curl-6 said:
It's not a home console at all. You can play Vita and PSP on the TV like a "home console experience". |
Everyone doesn't seem to be too clear on the whole "hybrid" game console concept. Some appear to be under the impression that if it can be plugged into an external display but has a display built in, it's a hybrid.
I have a hard time with that definition, even going by the absolute loosest of definitions.
Nearest I can tell, based upon the available materials, Switch is a hybrid not only because it doubles up on how the physical controls can be used, but more importantly (and this is completely an unconfirmed theory) because it has multiple operating modes based upon whether the console is docked, built in display deactivated and plugged into an external display, running off of AC power, or running off of DC battery power using the built in display.
Why would that matter? In battery mode, it renders games at 720p (native display resolution). On AC power with the display off, it theoretically should be able to render games at higher native resolutions, using more power, bumped clock speeds and active cooling.
Nintendo themselves could probably be a little (I'd argue a lot, but then I'm the type of person who breaks down hardware and examines BoMs) bit clearer on this, but the takeaway from the promo materials is that you can plug in at home, snap the controllers onto the core display unit and continue playing anwhere like a 3DS.
As for the confusion in comparing this to the PS Vita, that is pretty close to how SCE initially marketed PS Vita, but sort of in reverse. You play games on your PS3 and then you can go into remote/satellite mode and continue playing your same game on the go on the Vita. Looks similar in the commercial, totally different execution.







