Oh, your Stick is drifting? No problem, send it in.
What? You don't want to wait? Sure, in that case here's a manual to easily fix it yourself.
Bluetooth controller drifting? Here, you can adjust the deadzone yourself and get realtime feedback to make it easier.
That or you can just buy a controller that doesn't cheap out on the joysticks for less than what any of the main console companies are charging.
Or, get some third party Hall Effect sticks, and have an enjoyable afternoon or evening of tinkering.
No soldering required!
No soldering on the switch either though and Hall effect joysticks are a thing for it as well
Bonus "Fuck Nintendo" points: pirate their games and put them on the Steam Deck.
This is the way.
I genuinely believe people will look back at this moment and wonder what Nintendo could have done if they weren't too limited in their vision to understand the opportunity they are throwing away here.
Apple isn't popular with younger people the way it used to be, nobody likes Microsoft, everybody hates Android (I do too even though that is my phone os)... there is a major generational opening here for introducing kids to computers in a fun way and becoming "the computer" in the minds of kids.
Especially with the environmental crisis and climate change, people will look back at this and shake there heads and lament that if only Nintendo had copied Valve for that generation of Switches, Nintendo could have grown into an entire operating system and computer culture and there would be WAY less needlessly obsolete handheld computers laying around from when the next generation of Switches inveitably comes out....
What people still don't understand about computers and people is that whoever introduces kids to computers capable of doing complex work in a fun way will shape the future, because those kids will grow up into adults who create, use and design tools that do cool amazing things. Nintendo needs to wake the fuck up and realize they are selling a handheld computer that is very good at playing games, the world desperately needs another company with vision, good UI design, and the capability to bring hardware and software together into a competent computer experience (Microsoft cannot do this, and undermines all its hardware partners that actually try to do this with their own incompetence).
I don't think that will happen. I share your vision, but that's not how "Nintendo people" reason.
I have a few Nintendo friends and all of them share two reasons for going Nintendo:
Yep. Old Nintendo you would buy the thing (cartridge/disk/ect) and with no fiddling the game runs. It used to be its best quality. That and most people don't but them new, they would get games used. It was "cheapish" and you knew you were going to have fun.
Nowadays it's not so black and white. I have long term Nintendo fan friends that for the first time are thinking of skipping this generation. Or in one case waiting a couple of years. But we shall see. More options are good for all us users, so I'm happy we have these two companies vieing for our time/$.
The move to try to limit secondhand physical game sales and requiring the Internet to download the whole game in some instances was part of my decision to skip this generation, if I'm even going to stick with Nintendo at all in the future.
I agree. That and them going after emulation in general makes me not want to buy their products anymore.
There's a ton of good indies and devs are releasing most games on all platforms nowadays. The console makes less and less sence.
long term Nintendo fan friends that for the first time are thinking of skipping this generation
That's me. Nintendo consoles since the Wii have been a "side piece" to more powerful consoles for me. Now that they're pricing the console close to the powerful ones and charging MORE for the games, I'm out.
Nintendo could have grown into an entire operating system and computer culture and there would be WAY less needlessly obsolete handheld computers laying around from when the next generation of Switches inveitably comes out…
This isn't and has never been Nintendo's desired goal. Needless obsolete handheld computers laying around is a feature not a bug. Nintendo wants to sell more hardware. If you're able to use your hardware longer, it means lost sales. Nintendo also doesn't want to be a general purpose OS. There's all kinds of things you have to do as a company for a general purpose OS you don't have to do as an embedded system as they are today.
It is nintendo. After a success they need a fail. At this point it seems like one of the underlying rules of our universe.
Your assertion that Apple, Microsoft, and Android are all unpopular with everyone seems like it might actually be a personal opinion rather than a fact.
I know people who enjoy all of those.
I just wish the Deck was a bit lighter.
My primary concern, too. It's fine for my man-hands but my wife and children still would rather use a switch (or literally have to, as I try to get my 3 year old to reach buttons). A deck lite would be lovely.
We just use a neck roll placed in the lap or on the stomach to rest it on while playing. It is a bit on the heavy side, but it is the first generation consumer handheld with that kind of power so I can excuse that.
A deck the size of a miyoo mini plus would be awesome. But very impractical. I want it.
I wish the steam controller wasn't discontinued, IIRC it was some patent bullshit. But you could use one of you have it or get any other controller and use it with the steam deck
I have one, and plenty of controllers, but I'd trade a bit of battery life and horsepower for weight. I don't play AAA games on mine, and I know I'm not alone, so they'd be smart to release a lite version.
And it's not just the weight. My wife has small hands and can't play it comfortably because it's so large. I bought her a WIN400 and threw SteamOS on it and that works alright. Something that size would be amazing from Valve (but without the really fucking stupid control placement).
Small form factor handhelds with power under the hood are definitely a thing, but they're like $1200. I bet Valve could drop the power by 40% and sell it at a reasonable price point.
Fair enough, I guess they probably wanted to target one set of hardware to begin with and this is what we got with a few minor variations. As popularity grows more choices will probably come further down the line.
The mod abilityof the deck and the openness is a killer feature of the deck. It's an excellent device.
Don’t they have different screens too though?
From the original decks, the top tier screen can be achieved with a matte screen protector
They do, but usually have the older/less good screen on at a fairly steep discount (presumably until they run out of stock of it)
Exactly. The two higher editions are OLED, 7.4”, 90 Hz, which is a huge plus, vs the LCD, 7”, 60Hz display of the old/cheaper one. Plus the battery has 25% more capacity for the OLED editions. But between the top two, it’s just storage and cosmetics/accessories.
I am in so much pain that MP4 is finally coming out and it's on this shit.
That and the Air Ride sequel man. All I can hope is that people get emulators going fast.
There's work already being done ;)
Nintendo will come down on them like a ton of thwomps.
MP4 checklist:
"If something wears out after the warranty expires, here's an independent online store with a full inventory of all replaceable parts, along with the instructions for how to fix them."
Only one small mistake I see here. Assuming Nintendo will say please. The same amount of time it takes them to say please, you'll blink and be in a courtroom facing piracy charges.
Please understand
They don't say please, they just threaten you with legal ramifications.
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