A final concern I have, is whether they might cut down on RAM in the budget-model, in order to counter the rise of RAM prices
@MartinSundhaug I can't imagine they're reducing RAM unless they can seriously drive down OS RAM usage soon
@Robincvgr Yeah. I guess one alternative is that a handheld-only device only needs to push 68 GB/s and thus they could go for slower RAM and save money that way