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[FudgeIt]

I have a chance to trade my switch 2 for that device and I might consider it. I haven't touched my switch 2 and like the switch, I wish I could get into using it but I just… don't? Games are pricey and waiting for sales just takes too long.

Idk if I'm making a bad choice or not. It feels like I'm making the right one. Is the pc device worth it?

 

[Dacvak]

If you're gonna trade your Switch 2, get an OLED Steam Deck. Or better yet, wait for the Steam Deck 2.

 

[FudgeIt]

If you're gonna trade your Switch 2, get an OLED Steam Deck. Or better yet, wait for the Steam Deck 2.

Seems like it's hard to trade a switch 2 for a steam deck OLED at this point

 

[Exede]

Switch 2 is for Nintendo games, keep it when you wanna play their IPs. Zelda OOT Remake is rumoured and Monolith is cooking something. I value these IPs a ton and wouldn't trade. When you like mobile PC games, sure why not.

 

[simpatico]

If you're gonna trade your Switch 2, get an OLED Steam Deck. Or better yet, wait for the Steam Deck 2.

This. Consider holding out for a Deck unless you are clear eyed about what awaits you on a Windows handheld. For someone who really knows Windows gaming, it won't be a problem. But anything less than that and you might get frustrated. Will this be your primary gaming device?

 

[FudgeIt]

This. Consider holding out for a Deck unless you are clear eyed about what awaits you on a Windows handheld. For someone who really knows Windows gaming, it won't be a problem. But anything less than that and you might get frustrated. Will this be your primary gaming device?

No, I have a ps5 pro. I just want something I can play steam games on and cloud streaming from ps5

 

[Jaybe]

An Ally or an Ally X?

 

[simpatico]

No, I have a ps5 pro. I just want something I can play steam games on and cloud streaming from ps5

If that's the case, and you know your way around Windows, it could be worth it if you don't have interest in the coming Nintendo IPs.

 

[Dacvak]

Seems like it's hard to trade a switch 2 for a steam deck OLED at this point

I guess if the cost differential isn't too great, I would just pay the extra. You could also get a cheaper standard Steam Deck, but be warned that the screen on that is worse quality than the Switch 2.

The main reason I'd go for the Steam Deck is that it's a more mature platform with infinitely more community support. The performance between the two are fairly similar, so it really comes down to platform support, hardware design, and things like battery life. Hardware design is a bit subjective, but it's generally accepted that the Steam Deck has much better track pads. I can't speak on the ergonomics overall, though.

The Steam Deck OLED also has significantly better battery life. But the primary benefit is the fact that the Steam Deck is in millions upon millions of players' hands, and so games get optimized and customized to run as good as possible, and the average user benefits from that work, making it a very plug-and-play experience.

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

The oled steam deck (and steam deck in general) is REALLY showing its age now. Unless you have zero use for the switch 2 I think that is a bad trade.

Is it the extreme chip variant and 16gb of ram?

I would recommend that one over the oled Steam deck…esp if you put STEAM OS on it.

 

[FudgeIt]

Switch 2 is for Nintendo games, keep it when you wanna play their IPs. Zelda OOT Remake is rumoured and Monolith is cooking something. I value these IPs a ton and wouldn't trade. When you like mobile PC games, sure why not.

I think that's the problem. None of their games have been memorable for me, might be a me problem but like nothing excites me on it. DK Bananza was good but like I don't think I'd run to ever play it again. Zelda was an IP I never cared about especially their new one that was open world

 

[FudgeIt]

The oled steam deck (and steam deck in general) is REALLY showing its age now. Unless you have zero use for the switch 2 I think that is a bad trade.

Is it the extreme chip variant and 16gb of ram?

I would recommend that one over the oled Steam deck…esp if you put STEAM OS on it.

It's this one. https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai...7afe36qUAxXZl4kEHe6VLMcQwg8oAHoECA8QFg&adurl=

 

[hououinkyouma00]

Hell no.

The standard Xbox Ally is super underpowered.

 

[Magic Carpet]

You will need to settle for alternate furry fox games.



edit-Not for the white one, only get the Ally X.

 

[FudgeIt]

Hell no.

The standard Xbox Ally is super underpowered.

Worse than the switch 2?

