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Otter on 27 November 2024
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Hardstuck-Platinum said:
Otter said:

You'll be glad to hear all modern consoles have at least one internal battery :D

And a home console can have a screen and portable power supply (PS One)

But in spite of your insistence, there is no industry objection to a home console having portable functionality. These are not scientific particles, they're consumer electronics where the definitions are industry terms defined by function and intention. A home console is called so because its designed to be played at home, connected to a display in a living room setting. A portable console is called so because it is designed to play on the go. A device can be designed with both of these functions in mind and meet both criteria. Just as a console can double as DVD player. 

The real question is where is the meaning in forcing a binary distinction, what is the end-game/value in that? 

Your basically saying that it's the INTENTION behind the design that matters most. It doesn't matter what Nintendo intended the switch to be used for, docked or handheld. A docking station pass through box does not transform a handheld into a console, regardless of intention. Distinctions are important in life. Man/Women. Cat/Dog. Car/bike. We need to be able to put things into the right categories and that is just part of life

Intention and function. And not all definitions are mutually exclusive. If you asked a industry expert what the cheapest Blu-ray player in 2006, they would of said a PS3. 

If you were working in a shop and a parent asked you what home console they should get for their family living room, you'd be crazy not to offer Switch as an option. You couldn't offer the DS or PSP because they are not built with that function in mind. I hope this helps :D