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What is your Switch travel case solution (if any)?
- Thread starter Shaanyboi
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Holy shit. This thing is huge.
No one wants to buy new pants to carry around the Switch. Again, I get that you are going to be sleeping with this thing within arms reach but pull back a bit. Haha
Eh. The jeans don't cost much more than some of the cases out there. I don't see why it's not a suitable option, especially for those planning on carrying the Switch everywhere.
Carrying a bag everywhere is not fun. It also makes the Switch easier to lose.
Don't have to take my word for it either, try carrying a bag around for the next week. If you haven't already been doing it your whole life, I promise you'll hate it.
Mister Wolf
Member
I'm gonna need that Hori snap & go around my Switch. What's the hold up Hori? Hurry up and put it up on Amazon.
The official case with screen protector
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A small bit of Velcro to attach the two.
Is what I'll be using. The official case looks like the best option in the UK but I'd also like to carry some games if needed. If I'm travelling I always bring some kind of bag with me so I don't need something that'll carry everything possible.
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A small bit of Velcro to attach the two.
Is what I'll be using. The official case looks like the best option in the UK but I'd also like to carry some games if needed. If I'm travelling I always bring some kind of bag with me so I don't need something that'll carry everything possible.
Most people don't actually. Mostly college students
This looks awesome, it's just a case for the tablet itself, and not the Joy-Con, correct? Where can I buy this thing?
Aztechnology
Member
I have this one ordered already
But I'm going back and forth on whether I want that or the hori tough pouch with eventual cartridge case if/when I exceed 5 physical games. (Going mostly digital.)
What I want is the tunic one's functionality in a more restrained design. I want space in the case so I can put this in it:
I mean everything is getting thrown in a laptop messenger bag anyways if I'm taking it on a trip, so in theory packing 3 things separately isn't the end of the world.
I can't stand the plastic/acrylic on fabrics like that. I also dislike overly branded/imaged stuff. That's why I was pleasantly surprised and dissapointed I didn't get the Breath of the wild special (non statue) edition. That case is just themed and is a consistent material without too blatant of brand advertising. Hopefully stock comes back in at Amazon or Best Buy at some point. I can't justify $99.99 when all I want is the case when I can get the game for $48.
It holds a 10" wide tablet with joycons. So yeah.
Chie Satonaka
Member
I'm glad I'm not the only one that liked this one. I thought it was neat. I'm getting it as well.
I usually like no frills black stuff but I really liked this the first time I saw it.
I kinda like the Mario version of that one PDP case:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N4O0392/?tag=neogaf0e-20
But I'm thinking game storage wise it'd be more convenient both around the house and on the go just to have one of those multi cart cases alone.
And if I brought the Switch anywhere it'd probably just in my bag/backpack with other stuff like I do with iPad and 3DS. So either bare, or something minimal like this cover thing, which can get out of the way enough to still be dockable:
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B01N125DYN/
http://www.play-asia.com/front-cover-for-nintendo-switch-black/13/70aw5h
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N4O0392/?tag=neogaf0e-20
But I'm thinking game storage wise it'd be more convenient both around the house and on the go just to have one of those multi cart cases alone.
And if I brought the Switch anywhere it'd probably just in my bag/backpack with other stuff like I do with iPad and 3DS. So either bare, or something minimal like this cover thing, which can get out of the way enough to still be dockable:
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B01N125DYN/
http://www.play-asia.com/front-cover-for-nintendo-switch-black/13/70aw5h
7DollarHagane
Banned
After my 3 year old gauged my wiiu tablet screen with the charging plug she thought was a stylus I keep screen protectors on everything.
You think you can stick an analog stick in your coin pocket?
Frankly the idea of various pieces of the Switch in most of my pant pockets seems incredibly uncomfortable and will look... lumpy
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Deleted member 752119
Unconfirmed Member
I'm holding off on picking one out/deciding to get one.
Hell, I first have to stop waffling on my preorder and make sure I don't cancel it.
