Comment on In Canada, Nintendo is increasing the price of the original Nintendo Switch.

• BroBot9000@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  You own more of the software that runs the steam deck than any Nintendo console. You also have the option to buy games from other digital platforms.

  Buy games on GOG and run them on the steam deck.

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  • atomicpoet@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Seriously, there are games I bought 25 years ago that work on Steam Deck—and they were never meant to work on Steam Deck. But through the power of Proton, they work.

    How many original GameCube games work on a Switch 2?

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    • samus12345@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      No original ones do considering there’s no disc slot, but you can play whatever they choose to drip-feed you via NSO if you pay for the Expansion Pack subscription.

      Or you can play every GameCube game on Steam Deck with improved visuals for free.

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      • atomicpoet@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        And consider this: you can hook up your Steam Deck to a dock – and connect an external DVD drive, which allows you to play decades old titles that aren’t available on any storefronts.

        It’s how I was able to play both Black & White as well as Black & White 2 on my Steam Deck.

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• samus12345@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  You can run non-Steam games on the Steam Deck as well.

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