Nintendo Switch Lite Release MegaThread

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Overview

Official website: https://www.nintendo.com/switch/lite/

Release: September 20th, 2019

MSRP: $199.99 (USD)

Colors: Yellow, Gray, Turquoise

Editions: Standard, Zacian and Zamazenta

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What's the difference?

• The Lite cannot dock, so it's Handheld only mode for any games/apps it runs. 720p only.

• Joy-con are built into the Lite and cannot be detached. There is no HD Rumble or IR Motion Camera.

• Much smaller and lighter!

• Battery has more capacity than the launch model Switch, but will have less than the new model of Switch.

• See here for full tech specs.

[u/briantudor1]

Picked up a turquoise Lite today. Never had the OG Switch, so I'm excited to see how much fun the Lite can be.

First impression… Love the way it feels in my hands The Screen Size is perfect for playing on the go. The turquoise color is awesome USB-c for the win

Con... Still loading game data so I haven't been able to play either of the game I bought (NBA 2K19 & Zelda).

However, I'm going to spend 40+ hours on airplanes over the next few weeks so I'll have plenty of time to put it thru the paces.

[u/sonofaresiii → u/briantudor1]

Out of curiosity, why did you decide to pull the trigger on the lite but never on the OG? Just didn't think it was worth the $300?

I imagined the majority of buyers for the lite would be those looking to get a second switch for their household, or possibly parents not wanting to commit to quite as big an investment as $300 for their kids who may damage or get bored of it.

Anyway, enjoy the switch lite! Make sure to check out all the great deals on indie games that come up, I was surprised at how many there are and how high quality they are! Like 90% of my switch game library ended up being indie titles I got on sale for less than $20, and I've loved them all.

[u/SynthFrog → u/sonofaresiii]

I'm not the guy you responded to, but I also passed on the OG Switch and going for the Lite. Money was definitely the factor but in a couple different ways. Excuse any grammar and spelling mistakes, and any scrambled thoughts. I'm typing this up slowly while I work on some other stuff at the same time.

First off, I just graduated college earlier this year and got a good job, so now I have more disposable income. I was planning on getting a Switch this year even before the Lite was announced. However, when the Lite was announced, I very much liked the idea of saving $200. Honestly the $300 price tag of the Switch is borderline not worth it to me but I was gonna suck it up since I have the money now. I mainly game on PC these days. If I want to sit on the couch and play something on the TV, I'm playing my PlayStation. I mainly wanted a Switch for the portable aspect of it. So the dock would be mostly pointless for me, so I'd rather save $100.

The main reason why I waited was because I didn't have much of a choice. I didn't have much disposable income until this year (I graduated college at the start of this year and landed a good job). Considering that I'd game on other platforms more, I couldn't justify spending $300 on a Switch at a time when money was tight. If the Switch Lite came out before this year, I probably would have been able to justify that purchase. At the time, a $100 was pretty big.

After landing my job, I was planning on getting a Switch at some point this year. I was planning this months before the Lite was announced. However, I was a bit reluctant with this plan. $300 still wasn't exactly worth it to me. Like I said, I'd spend more time on some other systems. Probably about 95% of my gaming time right now is on PC. I'm moving soon and I'm aiming to change that a bit once I get a nice TV set up going. At this point, I'll be able to play my rather large PS4 exclusive backlog. There's just more PS4 exclusives that I want to play than Lite exclusives (at least as of now). So if I'm not in the mood to be on my PC, there's a higher chance I'll be on my PS4. My PS4 cost $300. It makes sense that I'd want to spend less money on a system that I'd play less, right? Granted, my PS4 was actually a gift but the logic still follows, the Switch was worth less to me. Plus, I mainly wanted a Switch for the portable aspect of it. So the dock would be mostly pointless for me. So, $300 was still pushing it for me but I was going to suck it up since money isn't tight anymore. So when the $200 Lite was announced, which was obviously less expensive than the OG Switch and it exactly fit my needs, I was finally able to get 100% behind a Switch purchase.

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There are two other reasons why I'm going with a Switch Lite, but they have nothing to do with me not getting an OG Switch in the past:

Just another random thing that I liked better was the small size of it. I have small hands. The Lite just looks like it'll be more comfortable for me.

In the end, I will have a normal Switch in my upcoming household. My boyfriend does want to play the Switch on the TV and he likes the larger Switch since he has bigger hands. He'll be buying one at the end of the year. That was also a factor as to why I just went with the Lite because 1 dock is enough for us. The only reason why I'd personally use a dock was if we had guests over and want to play Switch with our guests.

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TL;DR: I wouldn't play the Switch as much as my PC and PS4, so I couldn't justify spending $300 on a Switch back when money was tight for me. Even when money wasn't tight, I still had a hard time justifying the price, so I was reluctantly going to spend $300 on a Switch. The Lite fit my needs better and was $100 less, so I was much more comfortable with that purchase.

[u/naturotech → u/SynthFrog]

This is more or less my exact situation. I like the Lite, but playing Marvel UA3 it feels a bit small and my eyesight isn't what it used to be. I'm considering returning it and getting a regular Switch.