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Steam Deck sales drop hard following the Nintendo Switch 2 announcement (updated: Valve fixed it)
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this post was submitted on 23 Jan 2025
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Yeah, I don't see a Nintendo device dethroning Deck anytime soon, especially when they serve the same purpose.
Normally I would be excited for a new Nintendo console, but my only thought was. “Do I really want 2 handheld consoles?”
I’m not excited for it at all and just want to use my steamdeck.
This will be the first time I don’t get a Nintendo console right away. I may even skip it all together as Nintendo has been assholes lately.
They will need a really killer set of games for me to change my mind about it.
Well really, the question is "What does this handheld console actually play?"
Deck: anything you want within hardware reason Switch: Nintendo roms (they apparently don't even ship hardware carts now I guess?)
Huh? Go to any Walmart and you'll see loads of physical copies. Switch 2 is even confirmed to use them.
I guess I would consider a switch 2 after they have a few great first party games.
I would need a decent number of these items to be on the system before I considered it.