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The Steam Deck is software-freedom friendly

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305 points todsacerdoti | 1 comments | 03 Apr 25 11:12 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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danso ◴[03 Apr 25 13:01 UTC] No.43568982[source]▶
Sounds like the Switch 2 might be a bit more powerful and similarly priced to the 3-year-old Deck. But even if Switch’s hardware feature set was substantially better, Steam’s much cheaper (and more expansive) library is still the killer feature. I don’t think the Switch 1’s Zelda launch title has ever been discounted lower than $40 despite being 8 years old. On Steam, virtually every top title will be 50% within 2 years, if not 1.
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tossandthrow ◴[03 Apr 25 13:04 UTC] No.43569021[source]▶
My impression is that the general quality of games on steam is sub par the quality of, eg., Zelda.

Even with a steam deck, I am probably going to get the Switch2, mostly because I can lower my head on in-game profiteering, which is increasingly prevalent on steam games.

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1. dezzadk ◴[03 Apr 25 18:16 UTC] No.43573394[source]▶
Totally. Steam store looks like a god damn aliexpress marketplace and is tasteless design.

The Store UI is disgusting and intrusive compared to all other competitors who actually have a decent overview and design..

You can collect gems, cards and other misleading virtual currencies.. Tons of misleading business practises and time-consuming bloatware distractions hidden behind that terrible UI.

Steam is first and foremost DRM. A game-prison. You don't own a single thing. Gamers have totally drunk the kool aid.. They forgot back when Steam was bloatware forced on Half-Life and Valve games and it was despised for a decade before they became complacent little worshippers.