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javi741 on 22 September 2022
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zero129 said:
javi741 said:

You can play your steam deck on the TV, but that costs extra money since you need a USB C to HDMI adapter which costs around 20$ more, so the argument that its just 50$ more than the Switch Oled to be used on the TV & Go is invalid. You'll also need a separate gamepad to play it on the TV/Monitor which would potentially cost more money if the consumer doesn't have another gamepad. 

While playing this on the TV is a nice option to have, think about it, most people who will be interested in a Steam deck will likely already own a PC, PS, or Xbox, places where they could easily play all their multiplat games on a TV or monitor and platforms where they likely already spent a lot on games for it, making Steam Deck's ability to play games on the TV practically useless. So for most consumers the Steam Deck's ability to connect to the TV won't add much of any value when they most likely already have a PS/Xbox/PC to play games on the TV. So essentially they'd have to pay 400$+ for a device they'd almost exclusively use as a portable device which isn't very appealing to many people.

The Switch of course doesn't apply to this because its cheaper than the Steam Deck where you could play games on the TV for more than 100$ cheaper if you choose the regular Switch model, and if a consumer wanted to play games exclusively portabley they could get the Switch Lite which is 200$ cheaper. Also, the Switch is the only convenient place to play Nintendo games on the TV, something that PS/Xbox/PC cant replace. Making the Switch far more appealing.

Honestly i wasnt going to reply as im sick of replying to fud by biased fans of systems only to end up going to far with my replys. But you deserve it.

PC has many exclusives that isnt on consoles. Why you console fans seem to think it doesnt is beyond me.

Pc's can play every game from old console games right up to Switch (If you think its too much hassle thats you).

Pc's can use any controller thats usb most people are going to have one. Nintendo gamers also buy Switch pro controllers dont they?. Or how about the drift issues forcing nintendo gamers to buy new joy cons every so often??.

Why buy an xbox over a PS5 or an PS5 over an xbox if they all play the same games?. oh thats right they dont. But guess what PC pretty much does.

PC gaming is growing and growing and handheld PC's at a great price of €400 is going to help this. Even more so when the thing is more then 3x as powerful as a switch for only €50 more and allows users to play all them AAA games that will never ever come to the current gen switch.

Now if this post makes me look biased towards Nintendo im sorry as i am a huge huge Nintendo fan. But fans like yourself makes people like me look as biased as yourself when we have to point out your fud.

PC has exclusives but people who are interested in PC exclusives already own probably a much more powerful PC setup, which still makes Steam Deck's ability to play on the TV not very valuable. People interested in the steam deck will likely only be interested in the portability aspect since they likely have other options to play PC games on the TV, so in most people's minds they would essentially be paying 400+$ for a device they'll use exclusively as a portable, which is a bit too much for the broad consumer to shell out.

Yes the Steam Deck's ability to emulate Nintendo games is cool and all but my argument is that it's not a feature thats gonna appeal much to the mass market to put a dent in the Switch's marketshare. If emulating Nintendo games was that easy for the average consumer then we would begin to see the Steam Deck take over Switch's market share since people would prefer to buy a Steam Deck with more powerful hardware, all the multiplats, and Nintendo games, but we haven't seen that cause most gaming consumers don't know or care to know how to emulate games, most gamers aren't hardcore like that.

I'm not attacking the Steam Deck as a device, I think it's an awesome product. However, it's illogical to say it will put any sort of dent to the Switch's market share based on the reasons I just stated.