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with Square Enix going multiplatform as their main directive and Sony going to PC this combo is perfect
Even before steam deck the Steam/Nintendo combo has always been a awesome way to go if you like both.
I’ve been realizing that the only hardware I actually play on is these two. Being able to dock to a tv or monitor is nice but 90% of my time is spent playing handheld. This makes sense based on my (and many others’) childhood on the game boy, as well as the level of phone addiction we all have.
I love my Steam Deck and Switch, but I miss getting high quality audio from a console plugged into my surround sound
A good pair of headphones will solve that.
honestly, I think just emulating everything makes sense, and buying the games and ripping them if you want to be ethical about it. I can’t justify having a full fledged console to have a worse experience on 90% of the games I like on it.
Steam deck oled on offer up for 500$ should I pull the trigger?
Where at?
Yeah that’s a fair price, anything lower is a scam most likely
Just got my OLED Steamdeck today. Unbelievable experience so far. Had Fallout 4 remastered downloaded and was able to play within minutes after setup. Such a good introduction to PC gaming. Wouldn’t have gotten one if it weren’t for you. Thanks for the recommendation, keep up the good content. Big ups to the fresh brews as well.
For all my gaming needs I mainly use an Asus Rog Ally and an emulation handheld (Miyoo Mini Plus).
Anywhere i go, the steam deck comes with me. Just an amazing machince.
I love the Steam Deck. I practically use it every day or almost every day. When I leave the house, it’s usually my iPhone SE and Steam Deck that goes with me. While I do love my Vita slim and Switch Lite, I don’t always have the urge to play them.
Since getting the Steam Deck back in February, I gamed more these last three months than my previous 15 years. I already have over 120 hours playing Final Fantasy VII Remake. Add another 30 hours for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and another 40 hours for Shenmue III.
I’m currently trying to platinum FF7 Remake but I heard recently from a CZcamsr that trying to plat Rebirth is a nightmare! Not worth it he said. He said it took him over 200 hours to plat Rebirth while Remake was only around 70. And the level of difficulty goes way beyond hard mode and with tedious mini games.
Once I get Rebirth for Steam which could be by 2026, I will not attempt to go plat for it. I actually don’t believe getting plat for Remake is really worth it either. It’s to feed my ego. I didn’t grow up during the trophy era. Once I beat a game and saw the end credits, I was done with it. I don’t want to waste another 50 hours on that game.
Since I already have 56/63 achievements for FF7 Remake Intergrade, I might as well complete them all to get my first platinum trophy for any game. The six tasks I have left for getting plat on Remake…..
Hit every big box (Materia Mavern)
Complete hard mode for the base game
Complete hard mode for the DLC
Beat Ultimate Weapon
Beat Ultimate Weapon 2.0
Beat Weiss
I will probably save Weiss and the Pride & Joy ones last. Still only have 11 of the 18 levels completed on hard mode for the base game. And none for Yuffie’s yet. After I’m done getting platinum for FF7RI, I may attempt to go plat for Shenmue III. I’m reading it’s easier and only takes about 30 hours to go plat.
Something about playing Final Fantasy VII and Shenmue games that I’m so familiar with, it’s like being at home and doing chores. The OG FF7 and Shenmue II on Dreamcast and Xbox are my top 2 favorite games of all-time. Their music has this great ambiance when playing them.
As disappointing of an ending and story that Shenmue III had, it might actually have the smoothest gameplay of the trilogy. The mini games are funner. No annoying walking on a catwalk/plank like in Shenmue II where if you fall, you need to completely go back to the start.
After I plat Shenmue III, I will probably play Uncharted 4 next. I still have hours and hours to play on the Deck. I’ll probably have over 1000 hours playing video games before the year is over if I already played 200 hours for it after three months. From 2008-2020, I doubt I accumulated 1000 hours from playing video games.
I usually play my Deck for about an hour or two almost daily. Then sometimes more when I get home while it’s charging. It’s also great for watching Pluto TV if I’m too tired to play games. I’m trying to go plat on FF7RI but I’m doing so at a leisurely pace. No rush. I no longer have that OCD or huge ego to care if I go plat or not.
