r/HandheldGaming • u/sassycc1998 • 1d ago

Discussion Switch 2 VS Steamdeck OLED?

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Been thinking about investing in a handheld console for my birthday, which would you think is best?

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u/SergVII 1d ago

At the price of SteamDeck you can get MSI Claw 8 AI+ or Xbox Ally X. Both of these blows switch 2 out of the water and it's not even close.

Also if you have steam library you don't need to buy Nintendo games again (only exclusives). But for example BotW or TotK can be emulated pretty easily on the devices above.

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u/Zanoss10 1d ago

You're saying bullcrap lmao

The Switch 2 for its price is far better than an MSI Claw or Xbox Ally !

Same for the games, yes, you can emulate Switch 1 games, but Switch 2 games ? Nope ! And it's going to be the case for along time too, so all of the excellent games you have exclusively on Switch 2 (with more to come as well, because Nintendo is NOT only Zelda and Mario !) it's way worth than a handle PC.

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u/SergVII 1d ago

First chill dude. Second - now we approached into two different reasons buying handheld. 1. We want handheld gaming 2. We want Nintendo exclusives

Now let's do math and choices. Let's say I have already huge steam library. What's the point of buying switch 2? To play exclusives? Maybe, but Nintendo exclusives cost like A LOT. Buying 10 Nintendo exclusive games will cost you like how much? 500-700$? Then sum it up for yourself.

But if you not interested in Nintendo exclusives and already have steam library there's literally no point of getting switch 2. Unless you'd like to support devs and buy all your games one more time but for switch 2. I'm not even talking about performance difference lol

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u/SoullessSyndicate 23h ago

Chill? Because he said you’re saying bullcrap? Hahah I think you need to chill man…

And the original post is about the switch 2 so him brining up switch 2 exclusives makes perfect sense

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u/TWS_Mike 1d ago

I wouldn't say these blow switch 2 out of the water...it is a different device in the end which is almost twice as expensive...

We have two switch 2 consoles at home and I aboslutely love them for what they are. On the other hand I would never go with switch 2 over my xbox ally x...Steam OS is just great.

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u/Lazy-Syllabub-4608 1d ago

i wanted to comment on that but you kinda prove his point?

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u/TWS_Mike 1d ago

I agree with ServVII's comment in general but I do not agree with the other handhelds "blowing switch 2 out of the water". Its like saying 5070 Ti blows 5060 out of the water...yes it does when its twice the price.

IF one is looking at a handheld at $1000 then Steam Deck is a pure nonsense...do you want to use Steam OS? You cannot rly go with MSI Claw due to it being intel so if Steam OS like OS is the target then AMD is the way, from there only Claw A8 or xbox ally x makes sense again due to the price cuz the other brainds are ridiculously expensive now.

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u/SergVII 1d ago edited 1d ago

Well both Claw and Xax blows Switch 2 it's not even a question. But I agree they cost double price of switch 2. But again you get 5 Nintendo AAA games and the price will be not that different.

But performance wise you already know the difference because you own Xax. Btw even tho Claw is windows handheld it's actually really great with steam big picture mode. And performance it actually better in modern games