Steam Deck VS Every Nintendo Switch: The Best Handheld is... 

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The witcher 3 ultimate edition price : -steam 5$ -switch 60$

Being a person who has only ever played on console, I love the steam deck. It has completely saved gaming for me In someways now that I have little free time due to college. My girlfriend has a switch and it’s pretty fun too. I don’t think you can go wrong with either, especially if you don’t have a lot of time to sit down at a TV or computer.

I sold my switch because I’m sick and tired of paying the Nintendo tax steam has more games and better deals free online. A more open platform the Nintendo Switch is a uncomfortable system to hold for a long period of time. Valve did it the right way somethings need to be approved but I happy with my deck.

I've been looking at the steam deck more and more lately. As someone that travels for work a LOT (3 to 4 days a week for several weeks at times) it looks very nice. I often take my laptop with me for gaming when I'm sitting in a hotel in the evening but I find myself often not wanting to take the time to set it all up each night and pack it all up again in the morning. Having something to play all my steam games that I can just pick up and use is becoming a very attractive offer. Plus the price for the base model, which I can upgrade myself for storage, is almost unbelievable (only about 50 more bucks than a switch). Now that Nintendo has basically come out and said no new switch this year I think it's time to bite the bullet on the steam deck

Honestly I think valve hit a home run with the steam deck. Although there are similar options with better graphics cards, they are double the price. Also the ease to repair the steam deck is also awesome most repairs are a couple screws and a drop in replacement part. I’m hoping that in the future you are able to upgrade the graphics card to keep up with newer and next gen games

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I do like the Steam Deck, Valve are leaving money on the table by not marketing or distributing the Deck with the same means as Nintendo, still Valve know their audience. I think the Deck is good for people who want to play PC games without paying thousands for a rig. It would be interesting to see the Deck compete against the Switch in stores, at the same time quietly marketing the Deck (and Gabe giving IGN an interview) is probably keeping the price of the Steam Deck nice and low.

That point you made in the end saying how it can’t be in competition with the switch until it’s in stores, was a real eye opener. You literally have to be a steam gamer to go and buy a steam deck from steam itself, while Nintendo has their switch in stores for all to see. Great vid my man appreciate the content.

Honestly, there's value in having both the Switch and Deck. My wife got me hooked on the Switch years ago, which has seen 100x more use over the past 3 years than my old gaming PC due to its portability. It also helps that it predates the Deck, and just so happens to have a lot of exclusives our family enjoys. Meanwhile, the Deck offers a wide selection of PC games we can take on the go as well, and honestly we're pretty tired of having to lug around a tower PC between rooms; but, it's battery can be atrocious at times. Considering we're always moving about, having 4 Deck Docs is incredibly handy and can bring the PC into any room of the house, with a spare to be used while traveling. In the end it all comes down to budget. If you have a 15+ year old steam library, the Deck is a no brainer. If you're newer to games like my wife was, the Switch OLED is a great pickup with quirky games, and makes a great entry point for beginners. If you want heavy hitters like Elden Ring, Mass Effect, or even a modded Skyrim, the way to go is the Steam Deck with a bit of know-how. If you want a bit of everything, then the cheapest Steam Deck paired with a Switch Lite will get you everything you'd want, minus PS5 exclusives.

I don't even need to watch the full video to state that the steam deck is far superior to the switch, but I still think the switch is better, it's special to me and personally I don't think the steam deck is useful to me as it's just steam run on a larger/bulkier version of the switch. The switch was innovative and unique, the steam deck is just a thicc switch light with optimized games.

I hadn't bought a handheld since the original PSP before the Steam Deck. To me, it's easy to use, and as a PC gamer, having access to most of a library of games I've already bought made it a no-brainer. I'd recommend it to anybody with a big Steam library.

