Would you buy a Switch with 4G or GSM and how much more would you be willing to pay?

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Nuvendil said:

KBG29 said:

I really do not understand the bolded. Having an OS based Phone and Text app would require almost no resources. The Vita could make and recieve calls while playing games, and it was not even a system level feature. 

I get that many claim they would never use it, but why should it be stricken from exsistance, and kept away from those that don't want an Android or iOS device.  

There should be absolutely no reason why Nintendo can not release a 4G model as a option, and no reason that the 4G model only would have a Phone and Text app. And, if someone wants the 4G version, and wants to pay for data, but absolutely refuses to use it for calling and texting, then the app should be able to be removed from the home screen, out of sight and out of mind.

There is just this really wired thing with gamers, and console/handheld hardware. It is like any new feature is looked at as evil. In any other industry additional optional features are looked at as an advancement, and recieves some form of excitement as they broaden the potential user base, and add more value for current supporters. In gaming, a new feature is addded, and it is like, Nooooooooooo, WTF, why, OMG, now we have to deal with this bull shit, $%^& gaming, if this is how it is gonna, be I am done.

It's like the mentality is, if games are not your 100% purpose for buying this device, then we don't want you here. I will never understand why gamers want the least functional devices on the market, and want to drive everyone away from their devices. The more open we are to new features, form factors, and business models, the more consoles and handhelds can be sold. The more devices sold, the more money their is in the ndustry. More money equals, more, bigger, and better games. It is a win for everyone involved.

I don't find what you propose evil. I find it a colosal waste of time and resources.  Rather than developing a call and text app and spending money and time negotiating with Verizon or T-Mobile or whatever, I would rather they keep their efforts laser focused on a game-centric experience.  The proposed functions are readily available in countless devices you can get for zero dollars up front, they are completely superfluous and would not influence sales a bit.  More is not always a plus, sometimes it's just fluff.  Nintendo has publishers and developers to negotiate with, an e-shop to improve, numerous quality of life improvements to make to the OS.  These are far more important to their success than 4G functions and a call and text app.  Doesn't help btw that the Switch doesn't support Bluetooth headsets and therefore you would have to use a wired headset to even make calls.  

In addition to that, apps and features such as that require reserved resources such as CPU and Ram for the device. More features you add in, the less avaliable resources the devs have to build games. Now for most people, normal calling and texting is generally not enough, they want skype, whatsapp, facebook, hangouts, snapchat and etc apps which all need to run in the background. And of course, if you have social media, you need a camera function cause most people want to take pictures of everything. Phones can do that easily because phone's aren't dedicated gaming devices so there is no resource allocation required apart from the system OS but with dedicated gaming devices, there has to be resource allocation in order for the developers to know how much they can use so they can make the most out of it.

Having basic calling and texting would only satisfy a minority of people while the rest who want all these social media as well as many other kinds of apps will always get a phone. It certainly isn't worth it for Nintendo to get all the licensing rights and what not just so a few people can have functionlity that majorty use other devices for anyway. Most people don't know this but the game of LTE functionailty isn't as simple as asking Nvidia to put in an LTE chip inside and making it work. There are many kinds of LTE such as GSM and CDMA. The patents for CDMA is held by Qualcomm in the states and that is a far different chip than anything that Nvidia has. So in order for them to work, it will have added costs and there are many other issues too such as battery life.