*ROG* *Ally* *X*
What do you think of it? Just seems like new hardware for CZcamsrs to talk about but is it really that exciting? My excitement actually comes from getting the first Ally used for $250 like I did for my 512 GB LCDeck. I’m determined to get an Ally with Z1 Extreme for only $250. But of course, I still hate Asus. Never had a great experience with that Taiwanese company.
I’m aware how people’s microSD cards gets ruined from the Ally but I have no intention putting one in it. I’ll only be using the internal storage and don’t plan putting a lot of games on it. I actually prefer the Legion Go but if I see an Ally for dirt cheap, I’ll get it. It’s smaller too. It is overkill to own a Deck and Ally, but since the Deck might be too weak for FF16, I might as well get an Ally if it’s dirt cheap. And I do need a Windows device again to do certain things I can’t on Linux.
Ally X seems to be a battery life upgrade which is needed as who wants to keep playing AAA games for only one hour? But I wonder how much? It might go up in price like the Deck OLED did. While a used original Ally will have a fire sale on OfferUp and can be bought for under $300 this summer after the Ally X gets released. Wait after June 2 to see last year’s Ally selling for dirt cheap on OfferUp. Just make sure you’re getting the Z1 Extreme.
I honestly don’t know if getting a Windows PC handheld with Z1 Extreme is worth it though? Yeah, it’s more powerful than any version of the Steam Deck, but it’s not like the PS5 era has brought a ton of games for us to play. I feel AAA titles died with the PS4. The first AAA title was the OG FF7. Then AAA titles died after the FF7 remakes. Who has time to wait that long for AAA titles?
FF7 Rebirth’s sales are disappointing for a few reasons. This game should have NOT been a PS5 exclusive in the first place. More people owned a PS4 in 2020 than a PS5 in 2024. But what softens that argument is Rebirth is selling less than FF16 from last year. So it’s not solely because it’s a PS5 exclusive.
The other reason is maybe it is tough to market a direct sequel and not everyone loved Remake with some divisive narrative choices they made? I’m currently trying to plat Remake on the Deck and it can be quite tedious running through hallways. Hence, why I still prefer the OG. It flowed better as a game and it’s easier to pick up and play without thinking too hard. Can spam the buttons.
Remake’s battle system can be quite fun but I can understand some fans from the OG who didn’t like Remake not liking it’s very complicated nature dealing with stagger and ATB fill ups. A lot of gamers who played the OG have become more casual with games. They got families to raise. No time figuring out some complex battle system.
It’s a shame too because I really do want to play Rebirth but refuse to buy a PS5. My favorite part from the OG was Disc 2 when the characters finally left Midgar. But what can we do? Square made a few errors like making it a PS5 exclusive and some gameplay/narrative changes that didn’t sit well for some OG fans.
Is having the power close to the base PlayStation 5 while on the go even worth it anymore if this 9th generation has killed AAA titles for good? What’s the point? Those AAA titles are getting way too expensive like making a blockbuster movie and they take too long to wait on them.
There’s this overstatement that we’re experiencing a crash. No, we are not. The video game industry is far larger than it was back in 1983 when the Atari 2600 dominated homes. The future for console gaming are PC handhelds that can also be docked to a TV or monitor. We’re not heading into a crash. It’s not all gloom and doom. No games will be buried into a New Mexico desert. We own too many games we would probably never ever play.
It’s 2024 and I haven’t enjoyed playing video games this much since my PS1 days. Forget PS2, my PS1 days from 1996-2002 when I beat dozens of PS1 games. While gamers have complained about the lack of good games from this gen, we are currently living in the greatest era of portables/handhelds. We’ve come a long way since the Game & Watch and Tiger Electronics handhelds prior to Game Boy.