A big thing you missed is the price of Switch games - they are very high and rarely drop by much or anything, even during the infrequent sales. You're locked into not just buying only ftom Nintendo's store, but if you want to play a game on the Switch that's already in your Steam library, you'll have to re-purchase it, usually at a much higher price. The value for money of the Switch is extremely low for me: weak hardware, monopolistic and very expensive e-store, you have to pay to play online, it has limited game library compared to Steam (which has far more "family-friendly" titles than the Switch will ever have) and uncomfortable/limited controls. It's quite embarrassing that the Deck can play far more Nintendo games (including Switch games) than the Switch itself can - that alone should tell you what a poor purchase a Switch is nowadays.

I'm not a tech nerd, I just want to shove a game in and play. This is why I love The Switch, I don't know what "moding" or "emulating" entails. I just want to go to Coffee shop or Bar and run Mario Kart 8 over drinks with the boys in table top mode and run Tears of the Kingdom at home. A handheld that is bigger and fatter than a Saga Game Gear and doesn't have removable 2 in 1 controllers doesn't appeal to me. I like sleek and versatile. Also, I don't want the thing to crap out after an hour or two, I want the thing to at least last a long plane ride. Also, I like physical copies. Me and my daughter like to let each other borrow our games, and resell value in the future matters. What if the Steam servers go down? How could I sell the games I buy or let someone borrow it? It seems to "messy", technical, and restricted. The Switch is just simple and amazing.

A steam deck/OLED switch combination is very appealing. Possibly combined with a raspberry pi. I have 20 consoles - and they’re nice things to own and display, but it takes up so much space….I am thinking about selling them and switching to a more modern setup like this

Although more powerful, the Steam Deck doesn’t offer the seamless Switch like experience when switching between handheld and docked. The Steam Deck does offer a quick resume feature, but it only works well in handheld mode. Unfortunately, this doesn’t translate well when switching to an external display. While playing a game, if you try to switch between handheld and docked, the Steam Deck doesn’t automatically change its 800p resolution to whatever resolution your monitor supports. If your TV supports higher resolutions, like most displays, it will leave black bars on the top, bottom, and sides of your screen. The only way around this, is to quit the game, restart, and then the Steam Deck adopts to your monitors resolution. This is undesirable because it ruins the quick resume feature, forcing the player to rely on save points when switching displays. Because of this, I only view the Steam Deck as a portable console only, and it cannot be compared to the Nintendo Switch.

Found this video at the perfect time. My friend bought a Steam Deck for me for Christmas and because I’m so excited for it, I’ve been watching RU-vid videos about it to soak in all kinds of info about it while I wait for it to arrive in the mail. I already have a Switch OLED but for whatever reason I find myself getting bored of it quickly. I used to have a gaming PC and on my Steam account I own 667 games but when I gave away my PC, I lost access to all those games. At least I know that when the Steam Deck comes I don’t have to worry about having games to play.

Great review, Rudy. I’m not a PC gamer myself, but I’m excited to see competition for the Switch (whether it’s direct or not at this point) arising for the sake of the free market and, in turn, us consumers. Hope you had a great Christmas and are doing well!

sold my gaming computer when I got the deck, I don't even drain the battery fully to notice the smaller battery life, I only get a quick hour on before my kids get home, then put it on charge and play a bit before bed

Wii emulation is something I wasn't expecting to use on the steam deck but it works so well!

I totally agree with most comments. Steam made a great platform and I wish the next Switch will learn from steam. Obviously Switch always lasts much longer in terms of battery- 7-8h but Steam deck only lasting 1h for taxing games is terrible for a handheld. The main thing for Switch - it has the best motion controls out there. Being able to move both hands separately for motion controls is far superior to having to move the whole device with both hands-thus moving the screen and making good aiming impossible. Also, Switch has the best exclusives among PlayStation and Xbox. So there is a lot of value there, but the power difference of a device from 2015 vs 2022 is clear. On another hand, SD has more flexible system and might be better for downloading diverse software. As an adult gamer I prefer Switch because it has more pure fun and unique gaming experiences- there is still no more fun racing game than Mario Kart, Smash Bros is also a blast, Breath of the Wild is now my favorite adventure rpg with the best physics out there, and game like Astral Chain has the best fighting system among any Heck and Slash games out there. I guess I wish the Switch was more powerful, but it has some exceptional games the competition doesn’t.

