Nintendo Switch is perfectly viable as a primary or even only gaming device...

[Mnementh]

The_Liquid_Laser said:

Reading through this thread I realize the main distinction for people is really how they feel about Western AAA games.  Some people see these games as the main draw in getting a console and others do not.  I would bet the OP doesn't really care about Western AAA games too much.

Some people point to other aspects like cutting edge graphics or online multiplayer, but really these are aspects associated more with Western AAA games.  Online shooters are mostly Western, and the games that go for high end graphics are like 80%+ Western games.  

So really the distinction is, "What are my favorite games?"  If your favorite games include few AAA Western games, then having Switch as your primary/sole console makes a lot of sense.  But if you play a lot of Western AAA games, then you may scratch your head at why people are talking up the Switch so much.

Yeah, that is very much a main point here. To the point that missing the major western AAA equals to "Switch has no games" or "with Switch as primary you don't play much". Many people don't even acknowledge the existence of games beyond a narrow window of western AAA. Which is a pity, there are great japanese or indie games.

Mr Puggsly said:

If Switch was my only gaming device, I simply wouldn't do much gaming. Many of the games I play or interested in playing are not on Switch.

I could have easily bought a Switch during Black Friday, but I purchased a Xbox One X instead. That means I rather make my Xbox One games play better versus having access to the Switch library.

Thanks for this post. Not because you have the same opinion as me, you choose differently. But because you say the Switch has not enough game for you instead of not enough games period. There is a big difference. It is pretty clear, that people have different tastes and Switch has a library that differs strongly from the libraries of PS ans Xbox. But it has a big library of good and great games. It is clear not everyone is into it, and that's cool, that's the other consoles are for.

DonFerrari said:

mjk45 said:
This may have been addressed by earlier posts ,but the simple fact is if you own multiple consoles the title of primary console is easily definable by use , that's if you want to label things, the one thing I feel being overestimated is people denying Switch can be your primary console , just about every time multiple consoles are bought up it's usually along the lines of someone mentioning such and such being their primary console and the order tends to be as variable as the people and the number of consoles mentioned, I can't recall any talk that Switch should not be used in such examples.

I would say I remember seeing much more people saying Switch was their primary or that Switch can be than people saying it can't. So at most this thread would be directed at a very minimum subset of users of VGC that may or may not be in the thread.

Isn't every thread for a subset of users in VGC? If there is a thread about God of War, it is only for the GoW-fans, isn't it? I don't get your point.