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numberwang said:

When describing the term hybrid console, would you say that Switch is

a) a portable console that can be docked
b) a home console that can be undocked and carried with you

What makes the switch a "hybrid console" from my perspective isn't the fact that it can be docked or undocked but the fact that the joycon is designed around the fact that it can be docked or undocked. If we compare it to say the Steam Deck which is a handheld that can also be docked or undocked, what makes the switch a Hybrid vs a Steam Deck a handheld is the simple fact that the controllers on the Steam Deck do not come off.

You can get an xbox controller and pair it to the Steam Deck while it's docked and sure it will play games just fine but that doesn't mean the Steam deck was designed around that function. While the switch, you can play it in handheld form with the Joycons attached, you can play it in kickstand form with the joycons detached, you can play it on console form with the dock and the joycons detached. For me, that's the key difference.



                  

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