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Do you plan on using the Switch more as a Home console, portable/tablet, or tabletop device?

Home console setup on the TV screen 100 48.78%
 
Portable/Tablet 79 38.54%
 
Tabletop 11 5.37%
 
None of the above! I don... 15 7.32%
 
Total:205

Home console. I am just not a handheld person at all. I tried it out a bit but ended up vastly preferring to take my Kindle with me instead. I just want handheld games, not the handheld experience.



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Estimates based on myself.
~80% handheld
~15% television
~5% tabletop

I'm probably a bit of an outlier as use my PS4 as a handheld about ~20% of the time via remote play on Vita. I'll be curious about battery options to extend the Switch's portability past 2-3 hours.



Portable, I'm planning on playing mostly away from home and it'll be sweet.



I'm a PC gamer so with the NS same as my PC 95% of the time it will be used as a home console.



34 years playing games.

 

All three, equally.



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Mostly at home, but still undocked as I love off TV play.



Handheld mode since it's more convenient and most of the time, I'm not infront of the TV

Would use both modes though



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If I do get it - Which still remains uncertain - I'd probably use it as a home console. Portability is not a hook for me, even my 3DS I play in my room, hardly ever - if ever - I have taken it outside.



I'd say 80% home console, and 20% portable. Not too interested in tabletop, but who knows?



In the case I would buy one (not a big chance) I would use it primarily as handheld. Why because it excels in being that and for me it doesn't excel (hell it's pretty lacklustre) in being a home console.



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