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This is just talking about games approved through Valve’s verification process. There are a lot of games that work that are “unverified”, not to mention the entire history of gaming available through emulation.
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I mean is it really a fair comparison? I say this as someone who enjoys his deck way more than his dusty switch lol
Given that most game developer don’t even target the Steam Deck, it’s quite impressive. The Switch and Deck have a lot of junk games too. And both are handhelds, capable of docking to the tv/monitor. While both systems are vastly different, they have lot of in common and people might buy only one of the systems. Therefore comparisons fair or not, are still comparisons people make and decide.
I’m not saying it isn’t impressive, I’m just not really sure comparing the two makes a lot of sense. Yeah they’re both handheld devices that use docks to go onto your TV/monitor, but the experiences are wildly different, as anyone who owns both can attest to.
That can be said about any console too. The fact is, people have limited money and time. Some people have to decide which of these devices to get and it makes lot of sense to compare them. Off course they differ, but that is why people need the comparisons. But in the end both machines are handhelds with screen, battery, controls and both are here to play games.
Lets do a car comparison! Imagine someone looking at two different cars, one traditional and the other electrical car. Both are vastly different, but both serve the same. And have lot in common, despite some of its technology is lot of different and the user experience also differs lot. But people still can afford only one car and need comparisons to decide which one. And that is a similar situation with the consoles or handhelds.
Ok but we aren’t comparing any consoles, we are comparing a switch and steamdeck. They are very different experiences so comparing the size of the game libraries is only a part of the equation. Arguably a small one.
I’m not saying it’s worthless, but this is truly apples and oranges. At best you’re going to determine whether you want an apple or an orange. But saying one is “better” is kind of difficult.
The only meaningful similarity is you can play both of them handheld/docked but even those similarities are wildly different experiences between them.
Switch and SteamDeck are consoles. Just in a handheld form. Like any other system, the experience will be different. That is exactly the reason why people do comparisons, to find the right system for them. The size of the library might not be important for you, but maybe for someone else. Games are the reasons why people buy these systems. It makes sense to compare different things about the games, including its number of available games.
It is very important to know, because SteamDeck is based on Linux and historically there were only a handful of games (we talk about a few hundred) playable. So for people who wasn’t informed before, its a good information to know that the library of playable games grew significantly.
For you maybe. But the fact is, which you still ignore, that people are here to decide which of these systems to get. Both are handheld gaming systems and it makes sense to compare them, regardless of your feelings. Because people need these comparisons to find the correct device.
Without comparing them, it will be impossible to answer which system is better. And I know which one is better for me, because I informed myself before purchasing stuff. And I’m sure there are lot of people who don’t know how many games are playable on the Deck.
Disagreement is not ignoring and if you’re going to continue to be so disrespectful/dismissive I don’t really want to continue this conversation
You are disrespectful, not me. Just like you I do not agree and tell you the reason why I think you are wrong. I’m sorry if you feel in any kind of personally attacked by me, that’s not my goal. But with the kind of attitude you give me here with this reply, its probably the best we stop arguing.
Edit: And yes, you was ignoring the points I brought you up, because you kept saying the same without explaining why it was wrong. But I was explaining to you multiple times. Have a good day.
I dont see why not. Especially with the switch 2 coming out eventually, I think the value proposition of the deck goes up for consumers who might want to make a choice
Well I think neither of the numbers mean much since in my opinion a majority of those games on both systems are just slop. So the numbers of available games is irrelevant to anything to me. It would be like stating or bragging about how many words can be made from the alphabet.
Yeah really it’s about the 20-30 games you’re most interested in over time.
It has some value as a comparison, some people might be worried about buying a deck because they’ve heard that some games don’t work on it because of linux. But no one would think the Switch is lacking in games.
I think if you’re buying a switch in 2024 then a steam deck is not really for you. I love my deck but there’s no denying it’s a bit janky at times, especially if you jump between desktop and gaming mode a lot. It’s not a frictionless system like the switch which is much more set it and forget it (minus the atrocious digital store experience). Just the dock experience between the two is night and day.
The deck is also not available in many countries still.
The average steamdeck user has to be more tech savvy than than the average switch user.
You say that, but I can keep my deck in docked/gaming mode, and my son who’s only 7 has been playing away it like its a switch.
I think people just like to make excuses for their spending habits, which isn’t wrong at all. It just becomes disheartening when you say such blatantly wrong things.
I own both a switch and deck and have used them for years. They simply aren’t the same re: usability.
Have your kid swap between docked and handheld while playing a game. Good luck!
Generally speaking you’re either playing docked, or sitting down. Not typically both, but I know what you mean. Even then though, any of the games he plays just automatically readjust the resolution to handheld mode and works just fine. Then when you plug it back in, it knows to stop using the steam as monitor 1 and switches the output to the TV.
Not sure how you’re doing it, but its worked fine for me.
What? Switch users constantly swap between handheld and docked. That’s one the major draws. It takes like 4 seconds to go from handheld to docked or docked to handheld.
The steam deck simply can’t do that seamlessly. You have to save, close, just completely stop what you’re doing. If you’re lucky the screen won’t be borked during the transition forcing a restart. But like 30% of the time you have to restart or random stuff just doesn’t work.
What? Didn’t realize it was such a draw, but irregardless as I said, you just unplug the screen. Its as easy as that with a hub, just like a switch. I do it daily.
A switch doesn’t need you to unplug anything. Drop it in, take it out. 3s of interruption. I love my deck and never use my switch but even I get the appeal.