Thread 719710058

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

nigga figure it out for yourself who the fuck gives a shit

If you like Nintendo games get a Switch 2. If not then get a Steam Deck

Buying the steam deck today would be utterly asinine. It's years old and now struggling to run current gen games. Nintendo will have exclusives built for the console, but the steam deck will just die off. If you don't want Nintendo's exclusives then wait for the inevitable steam deck 2 or get a decent laptop.

>>719710058 (OP)
Just wait at least a year since it sounds like both would end up as a paperweight after a month for you.
You'll have a bigger switch 2 exclusive library and the possibility of knowing when the refresh/OLED version is coming.
And the new Valve console may finally be revealed.

>>719710058 (OP)
A 2025 $400 laptop is stronger than the steam deck....just so you are aware

>>719710058 (OP)
Do you have a PC? Switch 2, believe me having redundant devices is always a bad idea, I got a Steam Deck and used it for a week because of the novelty, but there's no point in playing games with shitty framerate, weird resolution and uncomfortable controls (despite being the most comfy handheld, it still doesn't even come close to a controller).
If you don't have a PC and are poor a Steam Deck will get you access to many games though.

>>719710058 (OP)
I would buy neither but if I had to buy one, I'd buy switch 2
Steam deck has 0 games, at least switch 2 has some

>>719710374
you're not getting an oled screen nor a dedicated gpu for $400

>>719710468
steam deck doesnt have a dedicated gpu, its an apu just like the laptops and other portable windows systems.

>>719710421
>no games
Imagine being a mindbroken tendie console cuck. The Shitch 2 only has one good game at the moment and it's Donkey Kong Bananza.

>>719710468
>you're not getting an oled screen nor a dedicated gpu for $400
He's wrong at 400 but you can probably get a significantly better laptop for around 550, and definitely at 600. For 600 you can get a laptop that's about twice as strong as the steam deck while also featuring AI parts making it closer to 4x stronger.

>>719710058 (OP)
Jesus, that shit on the top looks like cheap fat chink shit.

>>719710058 (OP)
If I had a good gaming PC, I woulde choose Switch 2.
Otherwise, D*ck.

>>719710263
>It's years old and now struggling to run current gen games
I mean, I already have a PC to run demanding games, and like I said 90% of those don't really interest me in the slightest. Only really notable exception was Alan Wake 2, that game is a legit 10/10 and the visuals are an integral part of it

>>719710058 (OP)
I would spend the money on a gym membership if I was as fat as you, fatty fatty fat fat.

>>719711115
Just say you want a steam deck to put your dick on it like the cool kids here.

>>719710058 (OP)
Steam deck was fun but it be insane to reccomend this late. If you can pick up one second hand or refurbished for cheap that would be one thing but your not going to get your moneys worth this late in the life cycle.

Switch 2 is kinda cheating on launch titles since it basically opened with ports of every big hitter switch 1 game.

>>719711117
my job already gives me a gym membership as a benefit and I have a ton of equipment in my home gym. I was thinking of getting a belt squat machine but that's a whole different price bracket, and kind of superfluous since I only lift at home one weekends, so I'd probably only use it a few times a month and only for an accessory lift

Switch 2 for the online. If you like any of the games on it you are missing out, especially as the games are built around having unique content like Animal Crossing, Mario Maker, etc. I prefer PS5 and PC, but there are no fucking games.

>>719711401
Yeah... just skip the belt squat and fucking up your hips and knees and lower back for the rest of your life. You're not John Cena, extraneous excercise takes its toll, especially when you aren't living like an athlete

>>719710058 (OP)
Why not get one of the cheaper chink handhelds for streaming/emulation?

>>719711551
The entire point of the belt squat is to be able to add more squat volume with zero stress on the back and significantly lower stress on the hips(compared to barbell squats). If you have good knees, you can literally bang out 20+ sets of belt squats and incur zero low back fatigue

>>719711614
Like one of the Android ones? It seems like that would just be a gimped version of a device that I already have, which is my phone

>>719710058 (OP)
You get the steam deck or in this case wait for the steam deck 2. Your usecase for the switch 2 doesn't justify a console purchase, it certainly doesn't justify buying one now instead of 5 years from now when it may have some games.