Having both consoles, I can say that for myself and many others, the Steam Deck is the Switch that we all wanted and deserved - to the point that Deck has permanently supplanted the Switch. Yes, there is value in having both, but for absolutely no money, you can play much more of Nintendo's library (virtually the ENTIRE library) on the Steam Deck than you ever could on the Switch. And this includes running Switch games - in many cases, better than they run on the actual Switch! Not only are Switch games more expensive, less prone to sales and much more limited in scope (and visuals/framerate) than the Deck, but Nintendo's idea of people preserving their old games is forcing their most loyal customers to pay a monthly subscription to have access to a subset of their favorite retro titles; games that they have likely already paid for! Nintendo demands that its fans pay for their favorite games not just once, but multiple times - and then once it releases a new console, the games that they purchased for the previous console don't follow them onto the new one, so they are forced to pay for their retro games yet again if they want to keep playing them on new hardware. This is anti-consumerism at its worst. By contrast, purchasing a game once on PC is all that is required to play it on Steam Deck or any other computer. And for retro games, they can be had for free, especially if you dump your own ROMs. You can play your entire pre-8th generation library of games across virtually all platforms on the go thanks to the Steam Deck. Were people doing exactly this with their gaming laptops prior to the Deck? Absolutely! I was one of those people. But now my library can be played anywhere I go without an outlet and flat surface. Nonetheless, I do think that the Switch and Deck are targeting two different audiences. The Switch is targeting unsuspecting children and families that just want to play games at whatever price, while the Deck is targeting everyone that is sick and tired of the shenanigans of greedy gaming corporations persistently pressing their thumbs on gamers. Could Valve decide to become the next gaming company to join the anti-buyer fray? It certainly could. Right now, the existence of the Steam Deck shows that Valve is firmly committed to consumers - for that reason alone, the Steam Deck is a much better purchase for gamers. Then when factoring the pure value that the Steam Deck provides to gamers per dollar and the freedom of choice of everything from its OS, game use and other free customization options, it is quite clear that the Deck is indeed the Switch's wasted potential.

I got a Steam Deck bc I love handheld gaming and I am growing tired of the hardware limitations of the Switch. That said, I am also a casual gamer, so the Switch still gets the vast majority of my time. It’s nice to have the option to buy games on both platforms, often it’s much cheaper on Steam.

You can say whatever you want, but the steam deck being able to emulate the nintendo switch without compromising much does makes the very definition of a switch killer. The only two main issues are the battery life (solvable by carrying a couple of powerbanks, and will be fixed on the later steamdeck revisions) and the lack of true online play, although the later one will be solved once private servers are (eventually) made. Games that aren't compatible at the start eventually start to get supported and others that don't receive any attention probably have a better version on pc anyways, and that is the important thing, on the steam deck you have complete access to the fountain of gaming, with barely anything holding you back, can't say anything about the switch either, because if you mod it you also lose the online play, not that it can do much else even if is modded.

They said the reason they never had diffrent screens or even colors at launch. They wasnt sure if people would pick up the deck. But it was way past there expectations. Now there talking about a steam deck 2 and might bring new decks every 2 years.

Thanks for the video man! I been checking the steam deck out and alot of the reviews aren't as specific as yours was appreciate it!

Sold my switch oled. Bought it 2 months ago and had no clue steam deck existed until literally a week ago.

The fact that I can run a switch emulator on the steam deck tells you everything you need to know. Only a few reasons I could justify a switch over a steam deck.

For the antiglare screen, maglass sells a screen protector that's basically the same. I bought a 64 gb model, 1tb ssd, and the screen protector for cheaper than a 512 model

I see the switch as a bonus console if you have the money and if you want it. If I had to choose either or I’d choose the steam deck cause I’d simply get more use out of it. However I plan on getting both.

