Not really surprised, everything just keeps getting less and less repairable over time, regardless what it is
this post was submitted on 07 Jun 2025
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Whether it be electronics, automobiles or medical equipment, the manufacturers should not be able to horde “oem” parts, render your stuff useless if you repair it with aftermarket parts, or hide schematics of their products.
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Nobody should be using potentiometer joysticks anymore. That's just ridiculous. Optical joysticks have been around since the mid 90's. Even my ancient SideWinder Force Feedback Pro is a huge improvement over anything with a potentiometer. It still works and doesn't have any drift issues. Hall effect joysticks are great too.
It's Nintendo, they know the thing will sell a hundred million copies regardless of the quality
Exactly. I'm shocked that people are buying the 80-$90 game bullshit. But, brand recognition.
I think there is a company that made hall effect joycon sticks for the switch 1, but they came out fairly late in the life cycle.
Found them. I know it's an Amazon link, but i don't know if they sell them anywhere else. Maybe they'll try their hands at a switch 2 version.
At this price point, I don't see why average consumer would get Switch 2 over Steam Deck. Nintendo have to release some really good Switch exclusive.
Did you know that kids sometimes play video games?
The Steam Deck is great. Im playing more PC games than I have in a decade. But every couch session starts with me walking over to turn it on, manually setting the HDMI input despite being in the Input+ slot, starting my Steam Controller, hoping it connects, hoping the bug where it loses my controller configuration doesnt happen, rebooting if if does. Then I can start any of my thousands of Steam games, and a lot of them will work.
The Nintendo that sits next to it, my 4 year old picks up her unicorn covered pro controller from the coffee table, presses the little house button, and she can play Animal Crossing in her own profile in 2 button presses. It always works. Every game always works.
Technically you could use the unicorn pro controller to pair into the steam deck and you could press the little home button when the deck is paired and it'd turn the deck on automatically, but then there's the inconvenience of pairing it back with the switch. Dunno if the steam controller support manual wake up though.
Nope. None of that works. And I end up with a new Pro Controller entry in the Bluetooth settings each time it pairs to the Steam Deck. And if I mess around with Bluetooth too much, all controller input stops working, including the joysticks on the Deck itself, requiring a hard reboot.
As a handheld device to play PC games it is amazing. As a day to day half hour on the couch after work relaxation, or let the kids play it to keep them quiet on a Saturday morning, it is not at all comparable.
oof, yeah fair enough. it's quite easy to forget how something should work for a user that wants a 1-2 experience. But in my defense my pro controller stays on the same address and it does turn the deck on.
To be honest, as difficult as using a Steam Deck would be for a kid, using a Switch can also be difficult.
We often have struggles about which joycon to use, how to hold it, when to activate it when wére docking the Switch.
It’s difficult to describe and it’s related to the modularity of the Switch, but a Playstation is way easier in that regard.
You can't own anything on a Switch. They can remove that junk at any time and if you stop paying the extortion tax, they steal it all.
so far nothing about the switch 2 sounds worth getting. steam deck is def the better option.