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joshstrange ◴[] No.42726760[source]
At this point I'd be hard pressed to consider this over my Steam Deck. We will see the specs later but I doubt it will really compete processing-wise or screen-wise.

The openness (full arch desktop) of the Steam Deck is also awesome while having a great UI that you never have to leave if you don't want to.

EDIT: I mistakenly called it "fedora desktop", my bad

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irrational ◴[] No.42726902[source]
Isn't the point of owning a switch to play games that aren't on the Steam Deck? Zelda, Mario, etc.?
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joshstrange ◴[] No.42726923[source]
With emulators those games can also be played on the Steam Deck.
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1. xyzzy_plugh ◴[] No.42727249{3}[source]
Sure, but you cannot play online, though. You can't trade Pokemon for example. Tetris 99 got a lot of play in our house. It heavily depends on what you're chasing.
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2. thaumasiotes ◴[] No.42729270[source]
You can't play online on an official Switch either, unless you subscribe to Nintendo's "we give you an internet connection" monthly service offering.