Valve releasing Switch competitor SteamDeck Dec 2021, $399, Zen 2 CPU and RDNA 2 GPU

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mZuzek said:

Captain_Yuri said:

I think this is the "handheld" version to what PC is to consoles. I doubt this will be a direct competitor to the switch in the similar vain as PC is not a direct competitor to consoles. Sure there will be an overlap of games and etc but this won't be like say a Vita which was a direct competitor to the 3ds.

Imo this does fill a hole that a number of PC gamers has been asking for as things like GPD Win and Aya Neo and a number of other PC handhelds have had quite a lot of success while charging double the amount that this costs. So there is certainly a market for it. But I doubt this will be a switch killer and people shouldn't think of it as such.

I get the feeling 90% or more of the people who buy this are people who already own a powerful PC. That's where the appeal lies I think, in being able to have the same games you play on PC but on the go, with cloud saving and all.

Yea exactly! The game integration that steam offers with cloud saves and remote play and etc will help with this a lot. Especially with mods and all the other benefits that PCs get. The switch will always be the cheaper optimized experience for the masses while people like me who already owns a switch and wants a more portable PC on the go, this will be a really good alternative.