I literally haven’t played my Switch since Cuphead dropped so that doesn’t bold well for the Steam Deck.

Matter of fact I let my niece “borrow” my Switch and she now has allowed it to collect dust. 😂 😂

Cant this thing do emulation? Theres your Nintendo magic right there, Itll have a better VC than Nintendo has for the Switch. And ROMS are legal if you own an OG copy right?!

The magic of overpriced games, faulty controllers, underwhelming paid online, & a base model that hasn’t dropped in price for 4.5 years

What magic? Breath of the wild hard mode costing 20$? Or Botw frame rates dropping low while playing?

Is that supposed to be good magic?

Nintendo magic is a myth, what you're feeling is nostalgia. Truth is, It will play games better than the Switch and It will play more games than the Switch can, Including Xbox exclusives and some Playstation games.

It's not for everybody, obviously the market here is hardcore gamers. Most people will still get the Switch over this.
But to say it has a compromised vision because "Nintendo magic" is just plain stupid.

As of right now as I write this (12:30AM EST 7/21) if anyone wants a OLED Switch from GameStop preorder right now: https://www.gamestop.com/vi...

I just did and will trade mine in once I get the new one 😀

I couldn't agree more, if I was going to spend this money I'd just get a proper pc, a better pc.

You sound insecure FallenAngel1984.

I wouldn't mind taking my 700 Steam games on the go or on the toilet. Heh.

In a few years IF the deck does well it will get a revision. Be it more memory, better sticks, better allocation of assets, something. When that happens, that’s when I’ll jump in. I get all my systems and peripherals day one but I just couldn’t do this one for some reason.

Why everyone is trying to compare Steam Deck to Switch. I think the true comparison should be between Steam Deck vs Stadia. Why? Both products are trying to diversify PC gaming. At the same time, both products seems to ignore some fundamental of PC gaming. Stadia tries to put PC gaming on a cloud only environment; ignoring the fact that the current internet speed is not fast enough for PC gaming. Steam Deck seems to ignore the fact that PC games are designed to be played on a big screen (21" or bigger). Most of them will be unplayable on a handheld screen. Even some of the Switch games are difficult to be played on handheld mode.

Fanboys are clearly the worst. Some will write what seems like a 200 page article to defend a console of choice against one they haven't even laid their hands on. WOW No one has touched the thing and this writer paint it as the worst thing ever. Steam Deck won't stop the sales of Switch so get out of your feelings. Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony need competition so you reap the benefits. We all get it Nintendo has always done things their way but that don't mean that the Steam Deck shouldn't exist because of Nintendo business model. Competiton controls monopoly. Valve is simply trying to give gamers an alternative success or fail to gaming. Options or choice has been a in place since the begining of time. What Nintendo does works for them and it will continue to work for them. I think it is just a rant to convince yourself you don't need to buy Steam Deck. Like so many other PS, PC, Xbox and Switch fanboys sometimes do.

These stupid articles remind me of when the iPhone came out. People couldn't see its usage and it ended up taking over the entire industry. I know its an apples to oranges comparison, but haven't we learned its stupid to criticize unreleased tech on the basis that you "dont understand its target audience"?. If a product is good thats all the merit it needs to stand on, not some journalists opinion on its lack of use cases.

I'll go ahead and fix this: Steam Deck is Switch without the limitations and orientations toward children.

That's fine, I still want one. It appeals to me far more than the Switch ever did

I am in 2 minds with this console. I have become a pc gamer but play games less and less at the moment due to growing up haha. That said I have used plex quite a few time on my note and surface to connect to my pc remotely and play games over the Web. With this being able to play pc games and have Windows and connect to my TV I am part tempted to get one for on the go and home gaming.

Definitely going to see how it looks in 6 mo this time.

Nintendo magic...might want to try again. The Nintendo magic died in the early to mid 90's, they pulled back the curtain after that.

...or the overpriced inferior hardware, or the anti-consumer pricing model and garbage online support.

It’s missing the games that magically never drop in price.

I think there's plenty of room in the market for both of these devices. As long as the library is there on Deck then I think it'll be very successful.
I only say that because it is Linux based so there may be some ambiguity on what games work. But with such a LARGE library, being PC based, it's a very attractive mobile gaming device. Kinda like a hyper focused gaming laptop for only $400+.

Switch is decent, but it's by far my least used device. The amount of quality exclusives for it is pretty lacking to be honest... I'm thinking of selling mine.