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Steam Deck now has thousands more games than the Nintendo Switch (www.pcgamesn.com)

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[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago

The Steam Deck also costs significantly more

[-] Nibodhika@lemmy.world 44 points 2 years ago

That significantly gets quickly set back by the price of online services and games. An old game on Switch is $60 (I have been wanting to buy a few games for my wife and they never went into any significant discount), meanwhile an old game on Steam is $3, so you can build a much larger library on Steam even if you were starting from scratch.

Long story short:

Switch + 1 game = Steam Deck
Switch + 2 games = Steam Deck + 10 games

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago

That's a good point I hadn't considered

[-] TheaoneAndOnly27@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

That's a really burnt me. I bought one big switch title game and it was pokémon shield. It was 60 bucks and I was so disappointed and there was no return. I got some small indie games, Hades on the switch was really fun. But after getting my steamed deck it just opened up all of the games that are already owned on my computer. Just quickly out classed me switch.

I do wish that I could take the controllers off the side of the steam deck and play it. Kind of like the switch. I know I can just use a wireless controller, but it was just kind of a nice form factor thing.

[-] phoneymouse@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

My switch was $350. My deck was $400. And the games on deck are way cheaper than switch. Aside from Zelda, I haven’t touched the switch since I got my deck.

[-] TheaoneAndOnly27@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

Same. After I got my steam deck I donated my switch to the library.

[-] squidspinachfootball@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Thank you for supporting your local library. More support to libraries!

[-] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

$300 vs $400 is a stretch for “significantly more” but even accepting that, the steamdeck outclasses the switch’s hardware specs.

Plus when you buy a switch, you have no games. Anybody buying a steamdeck presumably already has a library of games to play on it.

[-] Primarily0617@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

it's more like $200 for the switch, since the deck without addons is more comparable to the switch lite

50% is already "significantly more"

100% definitely is

[-] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The switch is $250, the OLED is $300. I should’ve said $250, fair enough.

However it is absolutely ridiculous to say it’s a switch lite. Pretty much everybody now has a USB-C dongle, which the steam deck can use in most cases. It’s not like Nintendo where you need their proprietary dock. The only thing I can’t do is pop the controls off of the actual system. A switch lite can’t even be docked.

Most people also have one wireless video game controller, definitely a mouse and keyboard.

[-] Primarily0617@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

it's really weird to me that you keep including "things people already have" as if they didn't have to already buy those things with money in order to have them

[-] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Ok so now we need to list TV's? Internet? Electricity? Jfc.

[-] Primarily0617@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

no because those things are very obviously common to both

[-] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Ok you need to pay $60/yr to play online with switch. Let's factor that in real quick lol

And yes it is reasonable to assume anyone buying a steamdeck has a M+K

[-] Primarily0617@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

nobody i know who has a switch wants to play online with it, but sure

i'm not sure why having a mouse and keyboard is relevant

[-] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

M+K = control system when docked. It's very relevant.

nobody i know who has a switch wants to play online with it

Anecdotal and irrelevant because the service exists and is used by millions. Nobody debating between a steamdeck and a switch is planning for it to be offline play all the time.

[-] Primarily0617@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

M+K = control system when docked. It's very relevant.

you want me to plug my keyboard and mouse into the deck so i can sit within arms reach of the TV to play?

defeats the purpose, I'd say

Nobody debating between a steamdeck and a switch is planning for it to be offline play all the time.

this is literally every bit as anecdotal

[-] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

I have to believe you're just trolling at this point. I'm done man. Feel free to have the last word, I'm sure it's very important to you.

[-] interolivary@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I congratulate you on your attempt, but I honestly don't know how you lasted this long because holy fuck did it look like you're trying to argue with a particularly dim houseplant

[-] Saik0Shinigami@lemmy.saik0.com 1 points 2 years ago

you want me to plug my keyboard and mouse into the deck so i can sit within arms reach of the TV to play?

You've never heard of or owned wireless peripherals? We're not in the 90's.

[-] lukini@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

FYI there is a $20 plan. I'm on your side here, but gotta get facts right.

[-] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

No it isn't.

The switch lite is tiny with inputs that don't work.

[-] Secret300@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago

Does it though? The steam deck is still a new console and just got a price drop. The switch has been out for years so it should be cheaper. Also I'm pretty sure the switch costs the same amount when it was a new system

[-] BobGnarley@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

A used version of Doom for switch at gamestop is $33. Buying it new from nintendo is $40. Its on sale for playstation right now for $3. Three dollars. Regular price is $20 (also $20 on steam). Also the switch runs it at 720p at 30fps or less and literally any other system it was released on is capable of running it at 1080p at 60fps. Twice the performance, half the cost on other systems than switch. Thats Nintendo for you.