Comment by m4rtink

6 hours ago

Would people still go to such lengths if Nintendo just released their games for the hardware people actually have, like the SteamDeck & PC ?

Still seems rather self-enflicted pain for Intendo due to still pushing locked-down consoles in 2026.

According to wikipedia, they sold over 23 million units of the switch 2 and over 155 million of the switch. Not that I agree with their aggressive practices but it clearly works. That's a lot more than the Steam Deck btw.

have you ever played first party titles on the switch?

the level of polish and stability on the open world zeldas is astonishing, i never experienced anything like that in third party AA/AAA games form the last 15 years or so, playing on the switch or on the pc.

  • Out of curiosity, have you played God of War (2018) or God of War: Ragnarok (2022)[1]? I find the level of polish/stability of those games to be utterly incredible (almost to the point of ruining many other games for me), but I avoid Nintendo out of principle so I have no basis of comparison. Would love to hear from someone who has experienced both how they compare.

    [1]: Given those were originally Playstation exclusives, it might not be the best example/comparison, but they have been available on Steam for quite some time

People actually have Switch. Steam Deck install base is a rounding error for Nintendo. Sony regularly "finds" more PS2 sales than the Steam Deck sold.