If you're already in deep enough to be fucking with emulation or streaming on your phone it's a sign you want a handheld pc.

>>719710058 (OP)
>not gonna pay a premium for any multiplat game that's available on PC
unless the Switch version is a very recent port (like Ace Combat 7 which released in 2024 on Nintendo while it came out many years ago on PS4 & PC), the multiplats are priced exactly the same on Switch as elsewhere and they get the same price cuts during sales too. And I'm gonna be blunt, but if you're gonna complain about the game prices you shouldn't buy any game system anyway.

Sounds like to me you better wait at least one year or two before considering a Switch 2, and the Steam Deck would be a redundant purchase that would quickly gather dust past the honeymoon phase.

>>719711401
Lmao I was being a jackass but you seem cool. As someone that has both a deck and a switch 1 & 2, I have to admit I spend more time on my switch, simply because there is less backend involved, less troubleshooting with games that simply don't want to turn off, the system not wanting to go to sleep mode, and simply the size of the deck. I could just as easily emulate Tropical Freeze on the deck, then play it on the switch one , but if the thing doesn't go to sleep when I need it too, there's no point in me using it at all.

>>719710058 (OP)
I would wait for an upgraded steam deck or more games for the switch 2. Do you really need one right now?

>>719710058 (OP)
It sounds to me like you don't need either of them

>>719710058 (OP)
Nothing against Nintendo but piracy always wins baby!

>new Zelda, new Mario
yeah in like 4 years minimum, who knows what tech will be out by then they would probably even have an oled switch 2

>>719710058 (OP)
I would wait for Deck 2 oled.
I am waiting for Deck 2 oled.

>>719710058 (OP)
Last time I tried Cyberpunk on the Steam deck it was god awful performance, is it somehow better now?

Deck.
Listen, you have already a big library of convenience, you can always grab games for free, you don't have to pay a subscription for shit, and most games you will play will run on it. And you get cloud saving without bullshit. And you have literally 99% of all games that ever existed in there. And updates that may actually improve compatibility and performance. And if Valve ditches it, it's a PC with components that aren't exactly unique, with full linux support which takes decades to phase out anything. It's a convenient extension of your PC rather than something you pick up once every X months for the occasional exclusive. I had a modded switch as well and having myself a gaymen PC, I almost never touched it compared to this thing.
My only real gripe with it is that I wish that like the Switch 2, it had detachable "joycons". Because to me the control layout isn't as great and there is not a lot of incentive for using my favorite controller there when I can just as well use it on PC. But you'd be surprised how many games seem to fit better on a 7" screen than a 27".

>>719710058 (OP)
If you wait on the switch 2 you may end up paying more. I fully expect there to be price increase with how things are going.

>>719710260
/thread

>>719710058 (OP)
If you like good screens and true blacks then get the SD OLED. If you s0iface over bing bing wahoo then get the Swotch 2.

>>719710058 (OP)
What you're asking yourself is whether you want hardware to play games in general, or whether you want hardware that functions as arbitrary DRM to let you play Nintendo games.

>>719714469
It is kind of bad if you consider input lag. Because now you can use lossless scaling. But if you know to disable the framerate limiter, because some retards don't, it's not something I'd stop playing in favor of the switch 2 version which is the one every motherfucker out there is comparing it to.
I mean I play uh, a game /v/ either loves or hates that's a third person shooter with plenty of jank and way too much content to bother with, and months ago it was an unbearable experience, now with this shit it is completely playable, even with the extra latency that this shit usually pushes. It honestly feels like a 60fps console game now if I were to describe it, maybe on a controller it isn't that noticeable.

>>719710058 (OP)
S2
If you already have a PC, the Deck is kinda cool but mostly just collects dust. It works really well if you don't have a gaming PC, or if you're constantly travelling (I prefer it over a laptop).

