The Switch 2 chip is effectively older than the now aging Van Gogh chip in the Steam Deck. It shouldn’t be expensive to make.
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Teknikal@eviltoast.org 2 weeks ago
Looks like it has some promising titles but I don’t think price wise is can compete with the ryzen based handheld pcs like the steam deck etc. It doesn’t make much sense so far as I can tell but I’m still curious what titles it gets and how the battery life compares
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
It’s not competing with the Steam Deck though.
The Switch 2 is competing for casual gamers and puts the couch experience first. That’s why detachable controllers are such a big deal, and why graphics quality never was a major concern.
The Steam Deck is targeting the PC gamer crowd who pretty much never play on the couch or local multiplayer. It’s far more important to be ergonomic to hold, have greater compatibility with PC games, and give the user more control (tinker with settings and mods).
They’re two very different products targeting two very different groups of people. I own both, and the Switch is mostly for family time while the Steam Deck is for me time. I wouldn’t buy a Switch if I was single, and I wouldn’t buy a Steam Deck if the goal was party games. They’re very different products.
HarryOru@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
No OLED screen at that price point was the deal-breaker for me.
Teknikal@eviltoast.org 2 weeks ago
Yeah I get that it’s obvious they are going to introduce an oled later. Very predictable imo and yeah if I ever buy one it’s going to be oled as well.
But yeah I’m at least waiting to see if the battery life is decent and what other titles it gets beforehand, right now I feel it has potential But at this moment in time I’d rather have a pc based handheld.