USA Released Year
1989: Game Boy, Lynx
1990: TurboExpress
1991: Game Gear, Lynx II
1995: Nomad
1996: Game Boy Pocket
1998: Game Boy Color
1999: Neo Geo Pocket Color
2001: Game Boy Advance
2003: Game Boy Advance SP
2004: DS
2006: DS Lite
2005: PSP, Game Boy Micro
2007: PSP 2000
2008: PSP 3000
2009: PSP Go, DSi, DSi XL
2011: PSP Street, 3DS
2012: PS Vita, 3DS XL
2013: 2DS
2014: PS Vita 2000
2015: new 3DS XL, new 3DS
2017: Switch, new 2DS XL
2018: Switch V2
2019: Switch Lite
2021: Switch OLED
2022: Steam Deck
2023: ROG Ally, Legion Go, Deck OLED
2024: ROG Ally X
I love the era we’re living in now with handhelds like the Deck. It amazes me how a Switch Lite can be that small but have more power than a PS3 and Wii U. It started to get good for us by 2017 thanks to the Switch and emulation started getting really good by 2019 and good on Android by 2021. Why would I want to go back to the 80s through 00s for my handhelds? PC handhelds are closer to the specs of the bigger home consoles.
Anyhoo, long live the Steam Deck. Going to play my games now. I’ll get the Deck 2 when it arrives. The Switch 2 will be my secondary handheld behind the Deck 2. Only used for Nintendo titles. Then I’ll have a Windows PC handheld for the sake of having more power and having a Windows PC again. But I’ll always remember my first Steam Deck fondly for changing my life. Greatest handheld I’ve ever owned.
I love handhelds but nothing can beat seeing Kratos looking like a beast w the surround sound going nuts . Missing those game sessions😢
Steam deck has a dock too.
@@terminator_405 so does my Ally but even docked you are not going to get better than 1080p hopefully mid textures on your 4K tv. Not great. Cool concept but if we are being honest you are not getting the full experience(strictly talking the big aaa titles .)
Switch 2 and my gaming PC is all i need. I use multiple non gaming laptops to Parsec into my PC at home on my WiFi 6 network and it's flawless. I use my phone with Razor Kishi with Parsec too. So, in my house, i just use Parsec to take my pc gaming in any configuration, any room.
The Deck has a form factor very reminiscent of the Atari Lynx version 1.0. Which is what instantly sold it for me because that is the one handheld gaming unit I have owned that really felt perfectly sized for me. I'm a big guy. I also like the switch but the native joycons are way too small so I bought an aftermarket cradle to make it feel more "Deck-like."
you read my mind and i needed to hear this. the is the epitamy of a true meta moment being discussed. and very important because their are many dark things going on in the world right now. too many evil people controlling the world and using us.
“Thank you, Sora. Just hang out there for a second.” 😂
I agree! I’ve completed more games on the Switch and Steam Deck over the last two years. I’ve gotten a bit bored with the Switch tbh….so I’m hoping all these rumors are mostly accurate for the next Nintendo console. There’s still games I’m absolutely looking forward to on the Switch. But it’s obviously not as magical as the first three years of its life.
So, depending on what the next Nintendo device does. My favorite is still the Steam Deck right now.
My pipe dream is that steam starts to grow into a physical market for pc/steam deck. I love pc gaming, but physical games are the one thing missing that still made me buy a ps5.
I still buy most games digital because most of my gaming is done on pc/steam deck,but for the games that I think are really special to me personally I want to get a physical copy as well just for the sake of it. Even when they are mostly just shelf decorations because i already have a digital copy.
Yeah if I really love a game, I got and get it physically on my ps5 as well to preserve eventually (once it goes on like a sale), don't really buy physical for Xbox since I think they still have DRM issues even though they have improved it, still DRM worries on Xbox, unless a game is only on Xbox and PC which right now, that barrier is breaking....
I doubt physical PC will ever be big again, but I do wish publishers would at least do limited runs.
I like the design, I don’t want to hold a “I’m a gamer bro” designed pad, I like minimalist type design.
Great content btw, getting back into gaming and because of a similar situation to yours, Steam Deck is my key to re-entry.
Thank you for the Metroid/Samus shout-out. Lol
Ambulatory culture for the win!
I watched Linus rank many different consoles and there were six consoles that made S-tier…
Super NES
Switch
Xbox 360
PlayStation
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 4
I actually wouldn’t argue with that although I would take off Xbox 360 and might put PS4 on A-tier. Between that six, my all-time favorite is PS1. I played it the longest (1996-2002). I beat the most games from that library. I was ages 15-21. Again, I’m a December baby. I was a sophomore in high school when I first got a PS1 back on Sept 2, 1996 (Labor Day).
