PC Master Race

This is probably the only time Nintendo has come out of the gate with superior hardware and I actually don't give a shit, why on earth would I want to buy a steam deck that is locked behind corporate control and price gouging?

I don't give a shit how fast the scrreen refreshes or how fancy some of the features, I want a computer that can play games, I don't want a toy that is purposefully broken so I can't use it for things I want to use it for, ESPECIALLY if I drop hundreds and hundreds of dollars on it.

Nope.

I laughed when they showed their game chat mode as some accomplishment. They spent years just making discord...

Another funny moment was when the Civ VII dude said something like "if you already have Civ VII you will be able to play the enhanced switch 2 mode!... After purchasing the upgrade."

They're so unapologetically greedy.

Yeah, Nintendo is smoking unfiltered crack, lol. Who the hell has $80-90 to throw at every game in the midst of an unnecessary economic downturn and possible worldwide meltdown?

Nintendo games never come down in price either.

BotW is still going for what it did on day one. Even second hand copies go for nearly that.

Although it does mean you can basically rent them for as long as you want for a few dollars if you sell it again afterwards...

Switch l2

"Mouse mode"

Yeah, the Steam Deck has that. Its called dual touchpads, and unlike the Switch 2 you can easily switch from analog stick to touchpad (they also have more functionality and are actually utilized to their full potential with desktop mode).

Steam deck is also backwards compatible with nearly all of Nintendo.

All this has done is make me want a steam deck even harder.

Soon as I heard about the price of games I was out

I'm done giving money to Nintendo. Their litigious behavior is inexcusable. Just ask the parrot on my shoulder. He's on the same side as my eye patch.

Excited for Switch 2 emulation on Steam Deck in a few years

The display supports 1080p+120hz, games running at that res and fps will be rare I imagine. I mean, it would be amazing but Xbox also supports 4k 120 and it usually runs Up to 1440p upscaled 30fps so idk how much it will really differ from what we've already got.

$90?

Shit.

Metroid Prime 4 and The Duskbloods don't sound perfect after all

Who the hell is paying 90EUR for switch games?

Nintendo isn't getting another penny from me after what they did to the switch emulation projects.

I love how the price goes up every time someone complains.

1080p on such a small screen is pointless, but if you're into that by the price of one Nintendo game you can upgrade your steam deck screen https://www.deckhd.com/

120Hz is not that different from the decks 90Hz screen, although if you chose to do the upgrade above that downgrades you to 60.

Mouse mode, not sure what that is, but the deck has the best of it's kind mouse emulation so I think it will be hard for the switch to compete.

Plus I get to keep my games, and whenever the SD2 comes out I'll get to keep my games and not have to buy them again.

Current plan is to borrow a Switch 2 from a friend in a couple years, to play the games we're really excited for.

Seeing that the "explore the Switch 2” game wasn't included with the system just pissed me off. I'm not paying to play an interactive manual.

A Steamdeck can emulate a Switch. The number of exclusive games for the Switch 2 will be so pitiful it would scarcely justify a purchase though I'm sure some people will buy it. I also think that a Steamdeck 2 can't be far off appearing.

I bought the first switch thinking I'd play it way more. But those prices that basically never go down, and paying way more for games than I could get them on steam.

Nah. I have a deck and it feels better in my hands, looks better, and I don't get charged out the ass for games that have been out for near a decade.

Given how much better ToTK would’ve been on pc and how that is the reason they killed emulation, I’m pissed at Nintendo.

I have a Steam Deck definitely felt no need to get either the Switch 1 or 2.

The fact that Nintendo is well known for not lowering their game prices this could very well price them out from competition.

Hopefully game reviewers will heighten their expectations to meet these inflated prices.

Nuck Findendo. They’re assholes who kick the ladder out from underneath them

On the one hand, with rising inflation and skyrocketing development costs, I can totally understand why game prices are getting dangerously close to the triple digits. Games rn are cheaper that they ever were ~~yeet~~ yet development is not.

However, that’s still a lot of money and I really wouldn’t wanna pay that.