- My LG Smart TV
- A TI-84 calculator
- The Peloton (exercise equipment)
Are you trying to argue that because the Switch uses components also used to build general purpose devices that this somehow implies some kind of general purpose “identity” on all derivative devices and an expectation that somehow every product should be more clear that “well actually, this product doesn’t exist because it has a CPU and a screen”?
I’m truly grasping trying to understand your argument here.
The smart TV is basically just a worse version of a monitor with a very cheap computer attached.
The peloton is a BIKE.
I specifically mentioned the TI-84 because I have played Mario on mine, among many other things that it was not intended for. Respectfully, it belongs on the list.
But you still haven’t answered my question. Do these products not exist?
> The peloton is a BIKE
The Peloton is also a product, and a product that uses a general purpose OS (Android) and general purpose screen. It’s still built to do one thing.
It’s not just a bike - I have three of those, and none of them have a screen, and I can ride them outside.
The point here is that products are real things, have specific purposes, and often use general purpose tech to achieve a very specific outcome.
Is it cool to run Mario on my TI-84? Yes! But I wouldn’t be bent out of shape if I couldn’t.
Should I be bent out of shape that not every native Mac app has a Windows/PC counterpart? Or vice versa?
Setting that aside, personally, I have no desire to play Switch games on my PC. The Switch is the best device for playing Switch games. Does that imply some kind of moral failing on my part?
If you have philosophical issues with console gaming in general, that's one thing. But then this becomes a conversation about something else entirely.
I'm still curious about why you continue to sidestep the question. This conversation is no longer moving forward.
> implemented on a very specific set of hardware, restricted in its use by software whose only purpose is to maintain the illusion
Don’t get me wrong. I like to tinker, and I’ve had plenty of fun using hardware for unintended use cases. But I don’t understand the seeming entitlement that some feel that Nintendo is not worthy of their purchase.
Of course, in the real world, hardware like the Switch is subsidized by publishing fees and the like. I imagine that that revenue must outweigh the R&D costs of gimping the device.