By the time PS2 came out, I was working and had a gf that I was sorta growing out of playing video games the same way I grew out of wrestling by age 11-12. While I did love my PS2 and it did have the best overall library from the 6th gen, I also found it a bit overrated. Kutaragi overhyped the specs. It at times looked worse than Dreamcast. Emotion Engine, my ass! I didn’t think PlayStation gave us a real Emotion Engine until PS3 and PS4.
Among that six S-tier consoles, the library I can replay over and over is from Super Nintendo as we called it back then. Not (snes which rhymes with mess). And it’s mainly thanks to Super Mario World and 2D fighting games like SF2: Turbo and MK2. The controllers remains one of the best and most comfortable of all-time. This was peak 2D era back in the 4th gen.
While Super NES is the most replayable for me with arguably one of the greatest gaming libraries ever and at least among all Nintendo systems, I actually believe the Switch is Nintendo’s greatest product. The Switch has close to 11,000 games. I don’t know how Nintendo can ever top the Switch? More power doesn’t mean the successor will be better. Look at PS5.
Would having more power also delay AAA titles? Wouldn’t that mean bigger budgets and longer development time? Again, look at the PS5. It’s turning 4 near the end of this year and it feels the 9th gen is a lost generation when it comes to games. The experiences aren’t any different. It’s just prettier graphics and that’s it. Nintendo tends to also have a W-L pattern…
NES: W
Super NES: W
Nintendo 64: L (compared to PS1)
GameCube: L
Wii: W
Wii U: L
Switch W
I was playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe yesterday, and I started thinking, how the hell is Nintendo going to top that game? I think MK8 is the perfect Mario Kart game. We had Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom separated by 6 years. How different were they from each other? How much improvement did TotK have over BotW? Felt like more of the same. What if Switch 2 is also more of the same?
I will give this to Nintendo, they are the greatest gaming company to ever exist. Now I’m not some Nintendo fanboy who loves everything they do. I’m not into Pokémon or Zelda. I saw a poll from Julien yesterday and Zelda beat Final Fantasy 71% to 29%. I’m on the FF side just like I prefer PSP over DS and Vita over 3DS. But Nintendo knows how to make fun games.
Take the Wii U for example. That’s the worst console ever by Nintendo. But games like Super Mario 3D World and Mario Kart 8 did start from there. BotW was originally designed for that system like Twilight Princess was for GameCube. As big of a sales flop Wii U was, it still had a better library than most other consoles.
Here’s another example. You know what’s my favorite console to emulate on the Steam Deck? The Wii! The right touchpad helps! I think Wii is underrated because gamers hated that motion control crap while the GameCube is becoming slightly overrated thanks to 90s babies’ childhood nostalgia for it. The Wii does technically play GCN games. It’s basically GameCube Pro with motion controls. Who knew the Wii would be my favorite console to emulate on the Steam Deck?
I didn’t love the Wii when I had it and it was a launch day Wii. It quickly collected dust after I beat Twilight Princess and I got bored of Wii Sports pretty fast after a week. I see all these CZcamsrs talking about another Chinese handheld and people asking if it can play PS2 and GameCube? Why no mention of the Wii? Dolphin can emulate both. My 10 Wii games on the Steam Deck…
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Kirby’s Return to Dreamland
Klonoa
Mario Kart Wii
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Sonic Colors
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
I have Muramusa: The Demon Blade on my Vita, so I didn’t download it for my Deck. Muramusa played perfectly on my Z Flip 3 when I had it. Too bad I don’t own a handheld with OLED, but my Z Flip 3 does have OLED, so I may play it there again.
GameCube gave us more Link while Wii gave us more Mario who I prefer. And Twilight Princess remains my favorite Zelda game ever. It’s the only Zelda game I’ve beaten. I do prefer Double Dash over MK Wii although the latter is growing on me since it has way more tracks. I still can’t stand Super Mario Sunshine. The F.L.U.D.D. crap still plays clunky for me.
