Compared against a Switch 1, yes, it is a crazy deal, but I’d personally wait for a more powerful handheld, or a successor at least in 2025 (almost 2026) that truly competes against more recent PC handhelds, including the Switch 2.
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BroBot9000@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Just buy a steam deck and actually own your hardware and software.
kratoz29@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Except you down own your software on steam
BroBot9000@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You own more of the software that runs the steam deck than any Nintendo console. You also have the option to buy games from other digital platforms.
Buy games on GOG and run them on the steam deck.
atomicpoet@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Seriously, there are games I bought 25 years ago that work on Steam Deck—and they were never meant to work on Steam Deck. But through the power of Proton, they work.
How many original GameCube games work on a Switch 2?
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
No original ones do considering there’s no disc slot, but you can play whatever they choose to drip-feed you via NSO if you pay for the Expansion Pack subscription.
Or you can play every GameCube game on Steam Deck with improved visuals for free.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
You can run non-Steam games on the Steam Deck as well.