Wait 3 years for steam deck 2 and portable ps6.

>>719714469
To be fair Cyberpunk is a god awful game, so that might mean it's just running as intended

Everyone says it's redundant to get a Deck if you already get a gaming PC. But how many exclusive games worth a shit do you think come out for Nintendo consoles /v/? I only remember the DS having several of those. Most of them already got ported to other platforms at this point. I must have played a total of 5 exclusive switch games in its whole lifespan. The rest is ports of shit I could also play better on PC. Think I bothered with the Switch much?

>>719716129
>Everyone says it's redundant to get a Deck if you already get a gaming PC
dumb. deck and pc compliment each other greatly. same games, same saves, literally same ssd moves over.

>>719716129
>But how many exclusive games worth a shit do you think come out for Nintendo consoles /v/? I only remember the DS having several of those
This is a fair point but jesus christ you picked the worst example you could have possibly come up with, the DS has hundreds of good exclusive games

>>719714469
Handhelds are the worst way to play Cyberpunk. That game shines with max settings and fast paced mouse control.

>>719716231
Yeah although I don't know what I'm doing wrong with transfers. I pretty much get the same speed from network transferring games on either the PC or the deck or just downloading straight from the servers. Not that it matters, I have a 600mbps connection but still I don't get it.

>>719716470
I watched some of those sloptubers talk about how amazing the performance of the game on Steam deck was amazing. When I tried it was like 15-30 FPS, looked like shit too, and it was more towards the 15 fps than 30. Fucking liars.

>>719716261
And it was much much cheaper. And it had a lotta gimmicks and very very easy piracy. That to me was much more worth than essentially a portable port machine with like, 3 games worth spending 80 dollarydoos on.

>>719710865
Name 1 (one) game that steam deck has over a pc

>>719710058 (OP)
If you even entertain this being a choice then go with the switch, you're gonna love your goyslop.
The correct choice should be obvious to everyone who has a PC.

>>719717934
If I already have a PC I'd go with the Switch 2.
What's the point of a Steam Deck? Play the same games on a smaller shit screen with worse specs?

>>719718469
Play your games while being comfy?
I don't find sitting in front of my desk for several hours as the preferred position. This also allows me to play many games I wouldn't justify playing on an actual PC.

>>719710058 (OP)
The one with trackpads

Reminder to install sunshine on your desktop PC and moonlight on your deck for not shitty in home streaming.
Been playing Robert Cop this way and you can't even tell it's being streamed.

>>719718469
To play them on a portable
The OLED screen is quite nice honestly, it can do HDR (and something like AutoHDR if you use ReShade).
If you don't care about portables, you just have to care a lot, and I mean a lot, about Nintendo exclusives. Because you're spending a lot of money for shit hardware that you'll keep docked if you want at least some performance worth a shit, for a handful of games.
Switch 2 would be much, much, much more justifiable if a home console only version came out for $300. Even if the Series S rivals it. But that's the thing, you're spending a lot on nothing if you don't value portability, you have a tiny library in comparison (including Switch 1 and NSO games, that is), nintendo has a fairly tight grip on your digital shit and there's nothing much you can do to transfer saves (I guess for now, since there's no emulators) between platforms.

>>719710058 (OP)
Both and then I would sell my Deck and use the money to get a Steam Deck 2 in 2028.

>>719719070
This. If you own as many as like, 4 steam games you play with any regularity, deck is the choice. The fact that you're even asking is proof to take the deck because if you aren't passionate about buying "evergreen" 80$ Nintendo games you'll shelve the switch/2

>>719718968
Yeah I played some Lost Judgment this way maxed out.
It's pretty nice honestly. Input lag is barely noticeable, though I had to play a bit with the moonlight settings. Best thing is the GPU can handle it well because you can just run shit at 720p or 800p. Best thing is to grab Apollo for this if you use Windows.

