Just don't

Note I was doing this earlier but my computer decided to freeze)

So some people got the Steam Deck, Valves prized child for their gamble in the console race early. It will officially release February 25th, 2022. Now I don't think I have seen a SINGLE piece of negative feedback on the Steam Deck, but doing my research, here is WHY you shouldn't get it

Battery Life

It's ABYSMIAL. It only lasts for 2-5 hours when playing. Heck, the original Switch had better battery life (2.5-6.5 hours) and the newer versions are SO beating it in the life department. Battery life has proven keen that it matters. The only handheld Sega did sold 11m in 7 years from 1990 to 1997 sold poorly partly do to the fact that it took SIX DOUBLE A BATTERIES because it offered color and only lasted for 4 hours, when the Gameboy took 4 and lasted 10. If you use your computer for Steam, you can play for as long as you please since it doesn't use charge

Games

Well for starters, it won't have every Steam Game. Now that wouldn't be a problem, if it's game weren't ALREADY ON CONSOLES FOR AWHILE NOW. Games like Cuphead, Dead by Daylight, FNAF Security Breach, NBA/FIFA, Doom, Fallout and more have already been on consoles, and this makes not having every steam game worse, because it means it might not have many exclusives, which can make or break a consoles chance of succeeding.

Nintendo

Yeah I don't think I have much to say. Switch is out and has the portable market secured, and with the Switch out and still kicking, it will have some heavy competition. And with a chip shortage, it will be hit harder than it could be if Nintendo's grip on handhelds wasn't a problem.

Price

So if you want a Steam Deck, you will fork over 400 dollars for the base model. There are two other more EXPENSIVE models, but just wait a bit for my comment on that. I don't think any portable has been that expensive, and again, poor battery life will suck. You can buy the Switch OLED Model for 350$ (not including Metroid Dread) for a 7 inch screen, amazing colors and 64 gigabytes. Speaking of gigabytes

Storage

This is why I saved the other two models for now. So the base set model has 64 gigabytes. Now this wouldn't be a problem, if this was your average console, because its digital only (correct me if I am wrong). So you will be FORCED to buy those other models. How much will you get? Well you get 256 gigs for the 2nd version and 512 for the most expensive of its kind. That's great, until you get to their STUPID HIGH PRICES. 530$ FOR THE 256 AND 650$ FOR THE 512. IN WHAT WORLD DOES A CONSOLE THAT ISN'T BEING SCALPPED COST 650 DOLLARS?? THE PS5 COSTS LESS THAN THE 256/512 AND THIS IS A DIGITAL ONLY CONSOLE, WHICH ARE LESS EXPENSIVE (for the console itself, they will take up a lot of storage period) WITH THE PS5 DIGITAL COSTING THE SAME AMOUNT AS THE HANDHELD STEAM DECK AT 400$, AND SERIES S COSTING LESS THAN ALL MODELS PERIOD. Sorry for the loud rant, but WHY does a portable digital only console cost SIMILAR or more than NON PORTABLE consoles that can give more storage for less. Also they take forever to download on digital.

Monopoly

Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft hold a monopoly over the console part of the industry. Google, Android and others had the money, but poor presentation made their consoles flop. When EVERYONE tried to make a console during the PS1 times, they got obliterated. Sega was forced out and now only do games. In other words, the Steam Deck has heavy competition

Size

Another reason for why the Sega handheld failed was because of size. While it doesn't matter as much now, ITS HUNKING BIG. People make this a good thing, but it has taken a lot from the Switch and made it MUCH BIGGER. The screen may be the same size as an OLED (7 inch screen), but the console itself its HUGE. But bigger isn't always better. If you wanted to put the Switch in your pocket and it was too big because of the joy cons (well actually why would you? Put it in a bag or something so it's safer), you can take them out. The Switch OLED is similar and in general the Lite is Smaller than the Switch, so it could fit if you wanted to. BUT THE STEAM DECK IS TOO BIG. WHY DOES IT NEED TO BE THIS BIG? Remember the original Xbox controller? It was referred to as the Duke and people pointed out how it was too big. So now Valve could go down a similar path, which they CAN'T afford for this to flop as while Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft can and has shown they can afford flops, Valve is only worth 10b, which means if this flops, it's gonna hurt

https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/sn1cf0/why_you_shouldnt_get_a_steam_deck/

Conclusion

Just don't buy the Steam Deck. If you want to play steam games then do it on you're computer. If you want to play their games handheld, then go for it, but why play it handheld when you can get a laptop to play their games on the go and do much more if you are bored. It's expensive, digital only (correct me if I am wrong once again), long downloads will come and its big. So therefore save money and buy an Xbox, Switch or Playstation 4 or 5 if the games you want to play are on console and use Steam on you're computer if the games you want to play are not on console, and again, not all games will be on the Deck, so if you buy it for a few games and none are on it, I am sorry for you. Anyway, hope if anyone see's this finds it informative on the Steam Deck

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