| Mandalore76 said: Your trying to pin down the Switch as a handheld is where your logic is flawed. The Switch lives in both home console and portable realms. Usage statistics have already shown that less than a third of owners use the Switch primarily as a handheld. And the original Switch at full price constantly sells out of stock before the cheaper Lite version which can't be used as a home console. There is a reason that scalpers feel comfortable listing the original Switch on Amazon at $100 or more over the MSRP over 3 years after launch. |
I have already explained it in a different thread, but it seems like it's once again necessary.
Handhelds belong to the portable devices. Portable devices are characterized by
o always offering porable usage
o optional stationary usage. (the system may or may not support stationary usage)
Home consoles belong to the stationary systems, which are characterized by
o always offering stationary usage
o never offering portable usage.
Switch obviously falls into the former, and therefore is a portable device speciallized in gaming.
Scalpers have nothing to do with it, they are only after what makes them the most money.
Also an individual person distributes his/her time on the switch's game modes (handheld, table top, docked) has no impact on the devices definition.
The device itself establishes them via its hardware, not the other way around. This goes for every device, not just the ones related to gaming.
Nintendo Switch:
... announced as a Home Console
... advertised as a Hybrid
... delivered as a Portable
