Steam deck vs nintendo switch

[José]

I'm currently at 98% for my steam deck so it won't be long until i get it. I also have a nintendo switch and am thinking about selling it. I have seen that people are playing nintendo games on their steam deck but I have no idea how to do that, is it hard to get nintendo games on your steam deck? And will i even use my switch when I get the steam deck?

Would like to hear some people's opinions.

[Perry]

98% what ?

[José]

Originally posted by Perry:

98% what ?

If you go to r/steamdeck on reddit you can see how long it will take to get your steam deck. I'm currently at 98%.

[retrogunner]

You should watch the Linus Tech Tips episode where they cover how to get your Switch games & emu on the Steam Deck. They made in a such a fashion that Nintendont could not issue a take-down notice to YouTube. LOL. That video covers quite a bit.

[Haruspex]

Just keep in mind that not every Switch game will work on the Deck, and not every game that works will work well. Nintendo is also adding Denuvo DRM to make it harder to run Switch games on anything other than a Switch, so you'll have that to contend with.

If you really want to play modern Nintendo games, you'll probably still want to keep your Switch. If you don't feel so strongly about it and can take or leave those games, maybe consider selling it. Just be careful that you don't go into the Deck with certain unrealistic expectations. You'll only end up disappointed. It's an incredible piece of hardware. Just be aware of it's limitations and you'll be happy.

Side note:
Older Nintendo systems like the Gamecube, N64, and SNES work beautifully on the Deck. Portable Mario Kart Double Dash is a wonderful thing, and Primehack makes the Metroid Prime trilogy feel like a modern console game with dual-stick FPS controls.

[José]

The only nintendo game i'm excited for is botw 2 so I should probally just sell it. I like that there are so many more options on steam and games are also cheaper. I won't be able to jailbreak my nintendo because i don't know anything about electronics lol

[PopinFRESH]

Originally posted by José:

The only nintendo game i'm excited for is botw 2 so I should probally just sell it. I like that there are so many more options on steam and games are also cheaper. I won't be able to jailbreak my nintendo because i don't know anything about electronics lol

If you want to legally play your switch games on your Steam Deck (or elsewhere) via emulation you will need a switch that you can boot to RCM to dump your device and game signing keys. If you bought your switch during the first year-ish from launch then you likely have one that you can do this with. It isn't super difficult and there are a lot of helpful people on the Yuzu discord server that will help you with legally dumping your console and purchased game keys.

They can also help you look up your Switch serial number to see if it is one that you can use to boot into the RCM.

I'd recommend at least going that far even if you plan on selling it because if your Switch is one that can boot RCM without a mod then it will usually sell for more money to people looking to dump their games for emulation.

Personally that is the only thing I really use my Switch for now. A large amount of the Switch game library that don't run well via emulation are ported games that I either don't care about or already have on Steam with a better PC version of the game.

[Jake Sully]

Originally posted by José:

Originally posted by Perry:

98% what ?

If you go to r/steamdeck on reddit you can see how long it will take to get your steam deck. I'm currently at 98%.

Just so you know that % is not 100% real time. It's an eastimated % that it thinks what you are at. It even says on caculator page that (Not real realistic time) or something. So your % may even hit 120-150% before you it is your turn. Mine was 92.2% for a while until thursday that's when i recived a mail + account message on steam about my steam deck is ready. So then i checked my % and it came up as 102%.

[yokoshlomo]

emudeck.com
for the easiest way

Except BOTW I got everything running so far.

Firmwares(Bios) and Roms are easier to find then adult movies. Just dont use google.

[fender178]

Originally posted by 8bitbeard:

Nintendo is also adding Denuvo DRM to make it harder to run Switch games on anything other than a Switch, so you'll have that to contend with.

There is more to it than that. There are questions floating around on whether or not Nintendo is involved with this. According to the company behind Denuvo it is some of the game devs who are pushing for this. But due to NDAs we do not know which devs they are. https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/08/nintendo-is-apparently-not-involved-in-the-new-switch-drm-initiative The reason for the questions is because why would Nintendo pay for Denuvo when they can develop in house DRM.

[Perry]

Originally posted by José:

Originally posted by Perry:

98% what ?

If you go to r/steamdeck on reddit you can see how long it will take to get your steam deck. I'm currently at 98%.

Thanks

Guess I am at
You have 34 days, 05 hours, 49 minutes and 13 seconds worth of pre-orders to go until it is your turn (not real time)
You're 92.02 % of the way there!

[SimonSays]

I have a Switch Lite and absolutely love it for the first party Nintendo games - I grew up with Zelda and Mario and will always love playing those games on Nintendo hardware. The new Zelda looks amazing!

That said - I also grew up playing games like System Shock, Thief, Deus Ex, etc. and am a PC Gamer first and foremost. The Deck is the handheld PC gaming machine I have dreamed about since first trying my friends Gameboy Colour all those years ago.

I mean - I love the Nintendo experience as I said, but it simply can't compete with a PC gaming experience (especially if you like to tinker and mod your games).

[PrivateXTC]

I have a Switch and also have a Steam Deck in transit. I can say for sure I wont get rid of my Switch because some solid first party Nintendo games. Also OLED screen is a bonus.

I will defo play the Switch less and wont be buying over priced ports of old games for the Switch no more though. Witcher 3 and Dying light were £45 each on Switch lol but at the time Switch was the only portable option to play them.

[Brohands McSmooth]

I wouldn't sell your switch yet. Emulation is great but:
-no multiplayer
-when there is multiplayer it is only between emulators so you can't link with a real switch
-can be difficult or tedious to update games or install DLC
-legal gray area
-takes storage space from your other games
-gyro setup can be weird

Disclaimer: I don't own a switch, and I may never get one.

[Lenny McLennington]

I've used EmuDeck, the included emulators are mostly great for emulating older consoles (there are exceptions though, it's a mixed bag for sure) but in my experienfe the deck isn't powerful enough to emulate the Switch games that I've tried at full speed (With the exception of Skyward Sword HD).

The Wii U version of BOTW is playable through Cemu after enabling FPS++ though.

So yeah it's a mixed bag and it's FAR from perfect, I definitely wouldn't sell the switch if you really want to have a good experience playing the exclusive games.

[@R+5]

Originally posted by José:

people are playing nintendo games on their steam deck but I have no idea how to do that

you need to check how to install and use lutris:
it will make easy managing and installing emulators. to learn how to use each one, you need to read documentation, or at least or check tutorials.

you can install emulators without lutris, but it has more downsides than advantages to using lutris to manage them and try different settings.