People around me have a different sort of take. Most of them have big powerful desktops already, and Deck doesn’t really appeal to them, so they all ended up buying Switch 1s eventually for the exclusives and portable use, and will likely follow with Switch 2. Deck is still amazing value though, considering it’s a full Linux PC you can take anywhere and use how you wish.
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Spezi@feddit.org 6 days ago
Every switch owner I know has a terrible opinion of the switch 2s price and the new 90$ price tag they started for games.
Meanwhile more and more people around me are buying a steam deck, I have converted 4 people last year alone. Even my nephew has one and is happy with it.
heythatsprettygood@feddit.uk 6 days ago
Spezi@feddit.org 6 days ago
The people around me argue the exact opposite. When they have a desktop, they already have a hige library of games that they dont have to ourchase. But even the ones that dont have a desktop usually get persuaded when I tell them waht some games cost during sales.
heythatsprettygood@feddit.uk 6 days ago
Fair enough. Steam sales are a pathway to deals some consider unnatural, or so the saying goes. Especially with things like Humble Bundle.
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 3 days ago
I don’t have a Switch, but back with the Wii I got one despite being a big PC gamer because its games were so different from the PC, PS or Xbox games.
And the Switch 2 will probably sell as many consoles in the first week as the Deck did in its entire lifetime. They’re just not in the same league.
But the Switch 2 will very probably also not nearly sell as much as the Switch 1. But Nintendo probably already know that. The next generation will be the. interesting console. Who knows what they will come up with. Maybe they’ll manage to somehow make VR more accessible.
Spezi@feddit.org 3 days ago
Yes, I agree that the Steam Deck is a lot more niche. But nintendo has a lot bigger goal to fullfill, especially because they are shareholder driven. The Wii U sold twice as much as the steam deck now but it was considered a major flop still. I think the switch 2 will go the same route if they don’t lower the price to 300$. Especially since it has an even worse screen than the OLED switch.
pezhore@infosec.pub 6 days ago
I love my steam deck. It’s the reason why I finally ditched Windows for Linux on my gaming PC.
This past week I got into emulation on it and have been shocked at how well it has been performing.
kadup@lemmy.world 5 days ago
My battery is no longer holding up the same as it did when I first purchased mine, but I’m only replacing my Steam Deck for another gaming device when the Steam Deck 2 launches.
heythatsprettygood@feddit.uk 5 days ago
If you need a replacement, there’s official Steam Deck batteries now available on the iFixit store. It is a bit difficult to remove, but it’s worth it to extend the life of your Deck.
kadup@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Unfortunately, while Valve outsourcing repairs and parts to iFixit is great for most regions, iFixit stopped shipping to my country a few years ago, so this complicates things quite a lot :(
pezhore@infosec.pub 5 days ago
If you haven’t yet, check out the latest steamos update - they finally added battery charge limits it won’t help a dying battery get better, but it may stave off the demise.
RedditcanFitself@lemmy.world 6 days ago
My friend was ok with $90 price tag because he doesn’t buy many games, as for me hard pass to switch 2 and its games.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 5 days ago
He still wont be buying games. He’ll buying a cart with a key that will allow him to access leased games, for so long as nintendo decides to run the service.
caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 6 days ago
Nintendo didn’t start $90 games.
They just announced it first.hOrni@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Yeah, and fuck the studios for it. It’s not like the money is going to the people who are actually working on the games. It goes to the CEOs. So fuck them. There are enough games in the world I haven’t played to last me a lifetime. I will not be buying anything new. But I will be sailing the high seas.
RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 5 days ago
There are plenty of games that aren’t $90 and are actually worth the values they charge. Not everything is priced like a AAA dev pushing their yearly slop of their main franchise.
caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
Publishers. Not studios. Lots of indie studios are putting out amazing games for ten or twenty bucks.
One of Nintendo’s problems is that they are their own publisher.
hOrni@lemmy.world 6 days ago
I loved my Switch. I’m not even considering buying a Switch 2. I’ll just stick to pc gaming.
frank@sopuli.xyz 6 days ago
That’s such a great way to phrase that.
The switch 2 has a lot more competition than the switch had, and hasn’t made up much ground.
Turret3857@infosec.pub 6 days ago
Ive set up my switch to stream pc games via steam link :p