It’s getting down voted because it’s not $600 it’s $400. Which is exactly how much the switch costed at launch. Well not exactly. The switch cost money to play online. So it’s actually cheaper
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CaptnNMorgan@lemmy.world 3 days agoNot sure why this is getting down votes. Price is the key factor most parents look at, and most people who aren’t into technology probably don’t know what the steam deck is or know what “gaming on Linux” means. That is what is stopping a good friend of mine. Price is a huge factor, but the intimidation from lack of knowledge is just as big
secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 3 days ago
franklin@lemmy.world 2 days ago
excellent point and not trying to be pedantic, just pointing this out because i used to make the same mistake, the past tense of cost is cost.
secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 2 days ago
Fuck I’m usually good with grammar
franklin@lemmy.world 2 days ago
not your fault English is a mess of stolen arbitrary rules.
Tristus@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Additionally you can get the games much cheaper. Steam games are normally much cheaper than the Nintendo closed store. You also have Hero launcher which allows you Epic And Gog games. Epic gifts every week a new game. That alone is more than most switch players will own.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 days ago
most people who aren’t into technology probably don’t know what the steam deck is
Idk about that. Steam is a wildly popular platform and regularly markets the SteamDeck to its user base.
CaptnNMorgan@lemmy.world 2 days ago
and regularly markets the SteamDeck to it’s user base.
Exactly my point. If you aren’t using steam, you probably won’t see marketing for it.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Plenty of people use Steam
stephen01king@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
And plenty more people don’t.
CaptnNMorgan@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Plenty of people do or use a lot of things that more people don’t. My point was that not everyone knows what a SteamDeck is. You rebutted by saying people on steam know what it is. Do you not see how terrible of an argument that is? You were basically conceding, but you worded it like you weren’t trying to make my point, even though you did.
Yes, people on steam know about the SteamDeck, the majority of the US and world population, do NOT know what steam is. Therefore, by your own logic, most people don’t know about the SteamDeck.
stevedice@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Not sure why this is getting down votes
Because Lemmings are completely disconnected from the real world.
Elevator7009sAlt@ani.social 1 day ago
I feel on every single social media platform I have ever been on I will see the comment
[This social media platform’s users] are completely disconnected from the real world.
I never know how seriously to take this. I always want to automatically dismiss it because it seems like a “everyone here is delusional” type of comment and if I have had a majority of pleasant, reasonable-seeming interactions there I will really not like the idea that these seemingly nice people who had a civil, reasonable discussion with me are actually delusional, and by extension I probably am delusional too. But setting that aside for a moment…
Obviously every platform will attract different types of people, probably not a fully representative sample of the population, a skew towards this or that type of person… but how far skewed from the “normal” experience is each platform on average? What is normal? If one platform has a wild skew towards one type of person, but that type of person makes up most of what I’ll see in real life due to my environment (like who my friends and family are, what my workplace is like), does its distance from normal matter if it’s no different from my real life normal? How much? Which social media platform is closest to the average real life normal, which would you personally say is the least “disconnected from the real world”?
stevedice@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Let’s preface by making clear that when I say Lemmings are disconnected from reality, I don’t mean they’re delusional. I mean they’re so immersed in their unix-like free-as-in-freedom open-source technobubble that they’ve forgotten what regular people want.
Obligatory xkcd.
As for the rest of your comment, yes, every social media will attract its own niche of people but not every platform is equally as disconnected from the real world. For example, nobody in Fragrantica (perfume social media) would recommend a regular person to buy a perfume that smells like cocaine and magazines, even though its one of the most popular fragrances among people who like perfumes. Meanwhile, on Lemmy, people love to pretend the SteamDeck is an actual alternative to the Switch.
Elevator7009sAlt@ani.social 1 day ago
Thanks for clarifying. I do my best to compensate for any of my differences from what the average person wants, but it’s a bit hard if you and your environment also skews in that direction.
At least with tech I feel I’ve got a somewhat decent handle on “normal,” at least for my age group, which is not “grandparent struggling to turn on the computer”. I probably skew a little more crazy compared to average, I did switch my computer’s OS to Linux, but way less than people on this instance. Although I have no comment on the Switch/Steam Deck thing, I have zero desire to participate in console gaming and none of my friends are passionate enough about consoles to leak any information over to me.
endeavor@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
I agree. Stupid lemmings not understanding that 400 usd switch 2, plus 70 dollar switch games that nintendo says you are allowed to play, plus paying for internet again is way cheaper than 400 usd steam deck that will get you around 20 or so games for the price of a single nintendo game off humble bundle.
stevedice@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Every comment you guys make just cements how disconnected from reality you really are. There’s also cheap games for the Switch.
zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
No, it’s just straight up misinformation, or at least a disingenuous oversimplification.
The base model steam deck is $400 (and you can get steam-certified refurbished ones for even cheaper), and we don’t know the price of the Switch 2 yet. If it comes with even some of the hardware upgrades that have been leaked, I very much doubt it’ll retail for as low as $350.
stevedice@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
The base SteamDeck doesn’t have an OLED screen and is still more expensive than the Switch OLED. As for the price of the Switch 2, it’s a well-known and documented practices that console manufacturers sell them at a lose and make back the profits in games. If anything, you’re the one spewing misinformation.
zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
The base steam deck blows the OLED switch out of the water specs-wise on everything other than the screen. Nothing I’ve said is untrue, the relevant top comment is pure speculation at best.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 days ago
If it wasn’t for the fact that a lot of people here have a good sized Steam library, I doubt they’d have a Steam Deck either.
It’s more a “bonus way to play about half your PC games on the toilet” than it is a primary gaming platform.
zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Nah, you’re not giving the steam deck nearly enough credit. It fills a very similar niche to the switch - a viable mobile gaming option that can also be readily used for couch gaming. You don’t need a large steam library to get use out of that, just like how the average switch owner probably only has a few switch games.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 days ago
You could. But realistically how many have?
Tristus@lemmy.world 2 days ago
That is not true. Steam games are normally much cheaper, you can also get tons of free games over Steam or Epic. Biggest issue with Steam Deck is the size. It is adult sized even my wife is not comfortable with it and it is too big for children. You would need to use it in combination with a controller.
TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I’ve tripled my library since getting a deck anf use it more often than my PC.
stevedice@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
AAAAAH. WAAAT. NO. DON’T PLAY ON THE TOILET. COME ON, GUYS.
ohitsbreadley@discuss.tchncs.de 3 days ago
Because it’s a false narrative, entry level steamdeck can be had for $399.
TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 2 days ago
You can one for under $300 if you buy refurbished.
Realitaetsverlust@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Not an argument, you can also buy refurbished switch for 150 - 200
TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Sure. Can you play Baldur’s Gate 3 on it?