By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close
Miyamotoo on 16 November 2016
Edit Thread
curl-6 said:
Miyamotoo said:

Not home console at all!? So how can be used like real home console with all features, like playing on TV with full screen (most likly at higher resolution than in handheld mode), with separate controllers in local multiplayer, out of box!? What's exactly different compared to Wii U expect that can be use like handheld also!?

No you cant, PSP gave only half of picture on TV, and I am not sure you can play Vita games on TV at all, even that's possible thats just handheld with picture on TV, wile with Switch you have full home console experience out of box (for instance playing on full screen on TV, with separate controller, and local multiplayer).

Also you are very aware of fact that some people will use it like home console only and rarely use it like handheld, and in that use there will not be any difference compared to any other home consoles.

There's no meaningful difference between Switch's "full home console experience" and Vita/PSP played on a TV though. Local multiplayer is increasingly irrelevant in modern gaming. A separate controller doesn't matter cos Vita/PSP can serve as such. Resolution is a matter of quality, not a gamechanger. 

Well difference is that you getting full home experience, and that actually Switch is build in purpose to act and to be used, and that operate like real home console also, you cant say that for Vita/PSP, they are just handhelds that can be connected to TV, nothing more. Switch will both buy home console users and handheld users because it's hybrid that actually equally aims home console and handheld users, while Vita/PSP are both almost only buy handheld users. 

 

greenmedic88 said:
curl-6 said:

It's not a home console at all. You can play Vita and PSP on the TV like a "home console experience".

Everyone doesn't seem to be too clear on the whole "hybrid" game console concept. Some appear to be under the impression that if it can be plugged into an external display but has a display built in, it's a hybrid. 

I have a hard time with that definition, even going by the absolute loosest of definitions.

Nearest I can tell, based upon the available materials, Switch is a hybrid not only because it doubles up on how the physical controls can be used, but more importantly (and this is completely an unconfirmed theory) because it has multiple operating modes based upon whether the console is docked, built in display deactivated and plugged into an external display, running off of AC power, or running off of DC battery power using the built in display.

Why would that matter? In battery mode, it renders games at 720p (native display resolution). On AC power with the display off, it theoretically should be able to render games at higher native resolutions, using more power, bumped clock speeds and active cooling. 

Nintendo themselves could probably be a little (I'd argue a lot, but then I'm the type of person who breaks down hardware and examines BoMs) bit clearer on this, but the takeaway from the promo materials is that you can plug in at home, snap the controllers onto the core display unit and continue playing anwhere like a 3DS.

As for the confusion in comparing this to the PS Vita, that is pretty close to how SCE initially marketed PS Vita, but sort of in reverse. You play games on your PS3 and then you can go into remote/satellite mode and continue playing your same game on the go on the Vita. Looks similar in the commercial, totally different execution. 

Well said.