I’m excited to see what happens in the space of handhelds. I have a steam deck and a switch now - I’d like to see what the switch 2 does as a proposition and then where valve takes the steam deck. (I hope they will make a next gen at some point and not abandon it). The Widnes handhelds just put me off as we are not a windows household for a reason 😂 but maybe they will invest in a better user interface.
The Switch/Steam Deck combo is the best survival kit for this generation. I think Valve will continue to move direct-to-consumer with their own hardware, cornering Microsoft's diminished share of the market. Since Steam gets PlayStation's first-party titles only a few years removed from their initial release, it seems perfect for experiencing every major title - alongside Nintendo's grand adventures. Hopefully the Steam Deck 2 will launch with Half-Life 3 ;)
I wouldn't worry. I think Valve will stick to the steam deck, at least for the foreseeable future. Valve's been trying to carve a hardware or operating system niche for itself for some time, and the steam deck is arguably its first mainstream hit in that regard.
I’m excited to see what happens in the space of handhelds. I have a steam deck and a switch now - I’d like to see what the switch 2 does as a proposition and then where valve takes the steam deck. (I hope they will make a next gen at some point and not abandon it). The Widnes handhelds just put me off as we are not a windows household for a reason 😂 but maybe they will invest in a better user interface.
The Switch/Steam Deck combo is the best survival kit for this generation. I think Valve will continue to move direct-to-consumer with their own hardware, cornering Microsoft's diminished share of the market. Since Steam gets PlayStation's first-party titles only a few years removed from their initial release, it seems perfect for experiencing every major title - alongside Nintendo's grand adventures. Hopefully the Steam Deck 2 will launch with Half-Life 3 ;)
I wouldn't worry. I think Valve will stick to the steam deck, at least for the foreseeable future. Valve's been trying to carve a hardware or operating system niche for itself for some time, and the steam deck is arguably its first mainstream hit in that regard.
"Ultimately Microsoft and Sony are trying to create demand instead of responding to it."
A great summary of how I feel about the new handheld announcements.