I doubt I will though, so will just be a matter of having it a bit, getting used to the size and seeing if it's something I ever want to take out of the house. I've just never had a lot of use of portable gaming. I don't have much down time outside of the house in daily life, and when traveling I tend to want a break from normal routines (and I normally game a lot) so I've rarely used portables even when I've taken them on trips.
Only difference here is I may be more apt to keep playing a console game (I'll rarely play undocked at home) on a trip vs. starting something on a dedicated portable that I'd probably never finish after getting back as I prefer gaming on the big screen. If I end up wanting that, I'll pick out one of the smaller cases that still has slots for a few game cards. So probably the official one. I'm careful with my bags so I don't need a bulky one with protection and want to add minimal size and just keep the screen covered and game cards in one place.
Hell, I first have to stop waffling on my preorder and make sure I don't cancel it.
I doubt I will though, so will just be a matter of having it a bit, getting used to the size and seeing if it's something I ever want to take out of the house. I've just never had a lot of use of portable gaming. I don't have much down time outside of the house in daily life, and when traveling I tend to want a break from normal routines (and I normally game a lot) so I've rarely used portables even when I've taken them on trips.
Only difference here is I may be more apt to keep playing a console game (I'll rarely play undocked at home) on a trip vs. starting something on a dedicated portable that I'd probably never finish after getting back as I prefer gaming on the big screen. If I end up wanting that, I'll pick out one of the smaller cases that still has slots for a few game cards. So probably the official one. I'm careful with my bags so I don't need a bulky one with protection and want to add minimal size and just keep the screen covered and game cards in one place.
I thought the same thing about the Vita, it wasn't too bad. Lumpier than I would have wanted, I'll give you that.
I'm hoping with these DPJCO jeans I can just shove the whole Joy-Conned switch in there.
I could probably get away with doing this, but the vents on top of the system look like sizable gaping holes. A little pocket lint inside your Switch could possibly mean bad things for your $300 system.
I'll probably continue carrying my 3DS around in my pocket for quite a while anyway, so a case for the Switch when I want to take it with me seems like the best idea.
Something like this, that only snaps around the tablet would solve that issue. The vents do look like lint magnets, though. Good looking out!
WordAssassin
Member
I'm one of those unwashed heathens GAF hates that wears cargo shorts, and since my bottom left pocket is usually empty if I ever do take my Switch somewhere I'll just put it in there with the JoyCons off. Not too worried about the screen getting scratched but I can always face the screen "in" and have the JoyCons sit in my pocket against the back of the system.
I am of course assuming that my cargo pocket is even big enough to hold the Switch at all though.
I am of course assuming that my cargo pocket is even big enough to hold the Switch at all though.
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Deleted member 752119
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Outside of college, I think it's more an urban thing honestly. If you're taking public transit, walking a lot of places etc., having a bag is super common.
If you're just driving from home to work, driving to the store etc., then yeah a bag is much less needed/common. But such people probably have less use for a portable in general as that's not much downtime. Unless they have forced lunch breaks I guess rather than just working at their desk like a lot of us for lunch.
I'm a bag person myself as I always want my iPad with me as it's my most used gadget--not sure why I bother paying for a smart phone honestly--much less an iPhone. If I'm traveling I'll want the iPad and my Kindle Voyage (read on it every night and a ton on planes), have to add in my work laptop for most business trips and sometimes a portable in the past and maybe Switch in the future.
I'm telling you. Cargo shorts are making a comeback.
Aztechnology
Member
Actually most people are forced to take a lunch break.
Some people have and use bags, but people that do think they're the majority when really that's not the case
First person who find inside images of the PDP backpack gets first dibs at my BOTW Special Edition;
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MS7DVLT/?tag=neogaf0e-20
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MS7DVLT/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Pretty easy to carry a bag everywhere if you need your switch everywhere so bad. Where are you going that you cant use a bag? Messenger bags are fine or get a purse. They wont be much trouble.
Like I said earlier, I tried the carry a bag everywhere thing when the iPad mini first came out.
Bought a dope Waterfield bag for it and everything.
It's a terrible experience.
