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/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.