Switch is more like smartphone hardware, though with differentiation and innovation in the form factor, hybrid docking design, and joy-con controllers; and it's clearly still a game console, running a custom OS and software and supporting game cartridges.
The influence goes both ways however - both the Steam Deck and Steam Machine are attempts to build a PC that resembles a game console (the former being Switch-like and the latter as something of a "GabeCube.") Steam Deck's Game Mode UI and Steam's Big Picture mode try to provide a console-like experience as well.
Consoles still exist, but they have evolved to use PC hardware.
Switch is more like smartphone hardware, though with differentiation and innovation in the form factor, hybrid docking design, and joy-con controllers; and it's clearly still a game console, running a custom OS and software and supporting game cartridges.
The influence goes both ways however - both the Steam Deck and Steam Machine are attempts to build a PC that resembles a game console (the former being Switch-like and the latter as something of a "GabeCube.") Steam Deck's Game Mode UI and Steam's Big Picture mode try to provide a console-like experience as well.