It's not "pretty easy", it sucks.
Anyone who doesn't already carry a purse or bag everywhere is kidding themselves if they think it's no big deal.
But piling a Switch and Joy-Cons plus your phone, wallet and keys into your pockets is easy?
Come on, you must see the hypocrisy here.
It would make so much more sense if you said you were going to be carrying things in coat pockets as well as pants.
Cipher Peon
Banned
If you can find stuff in my Hot Topic aesthetic that fits and has pockets enough to fit a Switch, I'd give you a neato finder's fee hehehehehe
The last pair of pants I got were really cool galaxy jeans, which I was dismayed to learn that they didn't have front pockets. The fact that so much of women's clothing has no pockets is an outrage and I know a lot of women who complain but honestly I'm shocked they don't complain MORE. I mean SERIOUSLY JEEZ
Back on topic, I'm cool with carrying a bag with me any time. I'd rather not bulk up my pockets unnecessarily and a bag could work or if a bag is too much, have it be put in my Harley Quinn bag. It's all good.
You may be in luck if US
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/the-leg...ition-nintendo-switch/5730400.p?skuId=5730400
Aztechnology
Member
Yes really lucky. There's not a store within 250 miles of me that has it.
Oh well iwth Visa checkout that game was like 38. So the extra money can get me a better case anyway. I do like that it's just themed though and not ostentatiously branded
Aztechnology
Member
Get a tempered glass one once they are out. They are so much easier to put on in my experience.
Saw this today on Best Buy's website
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia-go-case-for-nintendo-switch/5714427.p?skuId=5714427
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia-go-case-for-nintendo-switch/5714427.p?skuId=5714427
Interfectum
Member
Saw this today on Best Buy's website
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia-go-case-for-nintendo-switch/5714427.p?skuId=5714427
I like this... pretty simple, has cable storage too.
Yeah, think I may switch to this. Had the Hori Hard Shell before, but it doesn't really have the inside shape or storage of this one.
epicnemesis
Member
I saw the insignia one and was tempted, but I hated those straps on my ds case back in the day so I went with the hori one.
I'm looking to get Monoprice's Tactical Notebook Sleeve and use the three front pockets to house the Switch, Joy-Cons, and either the AC Adapter or Hori's Compact Playstand. For added protection, I'll have Power A's Hybrid Cover installed on the Switch as well.
Aside from that, I can carry my laptop or some extra accessories such as cables, adapters, and game cases in the main back compartment.
That will probably serve me best until WaterField comes along with a more suitable alternative. Even then, it will definitely depend on the price point as both options will be going in a bag of some sorts in any event.
Aside from that, I can carry my laptop or some extra accessories such as cables, adapters, and game cases in the main back compartment.
That will probably serve me best until WaterField comes along with a more suitable alternative. Even then, it will definitely depend on the price point as both options will be going in a bag of some sorts in any event.
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Deleted member 752119
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True. My view is skewed a bit from being a college professor at an urban university with most of the businesses around us also being salaried employers (aside from shops and food places of course). So there's not a big set time, lunch break scene here as people are just grabbing stuff whenever or eating at their desk.
And yeah, even here (at least once you are off campus) bags aren't a majority just much more common than in the suburbs or smaller towns where people are driving everywhere and never/rarely taking public transit or walking several blocks etc. In urban center--even other parts of town away from campuses--people are walking or biking around all over the place and most have messenger bags or large purses. Especially the younger generations.
The tablet movement really increased it I think as it seems many more people carry those around daily than ever did laptops. I'll always be a bag person just from wanting my iPad with me daily (well not when just running errands with no downtime) and wanting other gadgets like my Kindle or a portable gaming device reasonably often as well. So throwing a Switch in their with a slim case won't be a big deal. Takes up more room than a 3DS or Vita, but not a huge deal. I'll want to find a smaller USB-C travel brick for travel though--or at least one with a few ports so I dont also have to bring one for my iPad and iPhone.
Steve McQueen
Member
Good this one too. Why? Just zoom in on the side of the package. That did it for me.