So, what went wrong with PC handhelds?I remember people saying they were gonna eat the Switch market yet the Switch 2 outsold all of them put together in s couple of months.
>>738156504>peopleWho said that?Can you link to a thread or something? Because I think nobody said that.
>>738156828it's our resident schizo, he does this often
>>738156504Sheep are gonna keep buying switch because they are scared of new things
>>738156504don’t handheld PCs account for 5 percent of all steam users? That’s actually insanely good
Nothing really went wrong with the Deck aside from the AI bubble making it prohibitively expensive to refresh. And also triggering retards who were warned a dozen times that it runs SteamOS, bought it anyway and cried when it didn't work like Windows.
picrel is the switch killer as soon as the emulator gets good>hurr durr android inputlagrocknix is a thing
Didn't they literally sell out of steam decks? Doesn't seem to imply they thought it would outsell the Switch.
>>738156504Absolutely nothing, they're here to stay.
>>738157659>The Steam Deck has only sold approximately 4 million units in three years.
This already killed all of them.
>>738156504The #1 problem with these decks is that they directly compete with smartphones and laptops. Any game that would benefit from the enhanced power versus a smartphone is one that would be more suited to long sessions instead of, say, a 20 minute train ride, and you have to lug it around in addition to your smartphone. For longer sessions, such as business travel, the form factor of the laptop wins out and also makes it suited for non-gaming tasks. These are all issues that kids who like to bing bing wahoo Nintendo exclusives won't have to deal with, which is why the Switch was so successful.They have a niche, but it's exactly that: a niche. I couldn't find the dumb aged-like-milk mspaint comic with nicktoons smash and gaben holding a deck so have this classic gif instead.
>>738156504>I remember people saying they were gonna eat the Switch market yet the Switch 2 outsold all of them put together in s couple of months.It was Steamies shilling; don't mind them, they're stupid and very vocal
>>738157805>from the private company that makes billions from their storefront annuallythey could sell only one, and still be completely fine financially, the deck exists to expose as many people to steam as possible in a simple form factor
>>738158037deck exists to get a better foothold in the JP/east asian market since they tend to not have gaming PCs
>>738156828Are steam fucks just going to try and pretend that the "switch killer" shit did not exist? HA!
The problem with PC handhelds is that... Buying Nintendo is just superior. If you wanna spend your money on a secondary platform than a cheap PC + piracy is just better. Unless someone has thousands extra to waste every single year no issue without any extra work I just don't see them ever taking off at all. And companies will keep ignoring PC handhelds because they market is absolutely tiny because all everyone does is just fucking pirating games anyways lmao
>>738158072ok weeb
it's about the software not the hardware.not just first party games, but nintendo's OS and all the games that are specifically optimized for it.It's the same reason android could never defeat apple even with superior specs/hardware, the overall experience is just smoother.
>>738158267>nintendo's OS and all the games that are specifically optimized for itis that why they run and look like shit?
>>738158226It's no secret that Valve pushed hard to get Decks in physical stores in Japan specifically
>>738157504>new thing>PC handheldThere's nothing new brought by those redundant products.
>>738158170as in something that completely outclasses the Switch in terms of games, etc? if so, then it absolutely doesor are you talking about Switch killer as in sales? if so, can you link a thread on the archive where people were saying that the Deck was going to destroy the Switch's sales?
>>738156504People who say stupid shit like that don't comprehend the concept of brand recognition and loyalty. You can make a handheld stronger than a modern gaming PC and price it at only $200, and people would still pick Nintendo over it.
>>738158226Don't have some american made manjawed gay elves game to play instead of posting here or reddit?
>>738156504Same reason PCs will never kill consoles despite how much PCfags have been saying they will for decades. All things PC gaming related are incredibly niche in the real world.
>>738156504>make Dark Call of Souls Lara Croft Jumpy Shooty 17 for Playstation of whatever>port game to Windows>emulate Windows APIs with Linux>run Linux on console shaped thing>finally play gamethis is what’s wrong with PC handhelds. And then you wonder why it’s a big bulky thing with no battery life that no 12 year old (actual target demographic for handheld consoles) could even lift
>>738158513was that supposed to be insulting?nigger you suck at this
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>>738158564Took you seconds to start seething at the truth.
I see we have now entered the phase where Steamies act like they never said the Deck was totally gonna wreck the Switch kek
>>738158635stop cryingit's not that big of deal
>>738156504I enjoyed all those products and my enjoyment wasn't tied to their unit sales.
