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Chazore said:
JWeinCom said:


Obviously it's speculation, but the forum would be pretty boring if we took a wait and see approach to every product. 

As for the Switch's portability, people are really overselling the difficulty of putting in your pocket.

If you're a man, you can likely fit it into a pocket without much issue. Maybe Shaq can fit a Steamdeck into his pockets. Maybe...

Yeah, but going by past "speculation" on this site, it's always and mostly composed of doom and gloom talks and that's always stale to look at, and coupled with the stigma on here with PC gaming, it looks about as predictable as saying the sky is blue. 

Also I'm a man, but no sir, the Switch does not fit in my pockets as easily as the thumbnail suggests, and not every single pair of trousers has the pockets deep enough to fit a whole Switch in it, and I know not everyone can pocket one perfectly without it sticking out either. 

The Gameboy advance and SP models slip into your pockets far more easily than the Switch. 


I said likely. So I guess you're one of the unlucky few with strangely small pockets. 

The Switch just isn't that much bigger than other portables, when you consider the fact that Joycons can be removed. Without Joycons (which can be put in another pocket) it's almost the same size as a 3DS XL (slightly longer but thinner and lighter), and not much bigger than phones that people carry with them everywhere. If you really want to carry the Switch in your pockets, I think you can do it. I believe in you! You just have to find the courage to believe in yourself!

As for the SP, yes duh. Yes, it's easier to fit in your pocket. Much easier. That's an advantage of the SP. And the Switch is infinitely more easy to fit in your pocket than a Steam Deck, because the Steam Deck is not fitting in any normal sized pocket. And it is not unreasonable for people to figure that with a product that is using a handheld form factor, the fact that it is not very portable is a huge disadvantage.