The PSP could connect to a TV, does that make it a home console?

[Hardstuck-Platinum]

Doctor_MG said:

Hardstuck-Platinum said:

I know, but it doesn't matter what it's "sold as". Just because Sony didn't show the feature as a selling point to the consumers, doesn't mean it can be discounted as having the same feature as the switch

Why doesn't it matter what it is sold as? I mean, the Genesis was sold as a home console. The same exact hardware was also used in the Sega Nomad and sold as a portable console (which also could hook up to a TV). 

The feature isn't discounted. What is discounted is the delegation of "home console" to the PSP. Because, while it was a feature, it was one that required a separate accessory (two if you count the controller) and was only compatible for select models. 

You could argue that the Switch Lite is only a portable and you'd be correct. But the Switch itself is both. 

It doesn't matter what something is sold as because people can see what something is and how it functions. The ROG ally is a much better docked gaming experience than Switch, but it wasn't even sold as a docked experience. It was sold as a portable one, because that is how it primarily functions. Switch is the same but Nintendo just chose to market it as a hybrid console instead. How something is sold as is just marketing, how something functions is tangible. 

Nomad - genesis chipset + screen + battery = Handheld.

Genesis = just chipset. Requires power and TV = Home console