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My question is mostly for games available on Steam that you would still prefer to play on Switch. I imagine performance should be better on the deck for native/proton games, but there might be something else I am missing.

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[-] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 21 points 1 year ago

Local multiplayer games and Switch exclusives.

[-] DudeBro@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Switch is the my best option for local multiplayer games because I don't want to explain what a steam deck is or how I got Mario Kart to run on it. Everyone at the party knows what a switch is and you can easily round up a few drunk friends (nerds or casuals) to play some kart or smash just by showing people you brought one. :)

[-] priapus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Why do they need to know what it is though? My deck works great for local because I dont need 4 of the same type of controller. Everyone gets a random one and we're off

[-] Duxon@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

Would anyone even care if you just start up the game?

[-] redsol2@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Trying to get Kirby Air Ride to acknowledge all four controllers on Steam Deck for split screen is a goddamn nightmare.

But the switch doesn't have Kirby Air Ride at all, sooo one point for the Steam deck there?

[-] SatyrSack@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

Why local multiplayer? Wouldn't the more powerful Steam Deck generally handle that better?

[-] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 3 points 1 year ago

I can just dock the Switch and connect 4 controllers, 2 of them already part of the system itself. For Steam Deck, the Dock would be a separate purchase and connecting 4 controllers more complicated than on the Switch.

[-] klay@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

For what it's worth, Valve has written a steam input driver for joy-cons! You can connect them over Bluetooth! ...but they're still joy-cons, so their wireless range is really bad. You basically need direct line of sight.

[-] redsol2@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Depending on the game, Steam Deck makes connecting multiple controllers a massive pain. Switch you press one button and they're connected.

[-] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It would if it had the necessary firmware. It doesn't support Ad Hoc connections.

[-] Wayren@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

This is pretty much it for me too.

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