GCN did have F-Zero GX and my favorite sports game ever: NBA Street Vol. 2. I have the ROM for both GCN and Xbox. The latter was the one I actually owned. The physical copy is somewhere at my dad’s apartment. I tend to play the GCN version more because Dolphin doesn’t drain battery as fast and it’s the far better developed emulator than Xemu. Xemu would make my Deck hot after 15 minutes and then the game would start to lag.
More people should give more love to the Wii. It was ranked higher than the GCN in Linus’ tier. Wii was in A-tier while GCN was in B-tier. GCN only sold 21M and was actually considered a disappointment. Miyamoto said it. But emulation and nostalgia plays a part with revisionist history. It’s like 90s babies loving the SW Prequels and they think Hayden is a great actor. My generation would say, HELL NO! And we’re the same age as Hayden.
If I can include handhelds to put on Linus’ tiers, I would put Steam Deck as S-tier. It can play Super NES, PS1, and PS2 perfectly and all upscaled. It can emulate several more consoles including my favorite F-tier console: Atari Jaguar. It can emulate Switch and has close to the power of the base PS4 and has games like FF7 Remake, God of War (2018), Uncharted 4, MGS5, and so on, and so on.
Julien is correct. You only need Steam and Nintendo to fulfill your gaming needs. And did you hear the recent news coming from Square Enix? They’re trying to break away from their PS5 exclusivity. I hope this speeds up FF7 Rebirth to come to Steam as soon as next year. But I’m hearing from RGT 85 that he didn’t love Rebirth. Shawn said he loved Remake but not Rebirth. He thought Rebirth had too much padding.
1. Steam Deck
2. Nintendo Switch
Those are your GOATs and the only handhelds you need in your life. Well, until their successors comes out. I’d include PS Vita but it’s not required. I prefer the PS2 version of FFX and God of War than the Vita ports. GoW on PS2 ran at 60 fps while the Vita is only at 30. You don’t need an Odin 2, Anbernic, or Retroid. Deck and Switch is all you will ever need.
I was almost going to buy a RG405M for only $100 last weekend but decided not to. What’s the point? The 4:3 aspect ratio? The smaller form factor? My Z Flip 3 and Deck can emulate all those systems the Anbernic can do. While the RG405M can’t emulate Xbox and Wii. Those Chinese handhelds have awful resale value being they’re obscure brands. I rarely trust things I buy from AliExpress. I bought hats and tees that didn’t come out right.
I do at times bring my Switch Lite if I know I will use all the battery life from my Deck because I can play FF7 Remake for more than 2 hours in a day. And the Switch Lite is much quicker to charge in my car. How come people trash the Lite so much? It has a real d-pad and I need it for my Genesis and Street Fighter II compilations. I think the Lite is amazing to pack all that power in that smaller size barely longer, taller, and heavier than a Vita.
The reason why I didn’t care for the GBA, DS, and 3DS is I always found them underpowered. It really wasn’t until the Switch when Nintendo finally put more beef in their hardware thanks to Nvidia. I wanted console-like graphics and we didn’t get that from Nintendo until 2017. And Switch actually had L2/R2 triggers that the Vita lacked and two analog sticks. The Joy-Cons did sacrifice the d-pad.
I’m tired of playing old games. Hence, why zero interest with an Odin 2. I want to play AAA games I missed during the last 15+ years and Steam Deck provides that. Forget Super NES, Switch, PS1, PS2, and PS4 as S-tier when Steam Deck surpasses them all as the one to rule them all. It’s the greatest gaming device ever made.
I hear you but if your like me and still like multiplayer games like shooters you still need a traditional console or pc. COD, Halo, Valirant, overwatch games like that just aren’t great on handhelds
If it’s not a shooter then I’d agree with you. Handheld is 🔥 for most other thingd
Interesting take. You make some salient points here.
Totally agree with your points for me I still like to have a console to enjoy on wkends with a couple of beers but dang if Valve built a new Steam Machine I would snap one up
Nintendo has the only system's physical games are worth buying for imo
Nah, physical games are worth buying on all, especially for AAs and indies. FF Pixel Remaster would've been a very cool buy, but SE stupidly made it incredibly limited with no region-free release like the Switch version that you can still buy.
