How much will handheld PC gaming impact the Switch's successor?

[Pemalite]

Norion said:

Pemalite said:

Handheld PC gaming has been around for years, didn't impact the Switch, so I doubt it will impact the Switch 2.

It is becoming more popular now though which is notable. For a lot of people the Steam Deck will be their first time buying a device for that purpose.

Possibly, but still not enough to make any noteworthy dent in sales.

Keep in mind I am a PC gamer... And yes we PC gamers tend to be happy to "spend more" for that privilege, but we also often buy consoles.

Norion said:

curl-6 said:

About as much as desktop PCs will impact PS5 and Xbox Series, or for that matter PS4/Xbox One before them, and PS3/360 before that...

I'd say the impact desktop PCs have had and will have on consoles like those is massive since if it wasn't an option to play video games on a PC then the only way for tens of millions of people to play games like GTA would be on a console. If that wasn't an option I think the combined Playstation and Xbox sales would be increasing each generation instead of decreasing a bit each time so far. Now there won't be nearly as many handheld PC's being used for gaming compared to desktop ones though of course so the impact on the future of the Switch line will be way smaller but I think it'll increase overtime. 

I think people forget that Grand Theft Auto was actually a PC game first in 1997.
The PS1 then got a release after that.

Actually, many tent-pole console games were PC first.
FarCry, Crysis, Doom, Wolfenstein, Elder Scrolls (Skyrim), Minecraft, Fallout, PUBG, Diablo, Call of Duty, Unreal/Unreal Tournament, Quake and more.