Pemalite said:
Mummelmann said:
The SteamDeck is really shit for Switch games. Personally, I don't see what niche the SteamDeck wants/needs to fill, and Valve has tried its hand at hardware before, showing that they're not as attuned to the market as one might think. Then again; I find the Switch to be the least attractive current console, primarily due to its software pricing, which is the same issue every generation.
For what it offers and the niche it fills, I would still side with the Switch in this, despite owning only 6 games for it to this day. For me, the SteamDeck falls into the same category as tablets. Between smartphones, laptops, desktop computers, home consoles, and various handhelds, I have zero use for it and zero interest. Mind you, I never had a mind towards playing on the go and prefer to do my gaming at home, so I might not at all be the intended demographic (also; I'm old and bitter and you best not listen to me).
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If you are buying the Steamdeck to play Switch games, then you have just wasted your money... You would be better off buying an actual Switch instead.
But the Steamdeck is a fantastic portable PC, complete with some great PC exclusives... And even comes with a few benefits of receiving Sony/Microsoft multiplats that gets ignored on Nintendo's platform.
FarCry? Check.
Grand Theft Auto? Also Check.
Assassins Creed? Yup.
Call of Duty? Yep, that too.
Battlefield? Of course.
But then throw in PC exclusives like Homeworld, Company of Heroes and more... And you have the potential for a really really great handheld.
I think people tend to forget that the PC actually has the largest game library of any platform in existence... And I would like to thing everyone on this forum is a gamer, loves and adores gaming and could appreciate both the Switch and the Steamdeck for what they intrinsically are.
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The Switch part was a joke, I own a Switch. As for everyting else; like I said, I'm probably just outside the demographic. PC has been my main gaming platform since around 2003-2004 and I do all my PC gaming on my desktop. I never saw the charms of playing on handheld consoles with small screens and limited controls and the type of games I play tend to look and feel better on big screens, with great sound and good controls. It's simply a matter of preference. I did own an Atari Lynx at some point, but I gave it away since I never used the thing and spent all my time on various Nintendo, Sony and Sega home consoles instead.
The part about software library is easily the most overlooked on the PC. Not only does it have an immense library stretching from before I was born and into today, but all these games actually work on this platform. No BS about backwards compatibility or lost classics at the mercy of lazy devs or re-selling them at a sick premium.
