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		fomine3 on Sept 18, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nintendo 3DS discontinued after almost a decade Finally portable gaming console platform is dead now. Why portable-only form factor isn't accepted well nowadays? (Switch is the replacement with hybrid design)

ThatPlayer on Sept 18, 2020 [–]

Phones have replaced it for the majority of people. The same way they killed mp3 players and point-and-shoot cameras by being good enough.

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