• smeg@feddit.uk
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    14 hours ago

    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?

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        6 hours ago

        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.

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          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”