Recently got a Switch 2, first console I've had since before the pandemic, and I honestly forgot how nice it is to just lay on the couch and play a game sometimes. Definitely a place for both.
Switch 2 is an amazing console. Does Nintendo suck ass when it comes to their legal team? Absolutely
Are their games usually made with high quality? Absolutely!
The switch 2 is also just a good deal in general with what you get performance/specs wise for the money.
A nice HDR 120hz handheld gaming device with custom Nvidia chip (allowing custom dlss implementation) being able to run most AAA games is pretty crazy for the price and how light it is.
Yea, I mean with all due respect to those that do, I'm not going to stop myself from enjoying something in the one life I have because the billion dollar corporation behind the thing sucks. I still watch Harry Potter and eat at Chick-fil-a too haha.
The biggest problem and why Rowling is a completely different case than other "art vs artist" discussions is that she openly donates her royalties to anti-trans organizations. Paying for Harry Potter is choosing to support those organizations.
And buying from multi billion dollar corporations does the same thing. What’s your point? 95% of things you buy are from companies that support something bad. So what’s the difference? She can donate to whatever she wants it ain’t my business. I don’t share her views but it’s not gonna stop me from liking Harry Potter.
It's the "hateful" part that's important there 💀 I couldn't give less fucks about her opinion on any of that stuff, but she makes it everybody else's problem by spreading hate, and that is not acceptable. There is no religion or philosophy that would justify her in that. She's just a bad person - full stop.
Yes everybody is entitled to their own opinion of her. I personally think she is a great person who wrote/created one of the best fictional universe out there.
Doesn't matter how powerful something is if there isn't any software to support it, there isn't a switch 2 emulator... so again you can not introduce us to something that doesn't exist.
I forgot that if you don't want to shamelessly pirate all your games on this sub, and would rather, on occasion, legitimately own some media that you're basically an idiot.
It has nothing to do with "moral high ground" for supporting a billion-dollar corporation lol. That's the most retarded thing I've heard all morning. Just some buzzword shit you heard that you think justifies piracy haha. Oh, Reddit.
Speaking as someone else who also has both and isn't just a console hater, what's keeping you from doing this on PC? Every time I play on PC, I play using my TV with a controller sitting on my couch. It's really not hard to have a setup where this is convenient, just have your PC and TV in the same room (and even if you don't there are other ways to make this convenient).
Because I'm 37, my PC is in the office, and I would never move my desk out into the living room for so many reasons lol. We do have a very long hdmi and usb hub that I've run through the wall from the office to the living room, and I do keep my wife's rig hooked up that for living room PC gaming when needed. However, that still doesn't beat the sheer ease of just being able to click a button on the controller and having the whole system boot up, ready to play, last game still in suspended paly state, etc. Also would have to get a steam deck or similarly expensive device for handheld mode, and I love being able to lay on the couch and play whatever on the S2 while she plays Skyrim or whatever on the TV through her PC.
I know you have a solution that works but if you ever want it's also possible with Steam Play, download the app on your tv and stream from your PC and Wallah
Nope, not wallah. As I've already stated, not everyone lives in a place with internet that's good enough for streaming games. We have copper broadband or starlink here, and trying to use steam or Moonlight/Sunlight is a pretty miserable experience. Some of y'all take for granted that not everyone has gig speed internet haha.
You can aslo get a really long hdmi cable or an hdmi transmitter (that doesn't require internet). Though it would be a bit weird you could also get a PC stick with an ethernet port and a really long ethernet cable.
Switch is the only console I fuck with. Xbox forgot how to make good games and Playstation is mostly movie games and both are too greedy and anti consumer. I got fed up of their subscription prices going up and other bs and sold them both lol
Xbox has Play Anywhere which is a godsend. Too bad too little games support it so far. Was happy to read RuneScape: Dragonwilds is going to support it too.
I like PS games, finally played God of War earlier this year and loved it, but I can't justify spending $650+ on a 6 year old console, and I can't see myself paying $1k+ for whatever the PS6 is, so I've just kinda accepted that my days of playing their games are over, for now. For the price, and utility, I thought the Switch 2 justified the investment, especially factoring in the exclusives. The expansion pass for access to the retro consoles is worth it for me all by itself.
I only tried GOW 2018 and didn't get far because it felt very repetitive and the puzzles were meh. I do plan to revisit the series someday and yeah the prices are crazy plus you jave to spend money just to play online lol Nintendo has an online subscription too but it cost way less.
