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The Showdown The Nintendo Switch has been in the hands of players for a couple of months now.  The gaming press has carried stories of shortages and stock flying off the shelves, but when you strip away the hype and marketing, how does it hold up against one of the best handhelds of all time, the Atari Lynx? Don't let the fact that both machines feature horizontal orientation with controls on the sides fool you, these are very different devices.  We'll rank each system according to a series of 6 crucial criteria to see how they really stack up. 1. Size Top: The Atari Lynx featuring ergonomic contouring, and ambidextrous controls. Bottom: The Nintendo Switch featuring a more stylish, but somewhat ergonomically compromised design exclusively for the right-handed.  The Switch takes up a 9.5x4 inch surface area and is .55 inches thick, while the Lynx is 10.75x4.25 inches and 1.5 inches thick.  At first glance they are similar enough in size that it may seem like neithe...

Last week I walked into Best Buy to look for a couple of USB cables because I somehow forgot that Best Buy still likes to charge triple price for cables. $30 for a simple 6-ft USB cable, really? http://www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia-6-usb-2-0-transfer-cable-black/5813024.p?skuId=5813024 You mean this? https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=5443 But I digress. I followed PSVR since it's initial announcement as "Project Morpheus" and fully intended to buy one on day one, but when I saw the slate of software I was underwhelmed and canceled my pre-order.  Then last week I received a random email about "Farpoint" - which I had never heard of, or at least could not remember ever hearing of.  I couldn't believe it, an advertisement in my inbox that actually informed me about something I found interesting.  After taking a glance, I remember making a mental note to watch out for this one as it might actually be the PSVR's killer app - the thing that finally makes ...