Comment on Steam Deck game library now 29% larger than that of Nintendo Switch
Felipefelop@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Nintendo switch is just a money grab…they made it so you can’t do anything other than play games…they blocked the access to Internet browsers which is where the steam deck excels over the switch…as someone pointed out the games library is far greater than 20 plus percent due to emulators…basically it excels over the switch in all departments, even graphics power is far better…if someone wants to waste thier money on a dud then fair enough…personally I think the people who say they’re going back to switch is the ones who struggle with Linux and give up…
This is a really weird rant. Nintendo and Steam operate in two different markets. Nintendo is on the game console industry. Valve is on PC gaming.
Yes, you can play Nintendo games on PC, and by extension, Steam Deck.
But in no way is Nintendo interested in PC gaming.
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Uhhh yeah of course it’s a cash grab, it’s a product from a for-profit business. They want to make money from it. Valve is trying to grab cash too.
And eh, the deck isn’t better in all departments. It costs significantly more, it’s far bulkier, you can’t share your physical game cartridges with friends/family, the battery life is worse, couch gaming isn’t as refined, detachable joycons are great, the switch is better at split screen gaming especially considering you don’t need to buy any extra controllers to do it, etc.
I have a Switch and a Steam Deck, I’ve played on both for thousands of hours. They’re both good devices.
Liking one doesn’t mean you have to hate the other one. They’re not even directly comparable. Sure they seem similar on the surface, but IMO they’re pretty different devices with less overlap than you’d expect.
A7thStone@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I agree with most of what you said, especially the multiplayer part. I had a switch almost exclusively to play Mario kart with friends. It’s just a much simpler experience on the switch especially with the controllers I prefer to use. The one thing I still disagree on is sharing games. You can share steam games, even triple A titles with friends and family. It’s not a easy as just handing them a cart, but how many people still buy physical games anymore with how easy digital distribution is. I know I do, because I’m old. I’m glad I did too since that gave me the ability to give my copy of Mario kart to one of my nieces and my switch to another.