I've always been a big Nintendo guy, grew up with SNES and N64, and I've bought every console they've put out since. I'm also a big PC gamer, I have a large steam library, and hold that the best version of most games are the PC version. I own a Switch, I don't own a Steam Deck yet, though I've used my brother in law's a little bit. I would love to get a Steam Deck eventually. That said, I would never not have Nintendo's current console because of their exclusive games. Nintendo Switch also has one big selling point for me over the Steam Deck: local multiplayer. Even undocked, the Switch can be easily played in multiplayer using the joycons that you have with you anyway. More Nintendo Switch games support local multiplayer (Nintendo exclusives almost always have some form of multiplayer, but even third party games sometimes will have a local multiplayer option on Switch that it doesn't on PC ie Diablo III), and the system is tailored for it. With local multiplayer dying on other consoles, Nintendo really is the last bastion of local multiplayer.

The Steam Deck is pretty cool and I’ll be picking one up once they release an OLED model since I game on a 4K OLED TV and have the Switch OLED. It’s hard to go back to gaming on an LCD display after going OLED 😂. That said, one of the reasons I like the Switch is that I can buy physical copies of the games that I like. There’s a real sense of ownership as I can hold it in my hands, lend it to a friend or resell it in the future. Sure the games on Steam are definitely cheaper but I always felt like I don’t really own them since I’m at the mercy of Valve and the Developers or Publishers. They can choose to delist it anytime when licenses expire and there’s nothing I can really do about it. At the end of the day, I feel like I’m just “renting” them since the storefront can just take it away from me whenever need arises.

I find the Steam Deck odd in its current form. It's a big chunky boy that is over the limit for me in terms of portability. It also just chews through its battery and just won't last a day for me when I'm doing bigger commutes or on the road. And as a PC gamer, I already have a PC that's more powerful so have no interest in docking at home. If it were a bit lighter, had a bit better battery, and maybe was a bit slimmer I'd be all in, but right now it's not really winning in any of the categories I'd want a portable second console to compete in. The Switch and the Deck may appear superficially to have similarities, but those fine margins mean that (for me at least) the two consoles don't really have any overlap at all in terms of key functionality.

It is amazing, I grew up with the game gear, Lynx, PC GT handheld. Back then I couldn’t wait for the future of hand helds ✌️

Steam deck is the bridge between PC and console. I am primarily a console player who also has a gaming PC and certain games I like to play on PC. That being said I play my steam deck way more than i play my PS5 or PC. It just feels better. I also believe that all of these reviews miss a HUGE asset that steam has an advantage over any gaming rig or PC and that is steam input with the steam deck controller. You can literally make buttons for your buttons, and what i mean is just by changing a few things you can make 1 button serve a multitude of functions! Lets not forget that your joysticks actually have sensors that know when you touch them and that is a button and four back pad buttons that honestly couldn't have a better placement. Steam deck also has gyro controls and with steam input you can literally aim or move with them. The outside ring of the joysticks is also a button making a run button a thing of the past. Radial menus and action layer sets making the deck literally have a seemingly infinite amount of map able buttons. I could go on forever but my point is steam deck brings the console player to the PC side of the world which unlocks a multitude of titles instead of being limited to a few AAA titles plus console exclusives. Not to mention the thing is an emulation machine in and of itself.. I have both the switch and steam deck and just in sheer content alone steam beats out switch for me.

I feel like the battery life has improved on Steam deck I just got mine 3 days ago an I'm playing Skyrim and kingdoms of Amalur Re:reckong and getting 5-6 hours of battery life on high settings with 75 percent screen 50-75 percent brightness.

Got steam deck for the large amount of travel I do yet I’ve found myself using it more than my desktop pc these days I was looking into the switch but not enough titles that interest me there are some but when the steam deck was announced I placed my preorder and so far as a can tell i definitely made the correct choice

Steam Deck feels like a cross between a budget gaming laptop and a handheld, while Switch feels like a cross between a budget gaming console and a handheld. And like the dichotomy between gaming laptops and gaming consoles, the Steam Deck is way more in-line with the open-source ideals expected of PCs, compared to the Switch's more traditional closed down ecosystem expected of consoles. Even though Nintendo hasn't been interested in the PC gaming market that much, I hope this spurs them to release a dedicated emulator-focused device that can emulate ALL of their older consoles and titles... I imagine the nostalgia factor alone with ensure the success of something like that

See, here's the thing. Everyone talks about the battery life without understanding that the switch is an upgraded Gameboy, and the steam deck is a handheld PC with much more power and capability. 😅 they are two completely different beasts!

