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SvennoJ on 06 October 2025
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OneTime said:
Pemalite said:

How you use the device is literally irrelevant.
My tablet hasn't left it's dock since I bought it... It doesn't change my tablet from being a mobile device.

Just how I use my device is different.


It's just a handheld with a USB-C dock... It's nothing special in that aspect, the dock doesn't do anything other than parse the image from the handheld to the TV, it doesn't add RAM or CPU/GPU resources to the console, it doesn't do any special upscaling or enhancements to the image... it's a "dumb device".

It's a plain USB-C dock for a mobile device.
No different than the dumb USB-C docks for my tablet, laptop or phone. It's all there is to it.

That's a really pointless take in 2025.  The Switch is clearly designed as both a big screen TV console and a portable device.  There is simply no need to have different games and hardware for portable devices anymore. Just like PC games can run on both a desktop and a laptop: hardware limitations of the old days don't apply any more.

My laptop has never left the table, yet it's a mobile device, not a desktop.
My laptop can connect to the TV as well, yet it's a mobile device, not a desktop.

While hardware limitations don't apply, convenience and form factor do.

A console fits better under the TV, doesn't end up 'lost' in a kids room, doesn't run out of charge, comes with adult sized controllers :p and you don't pay extra for a screen or dock you don't care about in the slightest. 

Reason for me using a stationary laptop is less space required since the screen is already attached and no box under the table.

Yes you can use a mobile device as a stationary device. That doesn't change the nature of the thing. I know I'm paying extra for the same 'power' when using a laptop, which is fine since less space is my primary requirement. For console experience it's convenience and Switch (2) lacks that for the home console user.

I don't know why Nintendo won't sell Switch 2 home in a Wii form factor with standard controller and 512 GB storage for $350 / $400. Insta buy. Heck I'll still pay $450 for that for the convenience.