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Switch is handheld, home console or hybrid?

Handheld. 20 18.02%
 
Home console. 5 4.50%
 
Hybrid. 86 77.48%
 
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Cloudman on 17 November 2017

As echoed a couple times already, it's whatever you want it to be.

Mine's pretty much 95% home console. I just prefer to play the Switch that way



 

              

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Ajax on 17 November 2017

It’s a fact that it’s a hybrid
This is no question



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Nem on 17 November 2017

I still think it's a home console, because that's where it's at it's best in technical performance. The portable aspect is a nice extra, even if i think people will mostly just use it at home as a second screen.



Moren on 17 November 2017
d21lewis said:
It's what I want it to be when I want it to be.

This.

 

Additionally, the way I use my Switch depends on the circumstances. For Odyssey, I cleared the main campaign and post game content entirely in docked mode.

I haven't used docked mode ever since, and I prefer collecting the rest of the moons in handheld mode.



chakkra on 17 November 2017

Well, from my point of view it can be seen as either:

a) A really underwhelming home console (compared to the other options available)

b) An awesome handheld (compared to the other options available)

 

So yeah, I see it as a hybrid.



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shoichi on 17 November 2017
CrowRSchneider said:
shoichi said:

There actually is a difference between docked and undocked mode for the Switch. It is to conserve battery power (because Nintendo wanted the Switch to reach a certain minimum), along with requiring less to run on a lower resolution screen (720p screen vs 1080p+ tvs)

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/12/nintendo-switch-nvidia-tegra-x1-specs-speed/

-In undocked mode (handheld/tabletop) the Switch runs at 384 MHz, GFLOPS (FP32) 196, GFLOPS (FP16) 392.

-In docked mode (television mode) the Switch runs at 768 MHz, GFLOPS (FP32) 393, GFLOPS (FP16) 786.

The Switch likely could have ran at docked speeds even in undocked. But the battery life probably wouldn't last more than an hour at best for a majority of games.

So that proves my point? It's a tablet programed to not run at its best until you connect it?

It depends on the person on what they consider a “home console”.

If all the dock did was output it’s display to a television with no improvement in performance. Like what a Composite/VGA/HDMI cable does. Then to me it’s just a handheld with tv output. The dock (software) however allows improved performance, along with access to USB accessories, which allows things like wired controllers, Ethernet, etc. to the Switch. Which for me makes it be considered a “home console” as well.

as I said earlier. I consider it for me personally a handheld because that’s how I use the device. But I can see how some people rather use it connected to a tv with improved performance and consider it a home console more than a portable. If anything maybe the Switch should start the term and lead the charge of “portable home console”. Lol

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Normchacho on 17 November 2017

So, the Switch itself is a handheld. It comes bundled with an accessory that allows it to be used on a TV, but the system itself is a handheld.



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Mr Puggsly on 17 November 2017

Its a console designed to be held and has a screen built in.

Obviously it was primarily designed to be a home console.



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Johnw1104 on 17 November 2017

The lines between those have been blurring for ages, and they'll only get more obscure as time goes on. Technology is always trending towards portability, so I wouldn't be surprised to see Nintendo having some hybrid competition in the not too distant future.

Really though, I think it's silly for us to worry so much about defining it. The games are very much more akin to console games than handheld games, but it can be played as a handheld and so has weaker hardware than its competitors. Call it whatever you like.



RJ_Sizzle on 18 November 2017

It is a hybrid. It is literally a hybrid. and something that has definitely worked in Nintendo's favor. I don't think we'll see a standalone console from them ever again.