and the hamster. As the Wii U proved, a handheld device has its

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system, because I often found it more comfortable to play in bed or lying

down on a couch as opposed to sitting at attention in front of a TV. The

Switch obviously has far more freedom than the Wii U. So, even with its

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it’s inherently inferior across the board.

ANY PORT IN A STORM

I understand why some people prefer that their Switch games have no

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without compromises do exist, typically in the smaller indie space. The

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year, now on a handheld. Another smooth translation is Ruiner, a slick

little top-down shooter oozing with dirty, futuristic cyberpunk

production value in its moody city and junkyard battlegrounds.

It’s also totally valid that some people would just rather not play certain

games on Switch when there are alternatives they consider superior,

especially if they have zero interest in portable play. The upcoming

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Still, even when parity isn’t possible, I just want to tell the developers

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just making a worse product to cash in on a trend. For players like me,

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