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Software developer, hobbyist keyboard player, kayaker, home cook. Casual gamer. Preferred games are no faster than Portal and less violent than chess. I need time to think.

C#, Swift, Javascript, C.

Windows for work, everything else at home. Keeping things separate.

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  • @vamp898 @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.socialI've been considering a Switch since the Switch 1 came out, and recently the Steam Deck started to look like an interesting alternative - and I don't like only having a single option. So when I hear something that doesn't fit what I thought the Steam Deck is, I ask questions.

    Nintendo leads on games that I don't currently have available and experience building consoles, while Valve leads on familiarity and trustworthiness. But you wanted to argue number of games.

  • @vamp898 @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.socialTo appeal to the console demographics rather than being associated with the "nerds who will hacksaw a PC into something that looks vaguely like a console" minority.

    I would think that there are more games on steam that also can be played on the Switch than there are Nintendo games that can be played on the Steam Deck, so that argument seems backwards.

  • @sp3ctr4lSo like the Windows tablet I made the mistake of buying years ago. "it's not a tablet, it's a laptop with a lousy screen and an entirely non-existing keyboard".

    Buying that was a huge mistake.

  • @ArsonButCuteNow that's much more encouraging than any of the other replies I have gotten👍

  • @sp3ctr4lThat sounds an awful lot like things that would be easier to do at a (desktop or laptop) PC. The exact opposite of what I would buy a console for.

  • @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.socialWhy does a game console need a desktop environment?

    If I wanted a desktop, I'd use my pc. If I want to get away from the desktop, I'll consider buying a console.

    Maybe a Switch is a better choice?