![]() ![]() Instead, the Big N is pinning its hopes on a modest upgrade it’s calling the Switch (OLED model). If not for current chip shortages and supply chain issues, it’s possible that Nintendo might have given gamers just that, though Nintendo denies that was ever gonna happen. ![]() Nintendo has moved a lot of Switch units in four short years, but how can the hardware - a bit dated even when it was released - possibly keep up? The Steam Deck, has it beat on almost every front.įans speculated that Nintendo would release a “ Switch Pro,” which would bring faster hardware, 4K output, and a better screen to the aging handheld. Valve’s Switch killer comes packed with bleeding-edge mobile PC hardware, a comically large library of games (with an existing install base of 120 million Steam users - larger than any other on earth), its own docking station, an OLED screen, and a price point only $50 away from Nintendo’s own. ![]() But, unfortunately for Nintendo, this year’s upcoming imitator, a handheld PC that Valve is calling the Steam Deck, has it beat on almost every front. Great games on innovative-but-underpowered hardware is Nintendo’s signature strategy at this point - it worked for the Game Boy, the Wii, DS, and 3DS. The only way to play Nintendo’s exquisite lineup of first-party games is to buy a Switch, whether you like the hardware or not. Metroid Dread is the best game I’ve played all year, making whatever I’m about to say about the new Switch basically moot for most consumers. ![]()
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