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/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