Comment on [Question] Switch and Deck users, which games do you still prefer to play on switch?

PonyOfWar@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

• DudeBro@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Switch is the my best option for local multiplayer games because I don’t want to explain what a steam deck is or how I got Mario Kart to run on it. Everyone at the party knows what a switch is and you can easily round up a few drunk friends (nerds or casuals) to play some kart or smash just by showing people you brought one. :)

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  • priapus@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Why do they need to know what it is though? My deck works great for local because I dont need 4 of the same type of controller. Everyone gets a random one and we’re off

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  • Duxon@feddit.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Would anyone even care if you just start up the game?

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• redsol2@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Trying to get Kirby Air Ride to acknowledge all four controllers on Steam Deck for split screen is a goddamn nightmare.

  But the switch doesn’t have Kirby Air Ride at all, sooo one point for the Steam deck there?

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• Wayren@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  This is pretty much it for me too.

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• SatyrSack@lemmy.one ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Why local multiplayer? Wouldn’t the more powerful Steam Deck generally handle that better?

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  • PonyOfWar@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    I can just dock the Switch and connect 4 controllers, 2 of them already part of the system itself. For Steam Deck, the Dock would be a separate purchase and connecting 4 controllers more complicated than on the Switch.

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    • klay@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      For what it’s worth, Valve has written a steam input driver for joy-cons! You can connect them over Bluetooth! …but they’re still joy-cons, so their wireless range is really bad. You basically need direct line of sight.

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  • redsol2@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Depending on the game, Steam Deck makes connecting multiple controllers a massive pain. Switch you press one button and they’re connected.

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