> The Switch is the first gaming system that works anywhere and everywhere.
Uhhhhhhh, what happened to all of nintendos past handhelds, sonys psp, the countless older handhelds that never gained traction?
Uhhhhhhh, what happened to all of nintendos past handhelds, sonys psp, the countless older handhelds that never gained traction?
The SNES also couldn't play GameBoy games, the Super GameBoy was really just an entire gameboy in a cartridge formfactor.
The Switch has the same feature, you're right. But its designed (and marketed) around it. That's the difference.
With the Switch you can use it docked, handheld, and tabletop (i.e. stand alone).
It seems like a pretty obvious ad though.
Yes, this is typical over-the-top Wired writing, but it's still a clever design that's likely to influence other hardware design.
Instead they released the PlayStation TV, which was incompatible with literally half of the Vita's library for controller and licensing reasons.