>>719710058 (OP)
>- have a robust Steam library (400+ games, account dating back to 2007)

Doesn't mean shit if you're planning on staying up to date with new releases.

>>719718968
I use the default steam link streaming and it just works.

>>719719346
>don't really have a predilection for recently released games, and the ones I do play rarely have particularly heavy requirements
I mean if you just read a little more...

>>719719404
When it works it's fine and maybe they've updated it in the last 6months to a year but I ran into frequent issues with latency or like, the game would launch on desktop, and the deck would display this launching splash screen that never went away

>>719719493

My bad, I just read a single line and went ahead and posted like a fucking tourist, Anon.

I'd say Steam Deck.

>>719717614
>Name 1 (one) game that steam deck has over a pc

N*ntendo will brick your Switch2 if you load used Switch1 games on it that have been copied by the seller. No one should have supported the japs after the gamecube. It's so fucking over for you losers. Steam Deck is the best handheld since the Vita.

>>719710865
Steam Deck is like those "good guys" that try to beg women into fucking them, acting like simps and advertising all the supposed "reasons" they are valuable (that nobody cares about). You're cringe and nobody wants you.

>>719719896
Sorry I had to show you how much of a retard you are

>>719720050
Vita is one of the worst handhelds ever made
How much of a brainwashed sonygroid fanboy are you

>>719710058 (OP)
nintendo always has fun 1st party games

>>719710058 (OP)
Handhelds a way of making the ecosystem of where you own your games portable. Xbox handheld will allow entrenched Xbox gamers to play their games on the go. This philosophy applies to Playstation and Switch where the current userbase already owns hundreds of games. Steam deck is basically an optimal choice if you already have a hefty steam library, double dipping and buying the same game on another platform is a losing proposition nowadays.

>>719721301
>t. Really wants the PC vegan meme to stick

>>719710058 (OP)
>if you were me
be me and get both

Steam Deck is so overpriced and outdated in 2025 — if you want a PC handheld, pick another one.

>>719722239
>saying this when the ROG Xbox Ally exists
Anon

>>719721804
The Xbox handheld is literally just a PC

>>719710058 (OP)
Steam Deck is old, Switch 2 is a piece of shit. Save you're money.

the switch 2 outsold the deck's lifetime sales in like a week
let that sink in

>>719710058 (OP)
Out of those two, definitely the 'eck. But there's also the thrifty option: chink pocket emulators.

>>719722657
the xbox rog ally isn't overpriced
it's more expensive but you get way better specs
the steam deck is basically useless for modern games, which is why you only see deckfags emulating old consoles or playing 2d indies

>>719717614
all of them if you aren't at your desk.

>>719722137
did I write pc vegan in my post? No. you're proving my point.
>yeah she's a whore anyway
psychologically the same reaction. Again, steam cucks proving they are incels

>>719710058 (OP)
I don't think anyone interested in these games can be reached, but for everyone else: You're a fucking retard if you buy the first model of a Nintendo handheld.

>>719710058 (OP)
I love the time I've spent with my 2witch but man
it has, what, 5 games? Everything else in the library runs better on the sdeck at the same resolution

nintendo really missed a golden opportunity to introduce upscaling or enhanced performance across the board, sure the switch has backwards compatability but that just means that 99% of its library barely runs because its just emulating the shitty hardware of the switch 1 so why would you ever bother
the switch 2 would have been such a great deal if the rest of the library wasnt an afterthought while pc handhelds and even modern consoles get performance boosts from better hardware

>>719719070
I don't value portability a whole lot. If I'm outside I don't game and inside I'm fine at a desk or my laptop for smaller games (civ/Slay the spire type)
The Switch is for party games. PC I game alone or multiplayer but I want one for the local mario kart matches and mario party type games.

>>719721804
The "Xbox" handheld is literally just a worst version of their shitty Windows handhelds with less features and no ability to play PC exclusives like the Steam Deck can, get fucked, shill.

