Global Hardware 15 December 2018

[Shiken]

DonFerrari said:

Shiken said:

The dock does not provide any more power than just the AC adapter itself.  It also does not provide cooling as the fans and everything that does the work is in the Switch itself.  The only thing the dock does is send a signal to trigger console mode in the Switch.

You basically prove my point.  The fact the the dock does nothing special is exactly why it is classified as both.  The console and portable functions are native to the device itself and in theory, yes you could hack it to output docked level performance in handheld (albiet at higher battery consumption).

The fact that you have to hack it however is where your argument falls flat.  It was not designed to operate that way and you are altering its very form factor to make it something else.

So if you are claiming the only thing the dock do is activate a trigger then it is basically not necessary as that call could be made without it (even without power outlet).

So again all you are showing is that Switch is indeed a handheld that you can connect to TV and play some ports of the consoles other companies get.

 

No you have it twisted.  There are two reasons why the Switch at docked power would be ineffective as a handheld.  One is heat.  The fan ramps up notably higher and the console gets considerably warmer.  This leaves it with moving parts and leaves it more fragile in a portable environment.

 

The other is the battery life.  The extra juice required would sap it dry in no time.

 

It seems that there is no correct answer for you, and you will only say what you think will sound better for what you want to happen.  It is BECAUSE the dock does so little that the Switch itself is a hybrid by design, and not just a portable with an extra attachment.  It is designed to operate as both at a hardware and software level.  If you hack it to be one way or another, you are altering the entire form factor of the product that is being sold.