I just got my OLED and I'm new to switch in general. The controls do not hurt. The only thing I hate is how the thumb sticks are like Xbox vs ps's symmetrical design. I hate holding one thumb higher than the other

A few things that I consider the Steam Deck to be an improvement of: 1- games are cheaper, the main Nintendo games hardly get any sales and discounts and when they do it's only a few bucks, a 5 year old game shouldn't still cost $60. 2- paying for online play and online backups is trash tier, subscriptions for access to a growing number of retro games I'm fine with, but if I want to play online with my friends it's shouldn't cost anything. 3- even Nintendo developed games have a tough time running at a consistent frame rate and offer no options to reduce the frame caps so they can at least hold a consistent 30 instead of overreaching for 60.

I personally believe the steam deck is a better value compared due to how accessible the deck is and being able to play PC games with little to no issue. The switch feels so restricting compared to deck

The SteamDeck may have a larger library of games, but Nintendo has the best games in my opinion.

I only kept my Switch for 2 things: 1. Exclusives (can’t wait for the Metroid Prime and Zelda Tears of the Kingdom) 2. Physical games. I miss physical games on the PCs.

Ever since the steam deck came out there have been so many PC die hards claiming you cannot compare the Steam Deck to the Switch and other consoles. I always thought that was very silly, they are clearly very comparable. I think at this point the only people the switch is better for are diehard nintendo fans, and young kids. Definitely will be a little bit hard for young kids to hold the deck, but anyone older than 13 who isn't a complete die hard nintendo fan is better off with a deck imo.

I’ve used a switch since Christmas after launch, been something I used almost every day, after getting my deck, I’ve only turned on my switch to play a bit of mario odyssey, kart and breath of the wild

I am a pc player, personally I prefer Nintendo switch only because I don’t want to play the same games as I play at home and I want to play the exclusive Nintendo games and for the go the only bad thing in my opinion are the videogames price.

Great video bud just watched on my OLED Switch whenever I’d watch a Switch related video on YT with my Switch feels absolutely the right way than on my Phone imo..

I'm planning to get me an Steam Deck 512 GB + 1.5 micro SD card and Nintendo Switch OLED Pokemon Edition+ 1.5 TB as I prefer both my Nintendo Switch & Steam Deck being exclusively digital to me. 👍🤠👍

I realize this is a bit older but I have noticed a trend of reviewers saying the switch and steam deck more or less have the same resolution. This is fairly misleading in my opinion as while the hardware of the screen is virtually same in resolution, the actual experience won’t be. The switch often operates below the screen resolution for performance and battery saving reasons. On the steam deck this is a choice. This very functional difference is far more important than simply citing the native resolution of the two screens.

I like the switch for it's physical games, and that about it.personally, It's hardware is outdated, and some games simply do not perform or look good on the switch, mind you I have the Switch lite. IMO, the deck need OLED and HDR. Otherwise, I'm captivated by the Deck. Size isn't too much of an issue with me, I put both in a backpack. I want to continue using physical games, but Nintendo needs to step up there game.

My switch fell behind my bed 3 months ago it’s still there

You earn yourself a new subscriber I already have a Steam account because I plan on getting a PC in the future but I just purchased a steam deck for 400 with double the space and I also playing Nintendo switch and many other consuls as well. I just love video games in general. Thanks for the great video.

I own both and I would pick the Switch Oled any day. Most people comparing the switch to the deck are comparing it with the og switch. The oled switch makes a huge difference. The screen is so damn good you just want to keep staring at it. Absolutely beautiful device.

