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Pemalite said:
RolStoppable said:

The big error in Pemalite's opinion is that he doesn't seem to grasp that Nintendo is an integrated hardware/software company, so logically you can't separate the consoles from the games.

Switch not using optical discs is the weirdest argument ever to disqualify it from comparisons to home consoles, especially because optical discs are shit.

There are fundamental reasons why you don't want optical discs in a handheld.

1) Power consumption.
2) Noise.
3) Reliability.
4) Speed.
5) Space.

I am not asserting that the type of media is what constitutes a devices form factor, but certain types of media are better fits for certain form factors.
I.E. Carts in a handheld.

These reasons are the same ones why you don't want optical discs in a home console. Optical discs are inferior regardless of the form factor.



Legend11 correctly predicted that GTA IV will outsell Super Smash Bros. Brawl. I was wrong.