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[–] samuelwankenobi@lemm.ee 19 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Think about what the parent is going to buy their kids a easy to use Nintendo console or the Steam deck that doesn't run every game you can buy on it because it's really a pc

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This is what cracks me up about this topic literally every time it comes up.

Everyone on highly tech savvy and linux loving lemmy not being able to wrap their heads around the idea that busy parents dont want to have to tech support their kids game console. They want to be able to tell Grandma "He has a switch 2 and wants the new pokemon game for his birthday", they want to walk into stores and buy accessories that WILL fit and they dont want microtransaction laden shit. One of the FEW things I still respect about Nintendo is that their AAA in house releases are FULL games (for the price, they would fucking want to be).

The 6 to 12yo market alone is probably enough to make the switch worthwhile from a business perspective. The "just tech savvy enough to work facebook" crowd adds in the profit margins.

[–] magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Yes but that group by in large won't be buying a switch 2 for at least a couple of years. $450 per console plus $80 a game is brutal, especially if you're buying for more than one kid.

On the other hand a switch lite can be had for like $100 and used games aren't too expensive either. So for the price of a switch 2 you could get all 3 kids a switch lite + a game. No fucking brainer.

The sort of people who bought a switch at launch, after drinking Nintendo NX leaks like kool-aid, aren't as impressed this time around. They're also getting really pissed off at Nintendo's behavior towards the emulation scene.

Lots of those people, myself included, will be getting a steam deck. A lot of us will also probably end up buying a switch later on after sales/price drops/cheaper revisions. The same time most parents will be snatching them up.

Lifetime sales won't be affected nearly as hard, but I don't know that the first year will be as big as the OG switch's.

That being said if M$ can figure out a good UI for windows portables W/ Xbox integration that might make things even harder for them.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I think you're definitely right about the adoption speed, people wont be dumping their switches en masse to buy a 2.

The Deck definitely puts a dent in their sales but "i DoNt gEt wHy aNyOnE wOuld bUy a sWitCh" comments on Lemmy show just how skewed the demographics are on here. Its not aimed at us.

[–] emeralddawn45@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago

Idiots who have never used a steam deck and are obviously scared by the word linux in this thread. You can easily use the steamdeck without ever leaving gaming mode and with absolutely no troubleshooting needed. Its as simple as browsing steam, pressing download, and pressing play. I would absolutely give it to a child with a few games preloaded, and they would be perfectly fine to use it. The UI is way more friendly than the switch one also. Everytime ive tried to play a game on switch with friends theres been some update that takes ages, the Ui is slow and clunky, and connecting joycons is an absolute pain. What troubleshooting do you think is necessary to run a game from steam lmao?

[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 month ago

If you try to buy a game on the deck that isn't verified to run there you get a warning. Meanwhile you have a limited selection on the switch of over priced games.

[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Deck runs every game that you can easily buy on deck, and then some that you can't