Steam Deck 1 vs. Switch 2 - Which will be better?

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Captain_Yuri said:

If the Switch 2 is based on Lovelace and Nintendo didn't make any dumb decisions to cut out potentially good features in favor gimmicks, the Switch 2 should absolutely beat the Steam Deck imo. The rumored performance jump between Ampere to Lovelace is supposed to be massive and that should trickle down to the lower end parts as well to a certain extent.

But if the first Steam Deck is successful, I am sure Valve will make a second iteration by the time Switch 2 comes out similar to how Valve has a successor to the Vive VR headset called the Valve Index.

Yeah I'm thinking Valve will release updated models way more frequently than a traditional console does, rather than new iterations that stick to the same capabilities. I'm thinking every 2 ish years we will get an updated Steam Deck? Just my prediction. Then again if they truly sell like crazy then Valve may stick to a traditional 6 year life and we may wait until 2027/2028 before we get Steam Deck 2, which means the Switch 2 will have been the best device on the market for a few years (if, when it launches, it is more powerful than Steam Deck 1).