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@wyldrstallyns No, I will answer. Normal work, walking around, bumping into things, etc. Stuff that happens when things are in a pocket and a person actually does something other than standing still.

To clarify, the typical human leg has a vaguely roundish shape, not square and flat.

@wyldrstallyns That actually is worse. Out is better. You want the portion with the screen to bend the least.

@PerfectDark I don’t mind wear and tear on the casing, just on the screen.

Thing is, I’ve had scratches happen even on tempered glass screens before. So I’m a little bit more paranoid than most. (I’ve also had a PDA come out of a pocket with the screen completely busted and broken beyond use before, but I’ll admit that’s less applicable to modern screens probably. Still, it’s a thing…)

I will always love the clamshell design of the NDS/DSi and 3DS the most personally. I wouldn’t mind seeing a PSP/Vita style design where something just flips over to protect the screen mind you. That can work with almost anything, but no one does it. Still, the clamshell offers extra thickness and flexibility so it really is the best design for a pocket.

@PerfectDark Wow, this is… uhm… … … wow…

What a strange idea for a handheld. 😆

I think I’d still prefer a flip where the screen is on the inside though. If you stick this in a pocket the screen isn’t actually protected. To me that’s more important than that it be a small minimal thing for music/etc. Though, I suppose if you look at it more as a MP3 player, ebook player, etc etc where you might not care if the screen gets scratched, it comes out ahead for that.

@Zink @0ops I want to add on the subject of VMs for work: a VM is worlds easier to backup, to port to other hardware, etc etc. Plus it has some (potentially quite major) advantages of isolation. I’m actually of the opinion that any work environment that can safely go into a VM probably should anyway.

The only catch is the VM corporations aren’t so great. VMWare is wrecked and Oracle isn’t a great company either. Qemu is good, but really hard to use. (If you can do it, it’s super portable and probably should be more reliable though.)

WINE options via a manager like Bottles with encapsulated runners are almost as good at this.

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@jodanlime I always wondered why Nintendo never just did the whole thing that SONY did where the PSP could connect up to a PS3 and that sort of thing. I felt sure they would do that with the Switch when it came out, but they didn’t.

I can’t entirely agree that that was a defining factor that would make or break it though. The GB, GBC, GBA, NDS, and 3DS all were not dockable and they were all insanely successful for a really long time. The thing is, truly portable gaming is different. Each has its own purpose and use-case and allows for different gaming experiences. The Switch gave us full-scale games with full-scale graphics (within limits) and the full console experience in handheld, but the 3DS was small, light, and easily played hours and hours on end even lying down.

@jodanlime @PerfectDark I’m wondering about even this. It really feels like Nintendo almost entirely stopped caring about the Switch Lite not even that long after it came out. It should definitely have been a bigger focus IMO, but everyone seems to want everything bigger and bigger and bigger these days…

I too absolutely miss just sticking my N3DS in my pocket. (Also StreetPass. Why did that go away with the Switch??)