I think it's really, really simple. If you want something portable and you're a fan of playing almost anything anywhere and the freedom of almost any game, and maybe you don't have a PC and don't want a gaming laptop, get the Steam Deck. If you're a Nintendo or "retro" fan and want something different to the normal AAA games and can't be bothered with PC emulating, which doesn't always work, get the OLED Switch. If you HAVE a Switch already and it's not the OLED, don't upgrade as the jump isn't "worth it" really, and Nintendo are bound to release new hardware within the next 2 years or so but that will go OOS everywhere in seconds so...don't expect to get one whatever it may be. If you're a PC player and want Nintendo games on the go and play them now and again, get an OLED Switch as they can be grabbed basically brand new for barely £230 or $250. But the games are EXPENSIVE. Yo. Breath of the Wild is 5 years old and goes for like 40 bucks still, even used. BotW is £40 USED, USED, and the new Zelda releases in a few weeks for £55. Whereas games on PC are cheaper or "free" or heavily discounted. Nintendo stuff is an investment like a good quality car - they hold their value over time. So the Steam Deck is more expensive but cheaper to play, the Switch is cheaper to buy but more expensive to play, but you also get the TV dock so...yeah.

I would like to buy the Steam Deck. But sadly the game shop (or maybe also the computer shop) has yet to sell them on my country. Meanwhile individuals who do online pre-order for anyone interested sell them twice the price of a Nintendo Switch pro (NS price on my country is $450+, while the 64GB SD is $900+). Not sure if its because of shipping price & for their profit, but that double price tag scares me a lot.

Great breakdown. I went in thinking it would be a no contest in the Deck's favor but depends on the target demographic as you say 😊

Sold my switch after owning a stream deck. Only thing switch has going for it is oled screen and that's it. You can also play all switch games on Steam deck

Oh yeah fun fact about the deck if you're not used to the control scheme and just came from a switch you can change the control scheme to mimic the switch in the settings menu

Looking forward to Steam Deck v2 with OLED screen and better battery life. Once that drops? I’m interested in Deck, until that time, nah… I’ll stick with my Switch OLED.

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Messing with my steam deck and owning a PC. I kind of appreciate how much the deck feels like a great compliment device. Even if I had an Xbox or PS5, I could stream my games to my steam deck when I’m away from my room while taking care of the pup. I also love the open nature of the device. It’s become my go to for indies. Not to mention with climbing GPU prices. I can always keep my PC library in some form. I don’t mind the performance sacrifices because I still have my desktop if that becomes more important to me.

Emulation is amazing on the steam deck. Game boy advance games have never looked better 👍

I do like a lot the steam deck becouse it gives me a playstation vibe. Btw i love your vids so much

That 512 model should've have a OLED screen out of the 3 period 🤷🏿‍♂️🤦🏿I still might get one though

I am a bit confused between the steam deck and nintendo switch. I am busy working and want to play some games, which is not too hard .I am a bit confuses witch device is good for me.

Would you recommend getting the switch OLED or saving up for the higher end steam deck? I currently have just about enough for a switch OLED, though I have a high end gaming pc with a steam library of around 150 games. Thats another reason I’m stuck between the switch and the deck. I’ve already given a lot of money to valve, and Im pretty sure a lot of the games I own could run pretty well on the steam deck.I’m pretty much looking for something to have that I can take with me on trips and such that would still be able to run some bigger titles like DOOM, thats why I think the switch could be great, though I also think being able to install windows on the steam deck and run things like COD MW2 decently is great. What would you do in my situation?

Even if 800p is low to some people, definitely beats the hell out of alot of switch ports that run under 540p in handheld.

I’ve said this for years, owning a switch is more expensive than owning any other console. Why? Bc even tho entry is cheaper with the system, the games that matter rarely if ever truly fall in price. Freaking Mario odyssey, kart 8, and BOTW are still $60 MSRP. SCREW Nintendo and their Nintendo tax

I had a Deck and sold it. Battery for most decent games is too bad. Needs to be plugged which defeats it's portable purpose. It's also huge and heavy. Again taking it on a trip is difficult. And many Steam games can be played but not perfectly without a mouse. The Desktop experience is also not really good. It really depends on your use but for mine the Switch is much better. Yes, games are what they are. But some ports are incredible made, battery lasts constantly longer and it doesn't take much space.

