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The SteamOS era is imminent: Valve adds a new compatibility rating for games that’ll run on ‘any device that’s not a Steam Deck’ (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] ExperiencedWinter@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Nintendo switched from symmetrical to asymmetrical after the Wii U

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Oh, good point, I forget about that! They actually went asymmetrical first with the Gamecube, then symmetrical with the Wii pro controller. The Switch is asymmetrical out of necessity, and the Switch pro controller probably is because the joycons are. So it really is only Microsoft always preferring asymmetrical.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 2 months ago

I'm assuming they're all desperately trying to avoid Sony's layout, even though it's the best.