>>738156504The steam deck killed the switch so hard ain't noons talking about it no more
>>738158308switch 2 beats any pc handheld in performance thanks to optimization. even when the pc handheld costs more than double.
>>738156504i loved my game gear as a kid. it was better than the game boy but didn't really have a good game library.
>>738158751sucks to have your shitty eyesightget your dumbass to lenscrafters asap
>pc vegans shill the steam deck as the switch killer>switch sells over 155 million units>the deck sold 4 million, it couldn't get any more and got discontinued
>>738158528Vegans are too dumb to realize PC is an appliance instead of a game system so it will never predate game systems but be a complementary machine and viceversa. Only PS and Xbox can be predated and that was because those 2 specifically set foot into PC territory on their own, they deserve all their problems
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>>738158720>CryingProjecting a bit too soon there
>>738158838>switch already at PS2's numbers>Not even the real numbers but the first time Sony inflated themWow, and in less time too.
I already have a PC. What do I need a PC handheld for?
>>738158858>ironyway to bait yourself lmao
>>738158829>>738158850someone post that star wars outlaws video on switch 2 and steamdeck.
>>738156828>Who said that?/v/ did
>>738156504fun >>>>>> techthese systems focused on the tech. nintendo tries to focus on what people find fun (even if it involves new tech)it also helps that nintendo cultivates a feel family friendly aura. systems in OPs picture are for neckbeards, gamers, and "badasses".
>>738158930>someone post the ubislop i have to pretend is a good game for the sake of poor argument
>>738158829But it's true, the Switch 2 costs around the same as the Steam Deck and it plays games like Rebirth better.Obviously things change if you compare it to those pc handhelds that cost like $1000+.
>>738156504the switch is dead so it did killer it.
>>738158950bodied that tranny, and of course he won't reply because he has nothing to say
>>738158890It's going to pass the PS2's second onfalted numbers becore Nintendo stops production.
>>738156504Literally nobody said it would replace or even compete with the Switch (2), there are comparisons made because hardware is still hardware but people with a brain (=people who'd buy a handheld PC over a corpo toy) know that the Switch 2 and the Deck don't directly compete, the userbase is entirely different.
>>738158995>switch 2 beats any pc handheld>please someone post the game running on the most outdated oneoh, it's one of those arguments
>Snoytroons itt still believing Jim Ryan counting ebay sales numbers as real
>>738158950All those posts only say it's more powerful than a switch or between consoles, which is fact, not sale chart fagging.
>>738158950Holy kek. Steamies eternally blown the fuck out and the backtracking is delicious. Nintendo WON
>>738156504you overestimate the intelligence of normies, they just want to plug and play, not blocked by compability isues, fiddling with graphics setting, let alone downloading mods to increase performance.
>>738158365>Laughs in steam deck trackpad gyro combo
>>738158950there's literally only one thread there that claims anything remotely related to beating the switch on sales and that's not even what the "x killer" phrase means
>>738158950Just skimming the thread OPs>the Deck will flop>will you install win10 on your deck?>this is a piece of shit>we want the virgin audienceSo, which one of these threads says the Deck beats the Switch 2?
>>738158950The one post in 44 that mentions killing the switch is the most blatantly planted falseflag copypasta ever.Mossad would be proud.
have a legion go and xbox ally x.i really mostly use my switch 2 because of proper sleep mode.quitting and booting up a game is a pain in the ass, and it isnt really beneficial when playing portably, which is the major point of these handhelds.
>>738158950link me a few threads in the archive, that image is painful to try and read and you could have just made it up anyways
>>738158950>posts a picture that even ants would complainAre you browsing from a switch 1?
Smartphone gaming SuperiorSteam deck and Nintendo switch inferiors
>>738158579Looking back it's kind of wild that the DS beat the PSP so hard after the PS2 was so successful.
>>738156504isn't the steam deck regularly sold out? seems like it's doing well
>>738159092It's inevitable.
>>738160445you can't buy one now, it's literally over
>>738159257ebay sales numbers, psportal, refurbished, and india only "ps2" systems
>>738159419>trackpad gyro comboTrackpads were brought by laptops and gyro was made massive by Wii. Nothing new. Also; you're making it sound more like a gimmick rather than something integral to the product
>>738160119yeah with such great games like...and....and don't forget...
>>738160506I think steam deck 2 is pretty soon though
I fucking love playing stupidly obscure garbage games no one has ever heard of.