For me the most important thing about a hand held is the battery and unfortunately the steam deck's battery is mediocre at best which just defeats the purpose of being a portable device. Yes, you can play more games that requiere more power like elden ring but not for too long before the battery dies. It's a trade off that you are either willing to accept or not and for me an hour of gaming on a portable device is simply not enough. I think if the battery gets improved to around 3 or more hours for all or most games then the steam deck definitely becomes more attractive as a hand held/ portable console but as it stands right now I'd go for the switch simply due to the battery life and the great games on the system. It just comes down to a matter of preference regarding what you value more.

Good content bro. Just recently found you through YT suggested. My daughter has a switch lite. I play the crap out of it and was thinking of getting one or possibly a newer generation switch. Didn’t know steam had a handheld. Decisions decisions 🧐🧐🧐🧐

If Valve could expand to a worldwide release that would be cool, otherwise for people like me the choice is already made.

1:06 "I've played tons of games" i see (top left) XD

The Deck is so comfortable on playing long hours, you don't even realized your biceps got pumped.

It all depends on the games you want to play. That's what matters. The Switch Lite and Steam Deck have a different library of games. The Steam store doesn't have Mario games. Likewise, the Switch doesn't have some games that the Steam store has.

When are improvements expected to come out for the battery life of Steam Deck?

Great review, Rudy. Although, I’d add a few things. If you want more bang for your buck, go with the Steam Deck. Steam’s library of games far surpasses that of the Switch, games are discounted more often, and at higher discounts, and games run a lot better. It’s true that a casual gamer probably won’t care much about performance per se but it does matter when you feel the difference between 60 fps and 30 fps. Even a casual gamer would feel the difference. As you also mentioned, the customisation and modding possibilities of the Deck are also more extensive. The Switch, for me, and I do have one, is solely for playing Nintendo exclusives. Considering how overpriced they are though, emulating Switch games on the Deck would be a better option. Hopefully, we’ll get that soon. Again, great video. Just wanted to add my 2 cents.

Nice video. You really well know differences between two platform!

I mean I think I would buy both … I have a switch (buying an OLED soon) and I would like a SteamDeck in the future… but it really depends on the person I love my switch and I loooove all of the amazing games you can play on it, including fantastic Nintendo Mario games and Zelda, but you’ve also got so many amazing indie games But the SteamDeck had access to games Switch doesn’t, like Eldin Ring, GTA V and Outer Worlds (Ik it’s also on switch but we don’t talk about that port 😭) Idk I think they’re both worth it if you like both types of gaming experiences Especially if you’re a fan of the switch portability and you’re a console person 🤷🏻‍♀️

Just bought a steam deck. I bet I’ll use it all the time whereas with switch I used it less than 5 times then left it for a year and sold it

Just by the fact that the steam deck came out way after the switch and the switch was the first of it's kind (at least mainstream device) the steam deck should be miles above and beyond the switch. Also if you can just stream games and not have to have them on the system doesn't that make it easier for the system?

ROG Ally if the price is right. But if the Deckard works with the Steam Deck, when it comes out, it'll be tough not to get it. This year should be cool. I want a new handheld and VR.

I’m saving up for the steam deck rn might even sell my switch

I will be travelling a lot and due to this factor I am looking to get one of these two. I’ve been looking in advance regarding every possible aspect and I still can’t decide what should I choose. Half of me already knows that after 2-3 months I will get bored of switch due to the E-shop, but also getting a Steamdeck is kinda the same situation as you would get a Nintendo Light isn’t it? If one button is fucked, well that’s it.

Id rather wait for the steam deck revision.i want a bit slimmer more battery life and oled screen.

"Resolution don't make a difference", What about the Same Games On the Deck & Switch ? Hooo Well, Switch run mostly between 360p & 540p...

I have the OG switch been a great console, been on the fence between the deck or the Oled sw. I have a gaming laptop but the deck looks more appealing .

