Genuinely curiosity, what percentage do you use your switch undocked vs docked, and why?
I'd say I use mine unducked at least 90% of the time. If not more.
I like watching something on the TV while I play it. I only really dock it when I have friends over who wanna play smash or something.
I dunno, I just like portables a lot. The Gameboy colour was my only console for like 12 years cause we were poor, I guess it's just what I'm used to.
Mine's usually undocked. Either so I can play a game while either laying in bed or watching a video, or so I can watch a video or play a simple puzzle game while walking back and forth to stretch my legs and get a bit of exercise in.
I'm almost always undocked, i just prefer playing games lying down.
I only really ever play docked when i have friends over
Almost always handheld
Might switch to docked though because my second set of joycons is starting to drift
I like to use undocked more than docked.
I’m a big fan of online handheld games so I think that’s why I prefer undocked.
These days 95%undocked, I like it more and my left joycon keeps disconnecting while undocked making it shitty to play. I could use my ps4 controller as well since I have a stock for the dock but even that likes to sometimes disconnect. There might be some interference or something from other devices
Wow, so far 100% in favour of undocked.
Gotta say, I'm a little surprised.
For the first 2 years, it was basically all undocked unless I was playing Xenoblade. Now it's about 50/50.
It really depends what type of game you're playing.
docked always, maybe if I was on some trip I'd play it portable but I've honestly always HATED portables. I hate the tiny screen, I hate holding the things, I hate craning my neck down to look at it for hours.
60-40 weighted towards docked overall, but I actually never play handheld strictly. Lying in bed with the joycons detached and switch propped up on a book is super comfy.
80% undocked lately
Doesn't the games run like shit while undocked?
I have never even once docked my Switch.
Really depends on the games you're playing. Sometimes it feels like it actually runs better undocked, for some reason atelier lulua ran pretty shittily when docked but ran acceptably undocked. Some weird slowdowns. Must be a resolution thing or they upped the effects too much. And also Gust has always been shit at optimizing things
Not really, except for Xenoblade. That game was just not optimized for handheld.
>Docked
BotW
Odyssey
Splatoon 2 (Not completed)
Xenoblade 2 (Not completed)
Tales of Vesperia (Not completed)
Bayonetta 2
Crash Trilogy (Not completed)
>Undocked
Shantae (Not completed)
Baba is You (Not completed)
VA-11 HALL-A (Not completed)
Ace Attorney Trilogy (currently playing)
Dang, I just realized I only completed 3 games on this system.
It actually varies by game. BotW, for example, run much smoother undocked. I don't think I've played anything yet that's unacceptably different in one mode vs the other.
99% docked, I hate being unaware of my surroundings when outside so I don't even hear music.
At home I have no reason to play undocked.
hows that even possible
Mostly docked till I can be bothered to go get a screen protector. I only got mine when MM2 came out.
Variable resolution locked at 720p.
Different LoD settings in handheld and other minor tweaks, especially for details you cannot really make out.
Even when you set the TV settings at 720p docked it doesn't help. Maybe the variable res just super samples then.
always undocked, why the fuck would i play a shitty 30 fps game when i have a computer with 144 hrz monitor, i have way better options if im gunna sit down a stare at a monitor
about 50% docked and 50% undocked
Lower baseline resolution + you can get away with more dynamic res on a small screen. Honestly I wish I had the option for force 720p docked for BotW. It's clear the 900 it tries to run at wasn't what the game was built for.
What would you need a screen protector for?
I heard you can scratch the screen easily. I'm not sure if thats true, but isnt it better to make the small investment to keep the screen from getting damaged?
docked almost exclusively. I almost never play video games unless I'm at home, and I like it on the TV
That's a myth, a screen protector isn't going to protect anything.
this is true.
I accidentally scratched the screen when I was fucking taking it out of the box when I first bought it.
50/50 here probably maybe slightly more docked than undocked. Just depend what I’m playing. Splatoon or DOOM or BoTW then docked something comfy chill like Into The Breach or Tetris99 or Hollow Knight then undocked it is.
50/50
I'd do undocked more if the Switch was more comfortable. I mostly just do handheld for RPGs.
70% docked, 30% handheld
I usually play RPGs docked and puzzles in handheld. Racing games always docked.
