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Shiken said:
HoloDust said:

It really isn't - in essence it's a custom designed gaming tablet that comes with controllers and dock that enables it to connect to TV (which can be replaced with 3rd party cable bundles that do the same thing). Everything else is Nintendo's clever marketing....which obviously works.

Incorrect, as it actually functions differently based on being docked and undocked.  One can easily point out how it was designed as a console, but added the screen and the ability to downclock the CPU/GPU when undocked to allow for portability.  It is not capable of outputting docked performance in handheld mode as it was designed for console play.

 

If it was just a tablet with an HDMI out, then you might have a point.  But it isn't, as it actually changes what it does based on being dockdd/undocked.

Incorrect, it is built around mobile SoC in custom tablet format, with additional piece of hardware (that is replaceable by simple 3rd party cable bundle) that gives it constant power supply, thus providing GPU inside SoC ability to work at higher clock than in battery mode (all clocks decided by Nintendo engineers, since it doesn't come anywhere near Tegra X1's max clock). Just like some other tablet solutions out there....