@@TheAbsol7448 With consoles now since the games don't fit on disc you still have to download so you need internet and if for some reason the service gets shut down one day your physical games will become useless unlike nintendo where the games are already fully downloaded and you could switch games with no internet. Disk's on newer consoles = license to play
@@SimplyTexy The license thing is how it is on Switch, too. You arguably don't truly own your Switch games as they have encryptions on them and breaking that to do whatever you want with them is legally hazy. Plus, the Switch is but far Nintendo's most digital console. Buy a Switch in 4-6 years and you won't be able to buy digital games, DLC, or even update your games. Xenoblade 2 will be a permanently bad experience unless you hack your Switch and download an update off of the internet or even just emulate it.
@@TheAbsol7448 I understand your point but you can still buy the game put it in and play, it may not be the best version but the fact that you can do that is valuable to me and I think that's the way all console's physical games should be
@@SimplyTexy I dunno. It'll be the Xenoblade X data packs situation on a much larger scale. Xenoblade 2, TotK, and I _believe_ Xenoblade 3 are all rough experiences without their day one patches. I guess they're playable, but it's really not much better or worse than the AAs and indies I was talking about on other platforms. AAAs are something I can agree with, though.
And ironically, some AAAs on Switch have the same problem, especially multicarts. I bought Assassin's Creed Rebel Collection thinking it had both games. The Spyro and Crash collections have the same issue. I would've bought those on Switch if not for that. Hogwarts Legacy doesn't even have all of the game on one cart, and they cheaped out with an 8GB cart when a 16GB cart would've been fine. Oh, and there are even first party cases like Mario Strikers, Tennis Aces, and Switch Sports, that had content added later. MK8DX is going to be especially egregious.
Physical media unfortunately just doesn't cut it now.
Desktop PC gaming for life :D
I love my SteamDeck so much! After dumping the files of my 1st gen switch I gave my son my switch ( my husband also gave him his as well! ). I don't see myself getting the new Xbox or PS5 either.
hearing that both steam and nintendo platform covers 95 percent of all games then i woild certainly agree with the argument that these two devices are enough to have.
NAH THIS GUYS COOKIN WITH THIS STEAM DECK/SWITCH TAKE
Why does everyone say "cooking" now? I feel like I missed a memo on this or something.
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Idk, Nintendo does have some ties to pc gaming. I vaguely recall Mario teaching me how to type in the early 90s lol.
Metroid Prime is 60fps and its glorious on the OLED
Love the Deck and the Switch but am more of a higher end PC person. Cool thing with the Deck though is I can stream my gaming PC through Steam on the Deck and its super nice.
love this conversation setup, also in mid Steamdeck rabbit hole so all perfect. I should buy the deck this summer, do they come up on sale sometimes like steam games?
They usually do 10 percent off during Steam Sales. I think Valve posted a calendar of this years sales. You could probably Google when the next sale is
@@nostradukemas thank you brother
I agree that for Switch and Steam Deck hit the sweet pot for games. The library between the two work great and their hybrid abilities make the perfect.
Our steam deck switch combo has been amazing and so far we just game on pc or cloud gaming for other titles but don't have any plug in consoles. The only thing that makes me want to buy a console right now is Rebirth being exclusive on PS5 for a few more years though..
Sony westernized itself too much, so now Nintendo is the only console company that still feels truly japanese. For that I'm very grateful and while they keep it that way I think I'll always find reasons to go back to Nintendo. I'm happy that more and more people are adopting the deck, despite not being exactly PC gamers. That not only speaks a lot about how well designed the deck is, but also that helps increase the support and game library available on Linux, which is my system of choice.
I reached the same conclusion, I also included a PS3 for nostalgia (and MGS4 haha). I just have a handful of games I have to beat on the PS5 then I plan to sell it and stay with the Switch + Steam Deck I think it's the perfect combo.
Also I don't think the PS+ price is worth it, I started to pay attention and I didn't play anything that came with it nor I play online so it was just wasted money, only feature I needed was cloud backup for saves, but it's not worth the price and Steam has that for free.
