AngryLittleAlchemist said:
*moonwalks in* To be fair RJ, this is really more of an interesting debate over what counts as innovation rather than a simple Alkibiades is right or wong. Yes, there is nothing unique about the Switch hardware. But it's place in the industry is very unique. And you got to understand, just pointing out flimsy third party peripherals or a "dock" for tablets is not really a good point. At all. You're talking too much about the theoretical, non-contextual value of hardware and hardware upgrades over the Switch. The Switch is a streamlined experience, and streamlining does not inherently make something less innovative. That being said, you are correct in that from a pure hardware perspective there is nothing unique about the Switch when compared to tablets, (well ... except for the fact that you're getting multiple functions all in one tablet? You know instead of buying a third party controller option for a huge tablet? lol ... seems like something odd to leave out). This means that you are correct and Alk is wrong. I guess it really depends on if you consider context as "spinning" something to make it seem more innovative than it is or not. |
That's pretty much all I saying. Nothing about the Switch is new, it's just a streamlined package that works. Pretty much any company that wanted to could make a similar dedicated tablet device with console stuffings could do the same thing. Also, being Nintendo helps the appeal a lot. Being made by an actual platform holder as opposed to an OS maker changes the focus of the device. It's a tablet device with a devoted gaming purpose. I'm not sure why that was worth being so defensive about.
