Does the Steam Deck REALLY Destroy the Switch?

[Chrkeller]

Mummelmann said:

Pemalite said:

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.

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.

I absolutely 100% agree with this.  If the Switch didn't work so well as a home console I wouldn't own one.  I'm not giving up 65 inch TV in 5.1 surround for a 5 inch screen in stereo.  If I get a Steam Deck, I will like use it as a home console for some old roms.