In the last four years, I have rarely touched my XBox S or my PS4. Gaming is done on my ASUS 14 inch Gaming Laptop and my SwitchLite... BOTH for portability... a bit of MetaQuest 2 thrown-in. LoL. Also, as nice as the graphics are in the new Consoles, PC Gaming will always be superior in options and graphical options. Is PC Gaming better... NOT for all people but the MOST options will always be PC.
Nintendo hasn't released any games for PC, but their games are easy to emulate, which I still do. So, all you really need is a PC for a docked experience and a Steam Deck for portability. The experience of playing on Nintendo switch isn't enjoyable due to terrible performance.
I have a Series X and Ps5 attached to my tv but find myself using my Rog Ally majority of the time. Switch sadly isn’t getting much love atm but that’s because the Rog just handles games better. I haven’t been playing many first party Nintendo games recently so not much use for it right now
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The is my current setup! Switch and Steam Deck!
I told you in your “well Xbox just proved everyone wrong” video that you will soon be making this video….. and you will be making even more of this video once Sony sells PlayStation off to Apple/Tencent/Amazon or Meta!
To answer this video specifically though, you are 66% correct! The future of gaming is Nintendo(for now) , Steam deck and Windows Gaming OS! Xbox and Windows are about to release a Gaming Handheld but most importantly a Gaming OS ! 97% of gaming PCs run on windows but there is not DEDICATED Window OS for gaming ! That’s why the Rog Ally etc aren’t as user friendly as the steam deck! Steam deck has Steam Deck OS/ Big Picture Mode which is why it works like a console! Microsoft/Xbox are going to introduce that in a dedicated handled but also make it available for manufacturers so they have a standard OS for Gaming!
For some reason I've never thought of backwards compatibility on Steam lol, great point. I've been a console gamer for too long
I agree with the convenience of portability. It's awesome to be able to travel with either my Switch or Steam Deck.
Facts
It's sad how Nintendo's conditioned ppl to pay more for old titles, by never offering huge discounts. And ppl accept this, and even think it's somehow good for them. NEWSFLASH: There isn't this infinite demand for Nintendo titles. They do this simply to give their games a FALSE sense of value, and y'all eat it UP! 🤦🏽♂️
Or maybe there's an actual value _because_ people will STILL buy these games years later.
If the value wasn't there, people would not still buy them at that price. Just because Ubisoft (and their customers) don't value their software the same doesn't mean Nintendo (and their customers) should follow suit
"False sense of value" ok
Let me tell you a story, I got a game for the Switch and paid 60 euro, and 2 years later I sold it and got 50 back, I don't know about your imaginary world, but in the real world this is actual value and ownership
@@iznax9 That's still artificial since that value stems from the FACT Nintendo refuses to lower their price across the board, NOT because of demand. It's no different than when Nintendo purposely created shortages for certain products to fuel demand. This is NOT supply and demand, Nintendo Tax is a term thrown around for a reason.
You can't even buy most of their titles outright now.
@@iznax9I mean... You can still buy PS1 games for pretty cheap. Even relatively expensive ones don't go far above $100. The pricing of Nintendo games is absolutely ridiculous. Nowadays, I tend to wait a week or two to buy a new game so I can get it for $10-$20 off.
Also you talked about not being able to play nintendos older games. The steam deck is GREAT for emulation and its an easy set up. I have emulator s for x360, ps2, 3ds, and switch. You can emulate all the older stuff too like the game boy.
Steam deck and switch are great but i need my gaming monitor with his res and surround sound. Or my 120” projector. My ps5 still gets used a lot and my portal is the reason. I just always need that option to play on a bigger screen with high res as well.
for sure man. I wish I could sit and play more
Nintendo + PC has always been the best combo! Xbox games PS5 games on SteamDeck and all the Nintendo titles on Switch/Switch 2!
you really make me wanna get a steam deck but waiting if there will be something better in the next coming months. Rog ally X soon why not a steam deck version 3.0 with bigger battery. it's 689$ for the 512gb oled here in canada.
I agree but replacing the SD with the ROG Ally. I know it's an unpopular opinion, but I'm enjoying the ROG Ally more than anything, and that's coming from a SD. Whatever floats anyone's boat though.
How would a steam deck with got sim racers
My combo is the PS5 primarily for the weekends while my Switch OLED is for when I get home after work throughout the week.
