Wyrdness said:
Zekkyou said:
I'm not arguing about what the Switch is, i'm just making observations about where i think it currently sits in the market. Those observations have at no point lead me to claim it's 'competing as only one type of hardware' though. In-fact the post you're replying to is largely focused on highlighting the absence of that point, and the related reasons.
As for usage, Nintendo don't show an even distribution. They show about half of people use it for both, 19% primarily as a home console, and just over 30% primarily as a home console (50%+ more). In the absence of more specific details from Nintendo, that implies a handheld bias. The effect of that is up for debate, and I've expressed my opinion on it.
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Your observation is pushing the notion that it's competing more as a portable vs home consoles which is untrue it's competing fully as a Hybrid that's where it sits in the market that's what my post is highlighting to you.
No you just assume that 50% is more geared towards handheld when in actual fact the data tells us flat out it's being used as a hybrid device like intended with people using it according to their gaming habits, using it in portable mode doesn't really do that much for your point either because many households have shared TVs so undocked mode comes into play then as well.
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Yes, it's competing as a hybrid. Where do I say it's not? It being a hybrid doesn't mean it pulls an identical number of people from the home and handheld markets though, and i'm of the opinion that of those it's pulling from those two existing markets more are coming from the handheld side. You're free to disagree, but both of our positions are ultimately just speculation. I can't objectively prove the Switch has an overall handheld bias, anymore than you can prove the Switch is living in hybrid equilibrium with those two existing markets. On that basis my point to OTBWY was that it's a reasonable position, or specifically 'fair'. I think the alternative is also reasonable, i just happen to currently consider the one I've stated to be more compelling.
Your 2nd point is lost on me. The data literally says that 50% more people use it primarily (80%+ being Nintendo's definition) as a handheld than a home console. Does that mean i'm objectively right in general? Of course not, we don't know the specifics of the remaining 50%. They might have a home console bias that evens things out. That, however, is why my comment includes a clear qualifier "In the absence of more specific details from Nintendo, that implies a handheld bias.".
