dharh said:
I was being a bit tongue and cheek about it. The concept of this thread is kinda dumb. Controllers are intengral parts of using a console. You can't really remove it and call it a base unit. Also the PS4 is in no way shape or form a _handheld_. So skipping the idea of the handheld nonsense. The dock is also an integral part of the Switch idea so how can you really remove it and also call it the base unit. Fact of the matter is you can't BUY either console without the things listed, so the idea is again moot. The game however you can move and replace with other cheaper games. An actual usable PS4 (home console) with one game vs an actual usable Switch (home console) with one game, it is cheaper to get the PS4. Remove the game, if for whatever stupid reaon you wanted a console without a game to play, the PS4 is still cheaper. |
Obviously the thread is dumb, that was my point in the first place. But since you wanted to make the comparison...
If you want to play with two people the price stabilizes. If you want motion control gaming, then the Switch becomes about 90 dollars cheaper. If you want to do motion control gaming with two players, 160 dollars cheaper. If you want to do that and be able to do offscreen play, then its about 360 dollars cheaper. If you want to be able to do that plus take your games with you, then it becomes at least a thousand dollars cheaper, since you'd have to rig up some kind of contraption to make that possible.
People are coming at this from the point of view of someone who just wants to sit on the couch and play traditional games. If you're that kind of person, the Switch probably isn't for you unless you really want to play Zelda. But, for the person who's interested in all the different things Switch does, you'd be unable to get those features at a cheaper price.
