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Steamdeck or.... (self.games)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by potate to c/[email protected]

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Looking for some advice. My Switch Lite is approaching the end of its life and given that a Switch 2 is basically the same price as an OLED Steamdeck I was thinking it might be a good time to jump back to PC gaming.

I'm not much of a gamer. I got the Switch Lite because of portability and the ability to wake it up, play for ten minutes and then toss it back in my bag. My only beefs with the Switch ecosystem is that you can't download DLC - for Cities Skylines I have the bare game on Switch but a pile of DLC on my laptop for example.

So - would going with a Steamdeck make sense? Any gotchas I should know about? Is there a better option?

Thanks all!

**edit: y'all rock. I'm ordering an OLED Steamdeck

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Deck is much larger and heavier.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

This was a huge surprise for me going from the OG Switch to my OLED deck. Also the short battery life while in sleep.

Edit: add switch

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The OLED is the same size as the OG but lighter.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

I meant my OG switch. Updated my comment.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago

Definitely, but as a counterpoint it's also much more sensible ergonomically. The Switch makes my hands hurt, the Steam Deck doesn't.