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[–] [email protected] 92 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (8 children)

The performance was never the consideration for Nintendo. They want a handheld that can last a long time, so they will always clock their chips down. You can't compare 30 watts all the time to 30 watts plugged in, let alone 5 watts in handheld mode.

Steam Decks are great, but lets be real; when you play a big AAA title, even on moderate settings, you might get two hours out of the machine pushing it to the limit at full TDP.

This is kind of a nothingburger story. We always knew Nintendo were not going to scale their machines up to the level of PC gaming handhelds.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Us folks with original model Switch's ain't barely getting two hours either, though.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Let's see how long the Deck battery lasts after 7 years. Luckily the batteries in both are replaceable.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

With a lot of effort sure. The batteries aren’t a simple swap like they should be.

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