The screen is a durable flexible plastic. It’s more scratch resistant than cheap shit but nowhere near as resistant as phone glass. It’s honestly the right option for the Switch because it’s ridiculously flexible and if dropped won’t shatter. Getting a glass screen protector will prevent you from getting any major permanent scratches on the screen, and is removable if you somehow manage to crack it
95% docked. Like the feel of the big controller and the big screen. And for the most I only have big games in it, nothing indie or made for portable per se
undocked mostly unless I'm playing with family/friends or if I wanna really tryhard in splat 2 with gyro
My Yuzu Emulator is docked in my PC tower, because I refuse to play any game lower then 720p / 40~50fps.
There's not a long enough power cord from the outlet to my bed and I'm too lazy to get up and dock it so i tend to just play it in bed until it runs out of batteries.
Docked 98% of the time. Especially when I'm playing online because I really prefer a wired/LAN connection instead of Wi-Fi.
I've never used it much portable, I don't see the reason to... yet.
>switch came out 2+ years ago
What the fuck
Congrats, you're a disgusting causal
I keep it docked. The only time I used it undocked was the initial setup and one time my power went out while playing BOTW.
I don't want to drop it despite how many people tell me how durable it is. I used to drop my DS and PSP when I fell asleep while playing it.
I played docked 99 percent of the time with my PS4 controller through the 8 Bit Do USB adapter. The main reason for this is that I don't want to ever use those stupid shitcons to play videogames. Not only are they objectively some of the worst first-party controllers I've ever played, they're overpriced as hell.
That's why I want to keep the shitcons untouched and in pristine condition so that I never have to buy replacements for them ever again.
Why the fuck would you watch TV while playing? Something is seriously wrong with nincels. I use mine docked 95% of the time. The quality of how the game looks is already pretty abysmal docked. I can barely stand it undocked.
>Why the fuck would you watch TV while playing?
loading times. you PCfags wouldn't understand
Since I travel a lot for work, I have been enjoying everything the switch has to offer, undocked.
I’m about to get Skyrim for the Switch, is that port worth it?
Almost exclusively docked.
100% docked
100% docked but FE and AC are probably going to change that since I've gotten used to playing them in bed
99% docked. I'm not the biggest fan of handhelds.
Undocked, but some more intense shit like Xenoblade I play docked
I do it while grinding
100% in handheld mode. My dock is somewhere in my closet.
This convinces me that a switch mini or a true handheld is what people really want since many like handheld
100% docked, don't even own a tv anymore
99% docked, but I like the fact that I can pull it out of the dock anytime I need to do something quick and I don't wanna switch the input on my monitor. It also gives me the same vibe as a Game Boy Player in that I'm gonna play most games on my TV with it but if I ever need to I can take them with me. Even if I don't take advantage of it it's just nice to know I have the option.
I would've killed for a console like this when ACNL was current and I was in college. The ability to both play that shit between classes and then come home to play it on a full sized display is really nice. Don't really have many opportunities to take it places these days though.
Mine's usually docked unless I want to be using my computer at the same time (hooked up to the same monitor) or I want to use the touch screen for some reason.
once i get a tv probably like 60% docked
Played docked a few times; had it 2 years. Dock hasn't been hooked up for ages. Purely undocked for me - like, 99%.
How do I stop my switch from getting dusty while docked or friction when sliding it into dock?
its about 50/50 I have about an hour commute on public transportation every day so i like to play on the train pretty often. Although I do get sketched out cus there are so many sketchballs in this town.
I always used docked at home though.
Docked maybe 99% of the time until SMM2 came out. Now it's out purely so I can build until it needs to be charged again.
The switch especifically I always undock it and keep it in the case when I'm not playing, my other consoles I just cover them up when I'm done playing.
>sketched out
Please explain.
Ive seen homeless people fight each other on the trains, seen drunk assholes fall and crack their skulls open, seen people get robbed etc.
Shit is whack.
ni[advertiser friendly!]ers want to steal his switch and sell it for crack money
More undocked than docked. I rarely play with my TV nowadays, but when I do play it docked, it's because I volunteered my Switch on most local SSBU tourneys
Thanks anos, I love in a third world shithole and playing my switch on the subway would get me stabbed. I always take it with me when I'm out with my car/friend is drivin me.
i live in murica and experience the same shit
Big cities in america are practically third world countries
I mostly have it docked. I only ever take it out if I go to a friend's house, or take a shit.
I would be using mine undocked all the time but my Joy-Cons drift like shit so I have to use a cheapass power-a controller.
60% undocked/ 40%docked.
Mostly just docled for smash, otherwise hand held in bed or sth.
Unocked unless i have friends at home or i go at my friends house.
Docked. 99% of the time. I don't like the joycons