Are PC handhelds like Steam Deck really competitors for Switch 2?

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• WarlordSdocy@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  A lot of people are saying they’re not really competition judging off sale numbers but I’d say they are, just PC handhelds aren’t that big of competition. They still are taking away sales as I doubt people with a steam deck are also gonna own a switch or switch 2 unless they already had one before the steam deck came out or are well enough off to afford both and don’t want to deal with emulating. I definitely get Lemmy and myself are a biased audience but I think arguing they’re not competition at all is wrong, they’re just not very big competition compared to Nintendo.

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• Montreal_Metro@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  No they are not mutually exclusive

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  • turnip@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Mine emulates switch games.

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• zecg@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Within an enthusiast bubble, PC handhelds are a big deal, but they do not exist in the same universe as Nintendo consoles.

  I keep hearing this shit and it seems like stupid wishful thinking, because in a locked-down universe where Switch 2 is not a shitty proposition for way too much cash compared to getting a PC with 10k+ PC games from the get go and also emulating anything you wish because it’s your hardware and it’s just bits - in that universe, Polygon is a much needed pool of experts that people go to for advice instead of clicking on stupid ragebait titles telling them a log of shit is the new snickers.

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• commander@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  No. They aren’t available widespread enough off the Internet, not marketed enough, too heavy. Maybe a hypothetical future Switch 2 and Switch Lite

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