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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 3 points 45 minutes ago (1 children)

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.

[–] ziggurat@lemmy.world 1 points 14 minutes ago (1 children)

I understand why you think this, but its kind of wrong. Because Nintendo has had the upper hand with hardware many times.

  1. SNES was arguably better than Genesis system
  2. N64 has much more raw power than my favorite system the PS1
  3. GameCube was stronger than PS2 and Dreamcast

And yes, I'll just wait and use my steam deck until SD2, because I also just want a computer that I can play games on.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 minutes ago* (last edited 1 minute ago)

I stand corrected, I guess I was comparing the gamecube to an xbox, but yeah agreed, I just bought a second steam deck OLED when I already had the LCD model because honestly I think the economy is going to crash hard and it is going to be a long road to affordably getting a gaming device in the US for the foreseeable future.

It is a shitty situation to be in, but I didn't even hesitate because the current calculus is a no brainer. I have Blender on my Steam Deck and I am using it to create cool visualizations of Lidar data for Geology, Nintendo would respond to a statement like this with something like "yeah, that is cool but it sounds very niche, people don't need that" and my response is "Fuck you, you haven't even let people try".

I heard of another Geologist bringing in their steam deck to present a talk off of it instead of a laptop too, these kinds of interesting unusual use cases aren't trivial and hyper individual, they represent people developing the future of handheld computers in real time, and Nintendo has completely lost the plot here. The Steam Deck really isn't a gaming device, it is a gaming device that Trojan Horses you into having an awesome handheld linux computer that can also play your favorite games.

If Nintendo thinks they can compete with the Steam Deck by just selling a better handheld gaming console, they are so fucked.... or at the very least they are walking away from what will actually be the next big growth area in computers (that people were SURE AI and VR would be).

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 hour ago

"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).

[–] drinkwaterkin@lemm.ee 3 points 1 hour ago

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

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

I dunno what y'all are talking about, the Deck chip (Van Gogh, 7nm, Zen 2 but with Rembrandt-era SoC features, RDNA2) is "newer" than the Ampere chip (circa 2020) in the Switch 2.

[–] daellat@lemmy.world 12 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Flemmy@lemm.ee 6 points 4 hours ago

I'm skeptical about 4 hour Elden Ring session.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 16 points 7 hours ago

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...

[–] Elkot@lemmy.world 12 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 3 points 1 hour ago

We have a switch 1 and the game price has been the driving factor preventing us from investing more in the platform. The games are too expensive, go on sale too infrequently and not for low enough prices. Just not the ecosystem for my family right now

[–] IEatDaGoat@lemm.ee 39 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Rin@lemm.ee 11 points 6 hours ago

Yeah. Even bethesda just gave you the enchanced skyrim edition for free...

[–] tacosplease@lemmy.world 18 points 14 hours ago

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.

[–] Tiger_Man_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 37 points 18 hours ago (4 children)

Switch l2

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

I think Cisco is working to remove the points about uptime and not having lags/crashes

[–] Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

We are currently moving away from cisco because they want 12k+ for a new switch. Juniper or HP for us i think.

[–] derpgon@programming.dev 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

That's why you don't buy Cisco

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

Sisqó gif of him looking surprised

(For anyone who wasn’t alive in the late 90’s or 00’s this is a rapper named Sisqó, famous for his highly intellectual song called “Thong Song”)

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[–] arc@lemm.ee 14 points 16 hours ago

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.

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