What are you talking about? You can click “go to desktop mode” on your steam deck and it will bring you to a desktop… like a normal computer…
You can’t do that on a Switch, or if you can you have to be an expert DIYer.
Don’t insult “casual” users by suggesting an optional desktop view where you can use your Steam Deck like a normal computer is “toooo much for the casual user”. Not it isn’t. The desktop view lets you use any web browser you want, lots of people need to use web browsers, that is only one example of why a “casual” user might use desktop mode on the Steam Deck.
I can also install Android on the Switch if you want. I don’t care. I have both and complete freedom om both. The Switch is simply the more comfortable option hardware wise, the SD is nice for the niche stuff.
You are making an absurd and obtuse argument, my Steam Deck functions out of the box as a normal computer.
Steam Deck runs SteamOS 3.0, a Linux-based operating system (OS) built on Arch Linux and the KDE Plasma desktop. It’s open source with some closed source components. Here’s a quick overview:
You are suggesting DIY installing android (eeww) as opposed to hmm… I forgot let me check how I get to the desktop on a vanilla out of the box Steam Deck running Linux.
Hold down your Steam Deck’s power button, and select “Switch to Desktop.” Wait a few seconds, and that’s it
Your argument is embarassingly bad, stop spreading lazy narratives when you don’t know what you are talking about.
For a casual user? Definitely he Switch wins here.
If you have experience in Linux it opens up a lot more possibilities on the Steam Deck, but likewise, you can technically do that on a Switch too.
What are you talking about? You can click “go to desktop mode” on your steam deck and it will bring you to a desktop… like a normal computer…
You can’t do that on a Switch, or if you can you have to be an expert DIYer.
Don’t insult “casual” users by suggesting an optional desktop view where you can use your Steam Deck like a normal computer is “toooo much for the casual user”. Not it isn’t. The desktop view lets you use any web browser you want, lots of people need to use web browsers, that is only one example of why a “casual” user might use desktop mode on the Steam Deck.
No you way off the mark here, and so is Nintendo.
I can install Linux on a Switch. Hell, you can emulate Switch games on a Switch.
Go to desktop mode is not a “casual” feature at all. They barely know how to set the wifi connection, let alone manage a Linux environment…
I don’t need to install Linux on my Steam Deck, the software and device was designed from the ground up as a Linux computer.
I can also install Android on the Switch if you want. I don’t care. I have both and complete freedom om both. The Switch is simply the more comfortable option hardware wise, the SD is nice for the niche stuff.
You are making an absurd and obtuse argument, my Steam Deck functions out of the box as a normal computer.
You are suggesting DIY installing android (eeww) as opposed to hmm… I forgot let me check how I get to the desktop on a vanilla out of the box Steam Deck running Linux.
Your argument is embarassingly bad, stop spreading lazy narratives when you don’t know what you are talking about.
No use discussing if you keep moving the goalpost.