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Steamdeck is better in every way anyway.
Well, except the games that'll only work on Switch and not Steam Deck.
What about the thousands of games that work on Steam Deck and not on a Switch 2?
What about them? The statement was that the Steam Deck is better in every way. I provided a counter example.
I own both a Steam Deck and a Switch, and I enjoy using both. I buy way more games on Steam than Switch, but I still think the Switch is a worthwhile purchase.
Okay, that's fair.
Eh, Nintendo copyright striking switch emulators right before this release makes me wonder if Switch 2 games can be emulated in the same fashion. If so, then that leaves mainly online multiplayer games that can't be played, and online switch games are not a great experience.
Which, reasonably, should work anywhere and not only on Switch. But of course we must arbitrarily create scarcity for more profit.
Except it's not. If you actually take a second to look at the specs of the hardware here it's not quite as simple as it might seem at first glance.
I'm comparing the OLED model here since it's most comparable to the Switch 2.
I think it's entirely likely that Switch 2 will perform much better with ports of modern games, where the Steam Deck is starting to show its age and really struggling here.
I love my Steam Deck and it's fantastic for playing smaller budget indie games, older games, emulated games, and tackling my backlog. But any AAA game that's come out say in the last year or two? Forget it. It's just not a good experience. Even BG3 which is Verified was just fine. I played it a lot on my Deck but would it perform better on Switch 2? Probably yes.
It'll definitely be interesting to see how performance of third party titles shakes out between the two.
Nah Steamdeck is a good Switch competitor but they gonna need a Steamdeck 2 to compete Switch 2. But with those absurd game prices steam will have a big advantage with less effort.
Donkey Kong sucks!
I got your reference, I’m sorry others didn’t.
Thems fightin words
It from movie