They are a personal device like a gameboy.
There is a TV version for party games.
The games may or may not be shareable, even with the physical games.
Assume the ideal usage is during screen time on a weekend.

I have been avoiding buying one as I don't understand them. Thinking of getting them soon.

I assume one OLED for the family and then a portable per person, then one copy of each game per device.

How is this affordable?

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[–] yonder@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I personally stick to only physical games since they cost the same, but are stored on the cartridge, meaning I don't have to upgrade my switch's measly 32GB of storage.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

The Switch is an insane device to me. It's been underpowered before it launched, but 32GB storage? I had flash drives twice that size when the Switch came out. What the fuck?

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

I also prefer physical games. I have very few digital games on my Switch -- only for massive digital-only sales, or for games that had limited physical runs that I missed. Or when I didn't know a game had a physical release, lol

Some people prefer digital games, and I get it. Especially with kids who might break, lose, or "trade" physical games.