I agreed with you until you got into Nintendo pricing. Nintendo should not be charging $60 for a game that came out in 2017. It is just greedy! I think it was ridiculous for you to even defend them. This is going to be an issue once the Switch games are not being produced anymore. The resell market is going to be even more ridiculous than what it is now. Also, people don’t have the money to drop $60-$70 on a game that you can finish in 8 hours.
Square Enix Sony's biggest third party developers have just announced that they are going multiplatform, so there are even fewer reasons to buy a Playstation. And it's not that they're thinking about it, the company is changing completely
Valve being easier and more user friendly to use than Nintendo? Nah man, doesn’t get easier than popping in a cartridge. Still love to hear your opinions tho! 👍🏼
I’m with you on most of what you said except for excusing Nintendo’s greed as “setting expectations” for their prices for 8 year old games.
If steam deck had controllers that i could just replace like the switch id be more inclined to buy it
PlayStation and steamdeck are my choice. I sold my series X and haven’t looked back since. I’ve had an Xbox since the og Xbox. I bought my PlayStation last year and found myself playing all the first party games. The only games I played on Xbox were playable on PlayStation as well (Alan wake 2 and call of duty) with the exception of halo infinite. I bought my steamdeck and downloaded all the halo games and sold my Xbox shortly after.
considering the SteamDeck still cant run Dragons Dogma 2 that alone nullifies this whole idea for me. If valve releases a new Deck that can run that game and release new stronger models every console generation i don't think i'll ever need to waste thousands on another PC again. The whole of PC gaming moving forward should be optimized for the SteamDeck.
I still want and need a proper PSP as well. Eff PS Portal.
I agree and disagree with subscription services. They are great for consumers but bad for developers. Developers are losing money while the consumers are playing multiple games for a small amount of money. Why pay $79 for a game when you can pay $10 for it?
In the future all you will need is PC and Android, because they can emulate all consoles. Soon, all you will need is Android with windows emulation as well.
Give it 10 years, give it 10 years and it might be mainstream might even then it's not guaranteed
I think they're very good points, and Iike both Switch and Steam a lot, but
I'd say if someone wants to physically collect games, then Playstation is good to have too.
Steam deck is great but there's MANY games you can't play on a steam deck either because the steam deck just isn't powerful enough to run them or because they aren't on steam (sure you could just load windows or something on it but whatever)
the downside of killing off consoles is that everything will regress to the lowest common denominator…
Portables sum why play on a 9” screen when I have 55
I'm a casual gamer and I only have Switch but god I dislike the idea of my money going to Nintendo lawyers. I'd love to eventually move to not-yet-released Steam Deck 2.
I'm not a fan of handhelds but I firmly believe PC is the future (desktop and handheld.. Nintendo will remain in their own world.)
Sorry Playstation has always been in my living room lol. Im a gamer i gotta have a ps5 Nintendo and steam deck i honestly dont understand why Playstation is hated sony i can understand they are asses but a Playstation console is the only traditional console that makes gaming feel a certain type of way exclusives or not it's just a feeling.
Sony announces the PSP 6 tomorrow and proves you wrong and everyone rejoices like it's 2003
How good would that be
You loved something that wasn’t a person at the beginning of the video lol
im legit just gonna hack the new switch and have a steam deck olead
But I love Xbox I hope they will achieve the best of the best tho
Xbox and portables, what are you even talking about? Steam Deck, Nintendo, and if you want to go back any further PSP/Vita for modern-ish times.
This gen Xbox did marketing with xcloud
As much as I want to disagree, you might be on to something.
We will just have to wait and see
Nah recipe for disaster imo. Elite combo is PS5 + steam deck. Play the AAA games on PS5 for best experience, then play last gen games and Microsoft exclusives on deck. Switch games are too childish for me, but you can just emulate them on deck
I just dont trust Sony with my library anymore
What’s crazy,I clicked on this because I have the same setup,skyward joycons and my steam deck and I take them all over the house
Xbox and PlayStation Switch Hybrid Clones in 2025.
You forgot to bring out and talk about your Nintendo digital voucher Coupons things that you printed lol jk jk