Look, I’m just as hyped about the Switch 2 as the next nerd, but the Switch Lite has been living in my head rent-free this week. Nintendo’s scaled-back gaming handheld is far from perfect, and I’m still not over the fact that it skimped on docking capabilities. But, now that mobile machines have even less chance of fitting in your pocket, I’m starting to really appreciate the pint-sized portable and what it offers for under $200.
Before you get the wrong idea, this isn’t a call to drop your Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order for a Switch Lite instead. That’d be slightly bananas given there’s a massive performance gap between the two portables, not to mention Ninty’s latest system rivals the best gaming handhelds. The point I’m really itching to make is that the 2019 console is remarkably small for something that will run plenty of the same games as the newcomer.
