• Wodge@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    People buy a Nintendo console to play Nintendo games. As good as the steam deck is (and I really do want one, but GabeN has decided that Switzerland does not exist), you ain’t going to be playing Splatoon on it.

    Not everything has to be a contest. Let people like things that they like.

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      11 months ago

      Maybe not Splatoon specifically, but switch-exclusive single-player games run comparably or better on switch emulators running on the deck

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        11 months ago

        Steam exclusive content of games isn’t a good thing. Moreover, it’s only a limitation of current technology until better hardware and software are developed. The Switch 2 can be better than Steam deck.

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          11 months ago

          Steam exclusive content

          great, because nobody asked for that anyways.

          The Switch 2 can be better than Steam deck.

          and the Deck 2 will be better than the Switch 2. what’s your point?

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            11 months ago

            Deck 2 won’t be better because just like last time people like you overhype it to science fiction. It’s not a PC that plays games, its a Linux based operating system that requires Proton. You people falsely believe Valve is promoting Linux. Hardware specs aren’t good enough and cheap Valve doesn’t want to pay more.

            Nintendo has proven to create handheld devices before Valve was a company. Valve doesn’t care about gaming, Nintendo cares about their games.

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      11 months ago

      Right. Nintendo would’ve gone the way of Sega but they’re so good at developing software they get people to buy their hardware.

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      11 months ago

      you don’t get it, this is Gabens quest to save all the whales. it’s like a reverse Moby dick.

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      11 months ago

      Uuuh… You could. Single player for the most part, but Splatoon can be played on the Deck.