PLEASE give the Steam Deck a try if you haven’t yet and are thinking about a Switch 2. I have bought every Nintendo handhold since the gameboy colour up to the switch, but now that I have a steam deck I don’t have a single drop of desire for the switch 2. The deck feels incredibly liberating, especially since you are not paying $90 for games that aren’t even as fun as indies

100% this.

To then cause the biggest mass burial of electronics since ET.

I forgot the switch 2 came out… any good or just same same but different?

Likely the same just more expensive

because it made me Switch 2 emulation


(Also the emulators fucking slap on steam deck, Switch 1 games and below run great)

It's a nintendo launch: decent games at "fuck you" prices, anti consumer software restrictions, and overpriced hardware that probably will break on you and need replacement.

So far we have Donkey Kong Bananza and the upcoming Pokémon Legends Z-A game (it’s in the mail). DK Bananza is excellent. It’s no Astro Bot or Super Mario Odyssey, but it’s a damn good game, and incredibly fun. I’d give it an 8/10. Pokémon… I’m optimistic it’ll be good overall. I’ve avoided spoilers so I’m looking forward to playing it once I finish my Cyberpunk 2077 playthrough.

Thank you for sharing

My pleasure! Overall it's a fantastic console - just not the right time to buy if you want games. We only purchased one because of upcoming tariffs, and somehow my spouse got in the retail lottery draw to purchase one right when the console launched. Had the console in our hands maybe two days after launch day. Ideally we would have bought one when the console hit about two years old and there were more games to play. But to me, it's not a big deal since we're patient (and we have other consoles and PCs anyway).

Its the same form factor but a lot better hardware.

Great. Maybe I'll actually buy when when they have to cut the price in half

Exactly. The Mario Kart bundle in Canada is almost $1000. As. Fucking. If.

Note that “a lot better hardware” is still hella mediocre given the price tag.

I don't think it is, it's $500 w/ Mario Kart, $450 without, and if we compare to the Steam Deck at $400, it has: - better screen resolution, faster refresh rate, and a larger screen (almost an inch bigger) - is lighter, thinner, and overall smaller - has better performance, at least in Cyberpunk 2, with generally better graphics - plays Nintendo first-party games The Steam Deck has been the handheld to beat. Some are faster, but no PC handheld is anywhere near the Steam Deck in terms of value (price for performance). The Switch 2 beats it in performance, and is a similar price, which is pretty awesome. The games, however, are really expensive, but we're talking about hardware value here.

Good luck with that Nintendo after ruining your fanbase.

I’m just not feeling it this time around.

Just buy Steam Deck or Legion Go S.