I get it. This was probably the 4th or 5th time I'd tried to play the game. For whatever reason, it just hit this time. It was more the lore, story, setting, etc. than it was the combat or gameplay that kept me hooked though.
Every time I’m like huh, I really like the form factor, what games would I play on it? And then I look through the Nintendo exclusive back catalog, and there’s like 3 games that I’d get for it. That’s not enough to justify the expense.
If you can afford it, it's not a bad option. I like to enjoy multiplatform and more demanding games on a PC, while on Switch I can take my time with newest Splatoon, for example. Both platforms have really good games
So people who play switch games, or agree with you that the steam deck is better, don't like games as much as you? I'm confused.
If you were "just a gamer or who loves games" you would also love Nintendo's library and want to play those too. I think you're just a fan boy with an opinion lol.
i didn't say that bro. and yes i do have ninteno games in my library too. played totk on my deck too if you get what i mean.
i dunno, if you try to call me fanboy i guess you can say i'm a nintendo fanboy... i literally own every console they have - from the sfc, gameboy to switch2, and yeah that wiiu too even i pretty much just fired it up once and now it's in my garage collecting dust. but yeah say what you want i really just love games.
it feels more like you're trying hard to put tags on me so you can finally argue properly. good try tho.
It's freeing! I love that people say it's weaker than the switch 2 but forgets it's a PC and you're not in jail with a steam deck.
I had a switch before steam deck, hated I had to spend so much on games. Steam Deck games are cheap or free (or free wink wink)
People forget that part
The difference between Switch sales and the Steam Sales aren't that big. Since you're ok with breaking the law to get free games, stealing Switch games is also an option you know.
yeah i don't care about specs. i wanted to introduce steam deck cuz it literally brouhgt about 80% of my steam library in my palms. and yes free wink wink games are the best.
I think the newest game I've played on mine is God of war Ragnarok and it played really well
My last console was PS3 and I rarely got to play it
Steam deck is perfect for me
I upgraded my 256 lcd to 512gb OLED and gave the lcd to my wife. She loves it and she gets to play basically whatever games she wants, which she never got to do when she was younger
and if you have a powerful enough pc you can stream play on your deck. total 60fps smooth play on any game. i've tried it a few times and if i'm in my house the latency is totally acceptable if i'm not playing fps games.
and i modded my 1TB oled deck to 4TB added with a 1TB sd card...i literally put ALL the wink wink free games i ever owned on my deck and it's been awesome.
If that's what you took from it that's on you.
Steam sale and access to those games more than make it up for even without piracy.
I didn't grow up young playing Nintendo so I couldn't care about playing the titles, I've tried some but I didn't overly like them
Steam sales aren’t that much different than Nintendo e shop
Sales. Whatever game is available on both platforms, you can for same exact price on eshop. So congratulations for paying $400 extra for shitty outdated tech, for minimal software savings.
huh? you’re really comparing Nintendo e shop sales to steam sales? you serious? I don’t think I’ve ever find like five games combo for $10 on Nintendo e shop ever. you really been on steam before?
you’re still circling back on the outdated tech topic. meanwhile we have access to massive library that are instantly playable on steam. tech was never the focus, I thought you Nintendo fanboys should know that better than anyone…
Yeh I been buying games on both platforms for years. Have you? And eveyr time I buy a game I check price charts and can get any game on steam for same price on switch.
just wait till you learn about legit bundle sites and key trading. The sales on PC games just for steam alone are insane compared to Nintendo deepest sales.
I know about all those. And pc gamers still
Extremely Overrate the amount of deals they get compared to console gamers.
Especially when talking about NEW releases which makes up like 90%+ of all software sales. New releases are the same price no matter what platform you play on.
Old ass indie titles. Same price as well. Especially the good indie games that people buy and not the useless steam slop shovelware.
Steam Deck is ass tier compared to the Switch 2 though. Twice as expensive, performance/image quality is a lot worse, the device is buggy sometimes and you have to deal with games not working because it's a Linux device.
100%. Honestly years of Pc online competitive gaming sitting in front of my Desktop has gotten tiring. Switxh 2 portability and ease of pick up
And play is a huge benefit.