>>719724751
Nintendo really fell into a bad spot because everyone was basically begging for a Switch Pro that runs all their games not like shit, but also had nothing really in the chamber, and tech isn't there for these hyper thin handheld devices at reasonable prices, and they're Nintendo so they dont really know how to show off power, and normies frankly don't give that much of a shit anyway and always want something brand NOO vs an iterative device.
Not to say switch2 is the wiiu, but it's very similar in how Nintendo wants to carefully say "NONONO ITS LIKE OUR OLD CONSOLE BUT ITS BRAND NEW, AND IT CAN PLAY OUR OLD CONSOLE GAMES EVEN BETTER BUT ITS NEW"

>>719723839
Switch and Steam Deck are in completely different markets, you should think about that. I heavily believe you console warring fags on both sides are ex-Snoys doing dick measuring contests with each other whether you own a Switch thinking it's a PSP/Vita or you own a Steam Deck thinking it's a PSP/Vita.

Wait for Deck 2 second revision. Don't give in to the temptation to buy the first version, you will regret it as did everybody who bought the LCD Deck

>>719723995
The ROG Xbox Ally is a gimped ROG Ally, when will you retards stop falling for Microsoft's failed Xbox shit? Xbox is a rot, literally.

>>719723839
I don't let the purchase of tranny retards influence what I buy, the Switch 2 is absolutely not worth buying at this point even if you're a diehard tendie queer. Maybe in a few years.

>>719725458
still miles better than the deck

>>719725351
>deck gets announced
>spend months claiming it will be the switch killer
>deck miserably fails and sells only 4 million units
>t-they're a different market anyway
love to see faggots backpedalling this hard

>>719725401
I don't regret getting the LCD, I want an OLED but I wouldn't go as far as regret, the OLED came out like the following year, in that time I put like 500 hours on the deck

>>719725578
translation "I'm broke and by worth I mean it gets hacked so I can finally pirate the games I can't afford"

>>719725674
>niche market device that exploded Linux support and still regularly sells out
>vs mass market Switch 2 that has Nintendo panicking about declining sales
They're different devices

>>719725401
I don't regret the LCDeck at all, but I got the 64GB on sale and got a great deal on 2TB storage.

>>719725760
whatever you say esl retard, I didn't pirate a single tendie game because I don't want to play them lol. Not all of us how awful taste.

>>719725952
>>719725760
Not either of you but I pirated like 20 Switch games and the only one I enjoyed enough to complete was Odyssey

doesn’t the steam deck literally brick if you let the battery die and don’t charge it for too long?

>>719725780
>steam deck barely produces any units because there's no demand and the sales hit a hard stop at 4 million over a year ago
>this is apparently a success

>switch 2 sells faster than literally any other console in history
>this is apparently a failure

>>719726091
Why would that happen? It's a PC, does your mobo brick if you leave it unplugged and the CMOS battery dies? No.

>>719725591
Not even close

>>719726493
Google it, it’s a known problem with the steam deck

>>719727175
I have, there's nothing.

>>719725674
Only retarded ex-console warriors said this, it was never meant to compete with the Switch like all these faggot ass normalfag e-celebs want it to be. It was always meant to be sold only on Valve's Steam Store and sold in retailers limitedly in regions that didn't have Valve's Steam website. As a PC handheld in its own niche market, it's a massive success and scared Microsoft enough to enter it. Switch's fight is with PlayStation while Steam's fight is with Xbox.

>>719726442
Steam Deck is a different market and it's constantly on the best sellers list on the Steam store. There is a lot of demand for the Steam Deck. Switch 2 is a different market that needs to hit a broad audience and it's the king there as the Deck is the king of its market.

>>719710058 (OP)
new Zelda and new Mario won't be coming for years. Switch 2 is a paperweight.

Reminder, negative Steam Deck and Switch 2 threads along with console warring between Switch 2 and Steam Deck is being perpetrated by angry Snoys mad that Sony raised the price of the PS5 and plans to decrease the size of storage in the PS5 digital edition after raising its price already. You'll be paying more for less.