Poll - Is Switch a 9th gen console?

[Shiken]

GamingRabbit said:

Shiken said:

No the Wii was gen 7 due to motion control technology.

What about the balance board? Does this update in the way the system can be used make the Wii a Gen 8 system?

Where do you draw the line?

Shiken said:

Switch is gen 9 due to hybrid functionality.

Then you wouldnt mind explaining what the "hybrid" functionality is, would you?

And I'll say it again, both handhelds and home consoles are equally allowed to offer tv-play without changing their definition.

Adding that functionality to a handheld doesnt make it a hybrid.

The WiiU started the concept of hybrid play and brought two screen gameplay for their 8th gen console.  It was a colossal failure and was handled all wrong, but it still brought its own thing to the table.

The Switch is a hybrid because it changes its internal function on a hardware level pending on being docked or undocked.  It is not simply a handheld that outputs to a TV because what is output to the TV cannot be done in handheld mode.  The clock speeds change, the screen is enabled/disabled, the cooling system compensates, and the games literally perform differently based on portable or TV play.  Some games are even night and day when ot comes to visual fidelity between the two modes.

Not to mention there are games such as Super Mario Party, Ring Fit Adventure, and any Labo set that cannot be played in portable mode.  They are exclusive to the CONSOLE function of the Switch.

With the device changing its functions on a hardware level as well as games that can only be played in console mode, I don't see how it can be called anything other than a hybrid (which again is what it brings to the table for gen 9).

Last edited by Shiken - on 02 August 2020