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submitted 2 days ago by MHLoppy@fedia.io to c/hardware@lemmy.world

TechPowerUp's team conducted research to find out how the market for handheld consoles performs and where its users are mostly going. The large community poll of 22,649 PC gamers, asking a simple "Do you game on a handheld console?" paints a solid picture of the customer base that a handheld console maker can expect. The majority, at 65.3% of the polled gamers, have chosen the option "No," indicating that two-thirds of PC gamers spend time on their main desktop or notebook PCs without using an additional handheld console. Among the 34.7% of respondents (7,852 votes) who game on the go, Valve's Steam Deck leads with 2,798 votes (35.6%), narrowly edging out Nintendo's Switch at 2,785 votes (35.5%). [...]

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[-] MHLoppy@fedia.io 2 points 2 days ago

Probably not representative of the wider userbase, but it might be a halfway-accurate proxy for the "PC enthusiast" crowd

[-] orclev@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

It also lacks nuance like those who use both. I don't tend to do mobile gaming although when I do I almost exclusively use my Steam Deck. My wife on the other hand does mobile gaming quite often and her usage is closer to 50/50 between the two. I would think it would be somewhat rare for anyone to exclusively use any one device or to even not own multiple devices.

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