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It’s definitely not as comfortable as something like the Steam Deck, but I played so much Switch while commuting on the train since it came out. It’s been a real joy to have. It’s also WAY smaller than any of the current-gen handhelds.
What do you mean by “cart games being downloaded in full to the system?”
I never owned a Switch, but I would say it was instrumental in the Deck's conception. If the popularity of the Switch had never happened, I wonder if Gabe would have taken the chance.
Nintendo cuts all kinds of corners and usually doesn't bother competing as a "performance" console, but people generally loved that thing when it first came out. I'm sure people will have gripes about Steam Deck v1 when v2+ comes out, too.
So, let's take botw, about 10 GB.
If you put the cart in, it downloads, you get hose 10 GB on the system. And you'll also need the CSRT for DRM reasons or shit
It doesn’t download the game if you have a physical copy. I just checked my switch and my physical copy of botw is using 0 mb of storage.