Sure, but most of them are used for games made for (or at least ported to) Android.

They're still a gaming platform even if half of the games are either ports or just plain trash. There's definitely an amount of the potential market for console (handheld at least) sales that have been lost to android.

Well id say android is a gaming system because of all the android games. Not cause of emulation.

You will get those kinds of games on other platforms too but, in my opinion anyway, Nintendo does them best.

You're also getting a handheld with a Switch which, is a great feature if you've got kids or are sharing the space with someone else. Being able to just pop the console out and continue playing definitely makes it less of a living room hog.

I'd recommend looking up some YouTube videos on it. Modern Vintage Gamer has a couple of good tutorials.

And Series S

Ok so apparently PS5 doesn't play CDs. Didn't know that.

Again though for the price of a Series X you'd get a Switch, a pro controller, a BluRay player and a CD player.

My point isn't that you shouldn't buy a Series X it's just that I wouldn't really see the non gaming features as being much of a selling point since you can get devices to do those tasks for a lot cheaper.

I'd pick a console you want for the gaming features it offers. It's the part you're paying the most for.

Series X is a lot of money to address the concerns you've got to be honest.

There are plenty of controllers for the Switch that are similar to an Xbox controller. I personally love the Switch Pro controller.

Also the Series X isn't the only console that will play blurays etc. as well. The PS5 will do that too as well as last gen consoles but honestly you'd pick up a BluRay player to do that for dirt cheap these days as well.

Just my thoughts but if you're unsure about an expensive purchase like this I'd just not get it.

Literally never heard of him. Surprised he's been around so long.

I feel like they're going to release remasters of their GameCube library instead of a NSO app.

Never heard of him. What interview are you referring to? Maybe post a link.

Who's Michael Pachter?

Well I don't think he's claiming it's magic, he just doesn't know.

What's this from?

There are doom games on playstation as well but they all released before the acquisition.

Asking for recommendations is a part of what happens on this sub. Most people seem fine with it. I don't know why you'd expect them to change just to suit you.

I mean it is as simple as that really. People who want to discuss consoles come here to discuss consoles. Sometimes those people know very little about consoles.

If you know so much why bother being on here at all.

Imagine the nerve of people asking about consoles on a console discussion forum.

What makes you say that? I haven't heard much about it.

If it's unopened and can still be returned for full price, I would tell them to return it.

Just tell them how much you appreciate the gift but given how expensive it is you wouldn't feel right keeping something you wouldn't use.

That's what I'd do at least.

It is normal for other companies, but if we're speculating on their next generation of hardware I would say it won't just be a souped up version of their existing hardware.

Mostly because I don't think that will be enough for them to replicate the success they've had with the Switch.

In the past when they haven't innovated, they haven't done as well.

That's kind of my point though, it likely won't just be a more powerful version of their current hardware. They will probably want to do more to differentiate it from the Switch.

If they want to replicate the success they've had with the it they'll have to. A lot of Switch owners will take a bit of convincing to upgrade if it doesn't have something else to offer.

Nintendo don't usually have the most powerful hardware but it's hardly a conservative approach to technology. They've pretty much always had an innovative piece of hardware on the market even if it doesn't always work out.

As much as I'd love the next gen of Nintendo hardware if it was just a more powerful switch it could very easily be something more inventive.

There's no reason not to try that for a while first before shelling out for a XSS.

If OP bought a series S they've have this problem anyway.