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potato_hamster on 03 January 2017
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zorg1000 said:
spemanig said:

It makes perfect sense. "Handheld" denotes a specific formfactor and design philosophy that the Switch doesn't abide by. It's too big and is fuctionally designed to not be held in your hands as a convenience via the kick stand and detatchable controllers.

We keep going in circles. It's gaming's analog to a lap-tablet. Consoles are the desktops and handhelds are the smartphone. It is not "a marriage of the two." It's something else.

no, you're making up own criteria.

a device that can be carried around and played in your hands is a handheld.

Awesome. I guess my laptop is a handheld?

And I guess this the 1990's version of the Nintendo switch?



You could connect the AV cable and controller from a genesis to it and play it on your tv like a home console. Yet, you'll have a hard time finding anyone that would argue that the Nomad is a home console.