| pxrocks said: when you choose to go the gimmicky path then you have to face the consequences. |
A portable gaming console, a device category that has existed since the 1980s, and essentially allows people who would otherwise not have the time to game is a gimmick now? Also what are the consequences? Most people are buying the Switch as a companion system and purchasing software for it, it might lack multiplat AAA but it has a unique library of its own and a hardware feature that is compelling people to purchase it alongside their existing stationary consoles (very much like previous portable hardware did). Your argument is like saying Smartphones are gimmicky because they don't run certain software designed for PCs.
| teamsilent13 said: The system runs at 1 ghz and has 4 gb of ram (and by no means the fastest ram available). The new iPhones have better hardware than that. These were design choices that have consequences. |
The new iPhones cost $800+, they are faster but they throttle because of their limited cooling system, and they are still likely unable to run any of the AAA games that the Switch cannot run (namely the AAA stuff that really pushes the current-gen stationary consoles). Also, consoles have fixed specs for the most part, the base PS4/Xbox One (which is the base most multiplats target) have hardware dating back to 2013, in 2018 they are considered low-end gaming hardware in PC standards.
