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minus-squaresmeg@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·5 days agoWikipedia seems to think they are. I’ve seen “home consoles” used when you want to exclude handhelds, what makes you say that they’re technically not consoles?
minus-squarezikzak025@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down2·5 days agoPlus the Switch is a handheld, which makes it a weird distinction to make.
minus-squareGoodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·4 days agoThe Siwtch is not a handheld, unless you count the Switch Lite into those sales. You can perfectly use a Switch as a home console.
minus-squarezikzak025@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-24 days agoI count it as a handheld because every switch can be used as a handheld, while not every switch can be used as a home console. So I guess why wouldn’t the Switch Lite be counted in those sales? It’s the same device, sans detachable controllers and docking capabilities. It’s like calling a phone that you can plug into a monitor with peripherals a “desktop”
Wikipedia seems to think they are. I’ve seen “home consoles” used when you want to exclude handhelds, what makes you say that they’re technically not consoles?
Plus the Switch is a handheld, which makes it a weird distinction to make.
The Siwtch is not a handheld, unless you count the Switch Lite into those sales. You can perfectly use a Switch as a home console.
I count it as a handheld because every switch can be used as a handheld, while not every switch can be used as a home console.
So I guess why wouldn’t the Switch Lite be counted in those sales? It’s the same device, sans detachable controllers and docking capabilities.
It’s like calling a phone that you can plug into a monitor with peripherals a “desktop”