Nintendo Switch – What is it?

In the unlikely event that you don’t already know, the Switch is Nintendo’s pioneering hybrid console, giving you the best of the home and handheld console worlds in one convenient package. It’s the first gaming system through which you can start playing a game on the big screen in your lounge, then grab the console, slot in the controllers and continue playing on the bus or train – or anywhere else – until the battery runs out.This is all thanks to an incredibly clever and versatile design. The console itself is a 6.2-inch tablet that plugs into an HDMI/USB-C dock. The two removable Joy-Con controllers slot into the tablet when you’re on the move, but work through Bluetooth when you’re not. While it can’t match the PS4 or Xbox One for graphics horsepower – let alone the Xbox One X or PS4 Pro – it has enough to run games of a similar calibre, not to mention Nintendo’s own first-party hits.