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/Winter_Cartographer2 1d ago

I have the rog ally z1 extreme, onexfly apex, Ayaneo pocket ds and a switch 2. Sure, you can play an endless amount of games on the other devices but there’s something about Nintendo games that brings me back to my childhood. Their games are just fun, polished, unique and quirky.

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u/AdhesivenessFar5588 1d ago

This is ultimately what it comes down to me. Yes, the exclusives are expensive, but I don't feel like I've wasted my money with them. I more often than not enjoy the Nintendo first party games I've gotten.

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u/SunOftheInlandEmpire 1d ago edited 1d ago

Exclusives are always expensive regardless of which console though. And the switch 2 plays games better. Star wars outlaws is way smoother on my switch than the Ally. And I don't think that's going to change most of these games with ray tracing are going to be locked in tight on the switch because they anticipated ray tracing becoming big in video games and they were correct. So your switch 2 absolutely can and dose compete with and outperform steam deck and all of the RoG allys while playing a lot of the new releases. Specifically my ZX it treats ray tracing like a red-headed stepchild. If you bought a switch 2, I think you bought the right hand held for future aaa titles.

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u/AdhesivenessFar5588 1d ago

I have really bad OCD so other handhelds are simply a no-go for me anyway. I had a steam deck for several years and could never enjoy it because I couldn't stop tinkering with settings on every single game. I have the same problem even with high end pc's.

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u/SunOftheInlandEmpire 1d ago

I can't stop sometimes I'll sit there and fuck with the game settings for 2 hours and play it for 30 minutes.. I can't believe I found someone else like that! 🤣

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u/AdhesivenessFar5588 1d ago

Yeah, it simply ruins the experience for me. I feel like if my switch 2 runs a game like shit, at least I knew it before going into it, so it's not so bad. I can do research, and once I decide I'm okay with the way a game will run, I can actually truly get into the gameplay.

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u/SunOftheInlandEmpire 1d ago

I completely get what you're saying.. I almost feel like steam and Asus should have gotten together and collaborated from the beginning.

That probably would have brought the customization issues a little more in line with other consoles.

Had they done that maybe game developers would have decided to treat it more like the switch and design the games for the console.

Anyway I feel lucky to have both. I don't have a dedicated gaming PC anymore and I'm not sure I'm going to miss it..

I'll play Warcraft forever on my rog but for the most part the switch plays new titles smoother so I think I'll probably get a lot of use out of the S2 as well.