I really appreciated this video because I've been pooped on by hard care PC gamer snobs for buying a Switch Lite without them taking note of my personal situation. I'm a casual gamer at best. I didn't want to spend a ton of money, and if my 4 year old daughter wants to start playing video games in a few years, I think the Switch is a great entry level console to get started on. I thinking handing down a Steam deck to a child would be like handing the keys of a Mustang GT to a beginner driver, just so silly. Let them learn the ropes first. Personally, I'm waiting to see what Microsoft does in a year or so with the handheld market. If they choose not to enter the market, then I know the Steam Deck exists and might upgrade!

I have a switch since 2017, the vent is making a lot of noise and I was wondering do I buy an oled or a steamdeck and try to change the vent when it will be broken ? I bought an oled because I could buy it in 4x and you can do that on steam you have to pay 419€ at once and I just couldn't pay that much at once but maybe someday I'll get a steamdeck. And my son is really happy with my 2017's switch.

This is great mu friend. You are finally booming !

I just carry both. They're both portable and i get to have something to play if the other runs low on battery.

Hoping get steam for by birthday or this Christmas. While I loved Nintendo as a kid, it doesn't have as much a mature variety.

I'm choose switch more than steam deck I just really love exclusive game from switch. I don't really care about Who more powerful spec or who have a better price for the game. I just love switch so much :-)

something nobody seems to mention. if you look the steamdeck at 30FPS you may get 3-5 Hours of battery life depending on the game. Got 3.5 Hours playing Monster Hunter World

Thank you so much this video is very helpful

the whole point of the deck is that lifetime console have started adopting the steam deck, switch users have adopted the steam deck, hardcore high end PC users have adopted the steam deck. the feat that the steam deck is pulling off is that its holding its own against full blown high end consoles, high end PC's and the stalwart of the handheld gaming market for decades... it fixes everything you hate about consoles... the price of the console (performance per dollar especially relating to the switch), the price of the games (again, the switch is the worst culprit), backwards compatibility (again... the switch being the worst), not having to pay for online play (consoles and switch), original games (again... if I wanted a wiiU, I would buy one instead of playing the entire 'switch library', a new zelda hasnt actually been released since the wiiU) the controllers (enough said) emulation and the biggest advantage... the steam library the problem for nintendo is that the steam deck has a foothold in the handheld market that is so concrete, that nintendo cant get them to let go. add to that the fact that for anyone watching yotube videos regarding the switch, the inevitable subject of the steam deck pops up, I would wager alot more switch owners know about the steam deck than you think... whether the markets cross is a matter of how many people dump their switch's for a steam deck which amongst my friend group has been every one of them, and it wasnt even close because battery life and screen quality arent even close to necessary requirements for gaming (actual gaming, not half clocked tegra chips) in fact, the steam deck has proven that if given the control over battery life, the consumer is quite happy to forego some battery life if the performance - as well as everything else - is that much better. and the battery arguement is going to be moot anyways because if steam follow the console progression of a second iteration of the same hardware but lower power that I can fit myself with a better screen to replace it with... the switch loses the only thing thats actually keeping it relevant... which is the only important thing in the console space... if you become irrelevant, you've lost. the steam deck even against much stronger PC handheld's is still the go to choice for a handheld console and the kids coming up... all they know is computers, the steam deck will be much more attractive because they could set up an emulator in 10 minutes. that and all the steam deck needs to do is exist... steam will never go away and this allows the steam deck to be supported infinitely... inevitably nintendo wont want to spend the money on hardware and their market share will dwindle if they dont come up with something, its inevitable, thats why they cancelled the switch hardware upgrade, the steam deck made it irrelevant... which wouldnt make sense if they werent in the same market would it?

I just bought a steam deck, as previously only a Switch owner. I’ll keep my switch for Nintendo exclusives and because I have too many digital games to just let it go, but see myself using the steam deck for everything else.

Steam deck is very versatile, and their price tag man, if this device officially launch in my country they will sold out less than a day.

Which one you recommend for first shooter like Halo and Call of Duty?