| Dulfite said: To me it isn't about eye candy. I can fit OG Switch in my pockets (adult man). No way could one fit this in their pocket unless they dressed like a goth and had those massive pockets. It's about the pockets. Nothing else matters but the pockets. You see now that this is a universal truth? |
I don't use the Switch on the go myself but my kids take it with them all the time. Switch Lite is a bit smaller and the other one you can take the joy-cons off to put in your other pocket. Taking the charge cable with you is the clumsy part. How big is the charger for the Steamdeck, it must generate a bit more power in the en. 45 watt USB-C charger needed, not that big.
Steamdeck is not aimed at kids anyway. For me, when I travel I take my laptop, plug it in while waiting at the airport, use it at low power settings during the flight. Good to have a full keyboard and full screen for watching stuff. Simple games are fine as long as they don't tax the gpu. And the thing is, got to take the laptop anyway. Steamdeck would just be another item to store and haul around. It's not a replacement for a laptop. And even in a laptop bag, a switch lite just slides in more easily.
Steamdeck falls in between, too big to easily carry around, too small to use for work. It's cool tech, but filling or rather competing in a niche against the other PC handhelds. Prices would have come down on those by now if it was a popular concept. Steam is hoping their popularity can make them the money back by subsidizing the Steamdeck. Maybe sell them at a profit when it catches on and production costs can be reduced by volume, or by hoping more people join Steam for that 30% cut on games sold.
