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Still as long as you buy the hardware, you should not be prevented from running whatever you like on it. A case of this is the Nintendo Switch, which does not

Still as long as you buy the hardware, you should not be prevented from running whatever you like on it. A case of this is the Nintendo Switch, which does not even have a Web Browser (possibly due to Nintendo being scared to death of JIT exploits breaking their walled garden). Want to look up a game guide from the Internet, on a device perfectly able of doing so ? Fat chance, need another device for that! You mentioned consoles supporting some streaming services - why should the manufacturer of the hardware be in business of deciding what streaming services you can use ?

johnnyanmac 3y ago
>as long as you buy the hardware, you should not be prevented from running whatever you like on it. Nothing is stopping you from gutting a switch and putting steam deck components in it to run Windows. You can do all that without bypassing Nintendo OS encryption. >Want to look up a game guide from the Internet, on a device perfectly able of doing so ? Fat chance, need another device for that! But that's a software problem, not a hardware one. If you want a browser on the Nintendo OS you either need some exploit on how it renders web pages (legal) or a way to install an app that goes around the Nintendo store (dubious, depending on how you approach it). >why should the manufacturer of the hardware be in business of deciding what streaming services you can use ? To be fair, Nintendo does allow streaming services. If your favorite one isn't on Switch, it's a business issue, not a store regulation issue. No different from a game you want not having a switch port. Netflix wants market capture so it's everywhere. Hulu, not so much. Disney probably would have gotten on it if it didn't launch a few years after the Switch.