2020 survey: How are you playing your Switch?
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For me it has been amazing.
I'm about a 50/50 user. Cloud Saves with NSO make it almost trivial.
Just download the latest save and you are good to go. Digital games make this process slightly easier.
Pokemon is the exception but I usually only play that handheld.
Worth it for me because i find the Lite more comfortable to hold for longer sessions.
Switch Lite so portable obvs.
If I want to play on the telly I'll use my PS4 where multiplatform stuff is typically going to be better for bigger screen gaming than the switch would be able to muster.
Man, I love my Switch Lite though.
If I want to play on the telly I'll use my PS4 where multiplatform stuff is typically going to be better for bigger screen gaming than the switch would be able to muster.
Man, I love my Switch Lite though.
It's been good but I'm not the best test case because there's certain games I only play handheld and there's certain games I only play docked. There isn't a single game I've played on both systems.
Mostly portable, in a bus when going to work and coming home. It's a great way to spend the time.
If there's a game I'm really interested in then I'll find the time to play it at home but quite often I play portable there too. At times might play docked.
If there's a game I'm really interested in then I'll find the time to play it at home but quite often I play portable there too. At times might play docked.
85% docked 15% portable when traveling.
I take hour long train rides 2-4 times per week so it's great for those moments. Otherwise, it stays docked.
I take hour long train rides 2-4 times per week so it's great for those moments. Otherwise, it stays docked.
I'll occasionally play it handheld if the TV is being used by someone else, but only for about 10 minutes or so because I remember that the Switch is a terrible handheld console.
These survey results show that the choice to go with both was a great decision by Nintendo. Even a fairly similar group of people (Era posters) all play differently.
50/50. or maybe slightly more docked, mostly depends on the type of game.
I prefer to play games like Fire Emblem: 3 houses handheld. But games like Mario Odyssey or Astral Chain I much prefer docked
I prefer to play games like Fire Emblem: 3 houses handheld. But games like Mario Odyssey or Astral Chain I much prefer docked
85% portable, since I work on the road a bit and I mostly play other consoles and PC at home. If I've got a Switch game that I'm severely working on (like I do for stretches of DQ XI S still) then I'll play it docked.
docked at home, handheld while out of town or when watching something on TV like sports. a part of me says i should be playing handheld more often so i can multitask. pokemon i played almost entirely handheld cause if i played it docked it felt like i was wasting time. if i play handheld at home though i have to have something also playing on the TV or listening to my record player, unless i'm in bed.
I use handheld for single-player games and docked for local multiplayer. This is mainly due to the fact that I'm usually playing online with friends on other platforms when I'm at home; I usually save my single-player gaming (on the Switch) for when I'm out of the house.
I'm very fond of playing when chilling in bed, and when I'm playing elsewhere in the house, or on the couch, my boyfriend is usually playing as well. He prefers docked, and I really don't care so I end up portable unless it needs charged, then we switch off and I get the dock.
I started off playing entirely docked back in 2017 - it was only in the past 6 months or so that I really started to enjoy handheld. Part of that was helped by the flip grip and Downwell, the other was that something just clicked in my mind.
Also, I d-pad modded my joy con, that helped, too.
Also, I d-pad modded my joy con, that helped, too.
Cool. I have an extra SD card so I think what I might do is install a bunch of my JRPGs there and leave stuff like Diablo, Smash and Mario Kart on the original for when friends come over.
95% docked. That screen is just way too small, I feel like you're doing yourself a disservice playing on that thing.
OG, always docked.
Lite, well, handheld.
Though I don't really use either too much, to be honest. My Vita sees much more action.
Lite, well, handheld.
Though I don't really use either too much, to be honest. My Vita sees much more action.
I don't know, slightly more docked? I played most of Pokemon undocked and that was the last game I played on my Switch.
Yea I do that with some games. Smash for example I don't even keep installed on my Lite.
But some games I swap back and forth so I can take my Lite with me when I travel and it's pretty easy.