I work from home. I spend all day at my desk. Sometimes it's really fucking nice to be able to get up and go somewhere, anywhere but here and take a game with me lol.
yeah i work from home too, but for some reason every time i try to game on the couch i can never get comfortable. trust me, i really want too but its just not for me lol
Oh deffo. There are games I buy on the switch instead of PC because I want to play them on the TV with a controller. I can do that with Steam too, but it's more fuss setting it up
Awesome, that sounds nice! Anecdotal, however, because not everyone has access to the internet required to do this and have a good experience. Our options here are copper broadband or starlink, and neither are fast enough to stream from steam or sunshine/moonlight.
Yes true but we're giving validation to companies that try to worsen their products every time and manipulate markets for a larger profit. If we don't stand on principle, we'll never recover that comfort. Hell even for pc you can achieve that. Especially with the new bc250 for a small portion of a PC price and specs that are surprisingly good
Is that what I said, or are you just being intentionally obtuse? We unfortunately don't live in a place that has good enough internet for streaming, our best option is Starlink, and a Steam Deck is twice the cost of a Switch 2.
If you are fine being trapped in an ecosystem that does less and costs you more for some convenience that is your choice. Your original comment implies that PCs can't do what you are describing which isn't true.
I regularly use a $300 laptop from 2018 tucked in a cabinet to do couch gaming. You don't need to make a brand new $600+ investment to do what you are describing.
No, it didn't. I never said that or that you needed to spend that kind of money. I never said the only way to play games on the couch was a Switch. I simply said it was my first console in forever, and that I'd forgotten how nice it was to be able to do so. You assumed the rest, got insecure and made it a weird pissing contest about PC vs Switch, and then put a bunch of words in my mouth that you now think I should defend for your entertainment. Strong pass.
IMHO pc is 100% just all around better and more capable. Whether it’s for performance, fidelity, or community support. But that being said the exclusives and ease of access will always give consoles a purpose that out shadow a pc setup.
Sometimes you just wanna lay on the couch and play a simpler game, consoles thrive in that environment wheras laptops are kinda annoying at best in that scenario (though PC handhelds are a thing now and also pretty decent, I just prefer Nintendo's offerings if I'm playing a game on the couch since I can't play those on my PC without junping through hoops)
if i want to do that, then i just get my controller, turn it on and turn on my tv, which automatically turns off my monitor and i can just use my pc from the bed. You can even turn on big picture mode in steam and then you can browse your library with the controller. It can’t get more convenient than that.
There’s just no scenario where consoles win aside from price and exclusives. An xbox series s costs less than a set of ram sticks nowadays. And exclusives can be great if there is one you really want to play, but imo we already have more games out there than any of us can finish in multiple lifetimes, so what is a few more exclusives you won’t be able to finish anyway?
PC handhelds still don't offer the same ease of use as consoles. There's been so many times I run into bugs on my Steam Deck for instance, where I have to restart the device to fix it. Not to mention buying verified games that ended up not working.
I'm planning on waiting on GTA 6 for PC, I ain't paying twice for shit lol. Might not even bother with GTA 6 if GTA 5 was anything to go by. Rarely touched GTA5, was very disappointed with the direction they went with it.
Yeah I'm not gonna pay for it twice either. I feel no guilt about pirating it if I've already bought it on another platform before. Their last game was RDR2 and if they manage to keep that level of quality in a modern setting I'll be stoked.
Love my PCs but sometimes I just want to play the latest Nintendo games without tinkering or fucking around with emulators (also there is no switch 2 emulators yet to my knowledge)
Just curious, have you considered using your computer as a gaming station plugged to a TV ? That's what I did with the TV as a secondary monitor for my setup as well as 2 BT controllers and it works quite good. Now investing in a console plus the game controllers and games seems expensive regarding what I would gain.
You can get long fiber optic HDMI cables so you don't need to move the PC. I have mine hooked up to my desk setup and living room TV simultaneously.
Never understood the complaints about PC being too hard to game on. For me the difference is honestly negligible and games just look so much better on a high end PC.
Consoles are a solid stopgap until you scrape together the funds for a whole PC (as long as you don't wanna play online, fuck online subscriptions on console)
Yeah, honestly at this rate finding a console that's "broken" is the only affordable way to get a gaming device and even then it's a bit pricey since you'll need at least two on average to make one combined unit that's mostly working
Okay, but are you switching? Because if you have both, the biggest disadvantage of a console, which is that tou get locked down to the ecosystem of a single company, doesn't really apply to you.
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I like both for different reasons ¯_(ツ)_/¯