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    it’s more like $200 for the switch, since the deck without addons is more comparable to the switch lite

    50% is already “significantly more”

    100% definitely is

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      The switch is $250, the OLED is $300. I should’ve said $250, fair enough.

      However it is absolutely ridiculous to say it’s a switch lite. Pretty much everybody now has a USB-C dongle, which the steam deck can use in most cases. It’s not like Nintendo where you need their proprietary dock. The only thing I can’t do is pop the controls off of the actual system. A switch lite can’t even be docked.

      Most people also have one wireless video game controller, definitely a mouse and keyboard.

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        it’s really weird to me that you keep including “things people already have” as if they didn’t have to already buy those things with money in order to have them

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              Ok you need to pay $60/yr to play online with switch. Let’s factor that in real quick lol

              And yes it is reasonable to assume anyone buying a steamdeck has a M+K

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                nobody i know who has a switch wants to play online with it, but sure

                i’m not sure why having a mouse and keyboard is relevant

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                  M+K = control system when docked. It’s very relevant.

                  nobody i know who has a switch wants to play online with it

                  Anecdotal and irrelevant because the service exists and is used by millions. Nobody debating between a steamdeck and a switch is planning for it to be offline play all the time.

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                    M+K = control system when docked. It’s very relevant.

                    you want me to plug my keyboard and mouse into the deck so i can sit within arms reach of the TV to play?

                    defeats the purpose, I’d say

                    Nobody debating between a steamdeck and a switch is planning for it to be offline play all the time.

                    this is literally every bit as anecdotal

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                FYI there is a $20 plan. I’m on your side here, but gotta get facts right.