Shiken said: They are completely dissimilar. A Galaxy Tab will have the same game data and progress with you at all times. This is what makes it truly portable. A WiiU Gamepad is a controller with a screen and nothing more. If I take my gamepad to a friend's house, I am not taking the digital games or save progress with me. It is no different than taking a dual shock 4 to another PS4. |
You can transfer data between consoles. Not overtly difficult.
Either way... The WiiU allows for (Albeit limited) portable off-screen gaming independent of the base console. - Meaning it is a hybrid design that deviates from traditional consoles that rely on an external display.
Shiken said: The WiiU gamepad is not a portable device, it is a controller with the added feature of off screen play. This does not make the WiiU a portable hybrid device, no matter how much you want to believe it to be so. |
You can pick the WiiU gamepad up and move around with it. Making it portable.
"portable definition: 1. light and small enough to be easily carried or moved: 2. possible to take with you if you move to a different place or job: 3. small and light ..."
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/portable
Shiken said: It does no processing, stores no data, and is unplayable away from the home console. It really is not that hard to tell the two apart. |
False.
The WiiU Gamepad features a small chip which allows for the processing of streams. - h.264 decoding isn't done by magic you know. - Obviously there will also be associated caches for buffering that as well.
Shiken said: This does not make the WiiU a portable hybrid device, no matter how much you want to believe it to be so. |
Good thing I am not the only one who believes it.
These guys believe the WiiU to be a hybrid: https://digitalbounds.com/2016/10/20/the-nintendo-switch-is-a-better-wii-u-hybrid-everything-we-know/
These guys agree as well: https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/30/nintendo-says-switch-will-beat-wii-u/
The main difference between the Hybrid natures of the Switch and WiiU is actually pretty simple.
The WiiU is a fixed console first, not a portable... Where-as the Switch is a Portable first, not a fixed console.
The WiiU is able to be used like a traditional fixed console Aka. Xbox/Playstation or as a handheld. Like the Switch. - Meaning it is 100% a hybrid device.
Otherwise, you might as well also state that the Switch isn't a Hybrid either... And that just would fly in the face of Nintendo's advertising material now would it?
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