Nintendo Switch Lite Officially Revealed - $199, September 20th, Dedicated Handheld

[Barkley]

potato_hamster said:

Barkley said:

One more question. Is the distinction between whether a knife is a tool or weapon dependant on what the knife was created for and the purpose behind it's creation? A.K.A is the purpose behind the creation of something an important factor to consider when defining something?

A knife is a tool. It's made for cutting things. Anything can become a weapon depending on how it's used. A Motorcycle Helmet that was purpose built to save someone's life can also be used to bludgeon someone to death. In that sense, why does the designed intent matter? That motorcycle helmet was still used as a weapon, even if the creator never intended it to be used that way, or thought of it being used that way while creating it.

So no, I don't necessarily think it's created intent matters that much.

So if the intent behind creation isn't relevant then is something defined by what it is used for?

If yes then the Switch is clearly used both as a handheld and a home console, thus it can be defined as both.

If the answer is no, then I would be very interested to know how you define something if it is not defined by the reason it was created or what it is used for.

On both counts the Switch is both, it was created to be both and it is used as both.