Intrinsic said:
At some point, I was pushing to define exactly what the Switch was years ago... For this exact reason. Ok the Switch "is" a hybrid. Conned so because it could be used as a handheld and a Home console. So what does that make the switch lite? A hybrid too? Obviously not... its strictly a handheld. But I am guessing that if we end up having a version of the switch that can only be used as a home console then well.... Anyways, props to Nintendo for blurring the lines. This is built-in post moving right here lol. The real head-scratcher though is, doesn't this mean that every windows PC that can play xbox games is basically an xbox? |
I remembered the question about Switch Lite being asked quite a while back, but was there a topic for it? Figured since it was being mentioned here about adding it to Switch sales that I'd say something.
It seemed the hypothetical scenario's weren't really leading to anyone budging going forward, but the Switch Home is the perfect example if it comes to pass. While unlikely like the rest of the possibilities I put forward, if a purely dedicated Switch Home came to market, then by the Switch is a Switch standard, it will be combined with Switch sales as well.
Meaning all hardware will simply fall into one category as long as some/enough games work across them. Now if that remains the standard going forward, it's almost going to make the console hardware wars obsolete because you won't be able to make a strong point because if one company only has home consoles but another company has everything under the sun, then you're not even close to comparing apples to apples.
Not to mention comparing to past platforms. You won't be able to say wow, I can't believe Switch sold 100M+ units while consoles like Wii U, GCN, N64, etc, sold so much less than that. Maybe that's seen as a good thing? Then there's services that seem to be growing and spreading and slowly merging with other non console platforms, so how does that come into play with sales numbers down the road?
Maybe there's way more work to it than I could imagine when it comes to having Switch sales separated, but the Switch game sales should be able to stay combined shouldn't they, so why not just separate the hardware? Just drop Vita off the chart since it's dead, move everything over to the right, and add Switch Lite on the left beside Switch. Make the Switch Lite logo yellow, light blue, or grey (or a unique color regardless but not red), yet make it's bar the same red as Switch, so it's clear they have a connection. Then change the 3DS bar to a unique color and not Switch red (a brighter or darker red might work to keep the Nin connection), that way it's not confused with being part of the Switch platform.
The site can do whatever it wants, and if it's decided platform hardware is all the same going forward then that's their decision, but I can't help but see that leading to issue's down the road. More issue's that would arise in comparison to keeping form factor sales separate anyway.
Last edited by EricHiggin - on 27 September 2019
