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asdfasfasfasfasIt has some value as a comparison, some people might be worried about buying a deck because they've heard that some games don't work on it because of linux. But no one would think the Switch is lacking in games.
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asdfasfasfasfasYou say that, but I can keep my deck in docked/gaming mode, and my son who's only 7 has been playing away it like its a switch.
I think people just like to make excuses for their spending habits, which isn't wrong at all. It just becomes disheartening when you say such blatantly wrong things.
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asdfasfasfasfasGenerally speaking you're either playing docked, or sitting down. Not typically both, but I know what you mean. Even then though, any of the games he plays just automatically readjust the resolution to handheld mode and works just fine. Then when you plug it back in, it knows to stop using the steam as monitor 1 and switches the output to the TV.
Not sure how you're doing it, but its worked fine for me.
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asdfasfasfasfasWhat? Didn't realize it was such a draw, but irregardless as I said, you just unplug the screen. Its as easy as that with a hub, just like a switch. I do it daily.
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asdfasfasfasfasDo you know what a hub is? Same exact thing
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asdfasfasfasfasThats what I'm saying, a hub and a steam deck act the same as a switch, I don't understand your point.
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asdfasfasfasfasI don't know what to tell ya, im sorry your experience is so buggy. My 7 year old child has been able to walk around and it enjoy it like a switch, thats literally all that matters to me. Lots of other people like to complain and it say its not stable at all, and thats just simply not true either.
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asdfasfasfasfasI dont see why not. Especially with the switch 2 coming out eventually, I think the value proposition of the deck goes up for consumers who might want to make a choice
Well I think neither of the numbers mean much since in my opinion a majority of those games on both systems are just slop. So the numbers of available games is irrelevant to anything to me. It would be like stating or bragging about how many words can be made from the alphabet.
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