Which one would you get in my position, if you were me?
>Steam Deck
- have a robust Steam library (400+ games, account dating back to 2007)
- don't really have a predilection for recently released games, and the ones I do play rarely have particularly heavy requirements
- already play my steam games on PC a lot, so there would be some redundancy
- already use my phone with a controller adapter for the occasional emulation/streaming, although it's kind of a hassle
>Switch 2
- already played all the big Switch 1 games on emulator
- not gonna play full price for anything but the biggest releases, not gonna pay a premium for any multiplat game that's available on PC
- basically my use case would exclusively be easier access to multiplayer games(namely Smash and Mario Kart, maybe Splatoon) and the really big releases(Bananza, new Zelda, new Mario)
I do feel that the Steam Deck(or any other PC handheld that can be found at a good price) is a much better deal, but none of them would enable me to actually play any games I don't already have access to on my PC or phone.
As for the Switch 2, I can't help but feel like I'd be getting hosed with $70+ games, subpar hardware and paying a subscription to play online(that one really sticks in my craw). I'd probably be getting 10 games at most throughout the entire lifetime of the console, including Switch 1 games for the multiplayer, but on the other hand it would be 10 totally new games, and I'm honestly really unsatisfied with the current offer of multiplayer games on PC