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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by potate@lemmy.ca to c/games@lemmy.world

Looking for some advice. My Switch Lite is approaching the end of its life and given that a Switch 2 is basically the same price as an OLED Steamdeck I was thinking it might be a good time to jump back to PC gaming.

I'm not much of a gamer. I got the Switch Lite because of portability and the ability to wake it up, play for ten minutes and then toss it back in my bag. My only beefs with the Switch ecosystem is that you can't download DLC - for Cities Skylines I have the bare game on Switch but a pile of DLC on my laptop for example.

So - would going with a Steamdeck make sense? Any gotchas I should know about? Is there a better option?

Thanks all!

**edit: y'all rock. I'm ordering an OLED Steamdeck

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[-] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Steamdeck is better than the Switch or Switch 2, from pretty much every objective measure.

You can even get a switch emulator in your steam deck.

this post was submitted on 25 May 2025
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