And they also have a point. For gaming on the go I will use one of my handhelds (Vita, Switch and 3DS) and at home my desktop PC and home consoles. For travelling (plane, train, bus), vacation (hotel room) and lying lazy in the bed I now have an additional option.

Yep =] for commuting I don't think there is a better option than a HH and Switch is the best option for it at the moment... unfortunately I drive to work and the portability at home or travel doesn't justify the cost for me.

Depends on the game. I love the idea of having certain games with me at all times. It's the reason I own quite a few games on Switch and Wii U and other games on Switch and PS4/XBO.

The full featured controls and console quality graphics (even if a bit underpowered) go a long way.

I love that idea, too. Having some great games always with me at all times is awesome.

But I normally choose games with only minimal downgrades for that (and exclusives of course), not versions which scream "compromise due to mobility" at every corner.

What I can say is that more games doesn't matter if you don't have the time to play it all.
As a college student, my 3DS gives me more milage than the PS4 I brought over.

You mean something like Wii U?

I don't give a damn about handhelds, but Wii U was actually nice idea...if only Wii U Gamepad was optional peripheral for those who actually want to play in kitchen or while taking a dump, and not forced on consumers.

Sony is giving you this option with PS4/Vita, nVidia is giving you this option with their cards on PC.

For my dollar, the compromises are acceptable. Especially when you consider how much you had to sacrifice in the part to play your favorite games on the go.

When you compare Gameboy and GBA ports to the home versions of NES-Gamecube games or PSP-Vita ports to the home versions of PS2-PS3 games, the Switch holds up pretty favorably. Especially if it's a game with a 7th gen version.

I actually don't remember HH before Switch really getting something that were really console ports even if PSP and PSV proposition where games Like Consoles, but they weren't really ports, much more games created similar to how consoles had but to be played on the go (some working and others not). Would say Switch is the first to really have the sacrifices being on a level that you really can get several competent ports of consoles.

I feel like there's a lot of other factors besides just power and portability.

For example, one of the big selling points of the Switch to me was motion controls; that the Joycons are basically what I wanted from a next-gen Wiimote + Nunchuk; 1:1 movement on both hands, no cable between them, analogue stick and four buttons on each.

There have been a steady number of people in VGC that talks alot about the gyro aiming and how they like it =]