 

[Three]

If you're gonna trade your Switch 2, get an OLED Steam Deck. Or better yet, wait for the Steam Deck 2.

Not a wise thing to do. It would be a downgrade. Just waiting would be better.

 

[kevboard]

remember that the normal (non X white) Xbox Ally has the same SoC as the Steam Deck, with just slightly higher clock speeds.

that SoC is just barely capable enough to play modern AAA games at this point, so unless you plan to mainly play smaller AA or Indy games, you'll not have great performance on it.

the old Ally X or the Xbox Ally X would be far better handhelds.

 

[playbignbox]

I don't think it's worth it, but if you go ahead, try to get a Rog Ally with the Z1 Extreme chip, which is better value for money.

 

[FudgeIt]

i guess I may pass on this. Sounds like a bad trade. I feel like if Nintendo might have trophies/achievements and their games went on sale more often and they were a little harder I'd probably just keep it. I should just get a Portal to complement my ps5 pro

 

[Codes 208]

Worse than the switch 2?

The base model is basically the og rog ally z1x which is just a smidge more powerful than a steam deck (but a way shittier battery)

The switch 2 is faster than both. The rog xbox ally x is faster (but for $1000 it BETTER be) but even that one can struggle with certain games. I tried elden ring on mine and it barely played at minimum settings at 30fps

 

[Minsc]

Not a wise thing to do. It would be a downgrade. Just waiting would be better.

Could be, or could be a nice upgrade, depending on the games you play and devices you use.

You can dock the Deck and have a usable PC. Can't do that with the Switch 2.
Deck beats the Switch 2 with the screen IMO, even if it's lower res/framerate, the response time on the Switch 2 is miles worse than OLED Deck, and the HDR on the Switch 2 is also terrible compared to an OLED display. The Switch 2 display is larger, which is nice, but I wouldn't trade an OLED display for that.
Deck beats the Switch 2 in battery life, but both can be run indefinitely off power banks, so I don't see much to sweat about there.

Overall, I think the Deck offers a much more diverse and adaptable gaming palate. But the Switch 2 plays some games the Deck cannot (aka exclusives).

That said, the next generation of handhelds in a couple years, if you can afford them, should be significantly better/faster.

 

[kevboard]

The base model is basically the og rog ally z1x which is just a smidge more powerful than a steam deck (but a way shittier battery)

it's not. the base Xbox Ally is less powerful than the original Ally Z1 Extreme by quite a bit.

the base Xbox Ally has a slightly overclocked revision of the Steam Deck SoC inside, while the original high end Ally and the original Ally X both have a Z1 Extreme, which is noticeably more powerful.

8 RDNA 2 CUs, vs 12 RDNA 3 CUs, and when connected to power, you can give the Z1 Extrme far more power than the Deck, which in many games gives you almost 2x the performance compared to the Deck.

a docked ROG Ally Z1E/Rog Ally X should be about on par with a docked Switch 2 in terms of GPU power, while the Xbox Ally (non X) is noticeably below no matter the mode.

in terms of hardware power the rankings from slowest to fastest here should be:

ROG Ally Z1

Steam Deck

Xbox Ally = Switch 2 Handheld

ROG Ally Z1E

ROG Ally X = Switch 2 Docked

Xbox Ally X

 

[Ebrietas]

Switch 2 has Nintendo games and will likely get almost every third party going forward. Why trade that for some junk PC?

 

[LiquidMetal14]

I don't blame you, I really don't. The thing is between a combination of my little ones doing extremely light gaming and the odd Nintendo exclusive, I'm going to actually hold on to my Switch 2 and not give in as early. I don't want to feel like I'm missing on the one or 2 games a year or 2 that I may want to try.

Even today, I went and got Mario Maker 2 and Odyssey for 40 on FB marketplace.

Trying to get some games to find use for it and not let it sit.

Keep in mind is the ROG Xbox X and it's great but so is any other class HW in a similar price bracket. I run Bazzite on it exclusively.

5090 PC and also PS5 Pro. I got all my needs covered. If it was me I would lean into the R0G or similar class PC handhelds just for the legacy and modern support. Something on a Z2 Extreme level or higher just to cover yourself for now.

Switch 2 as a primary platform is not the way I would advise you ride things out. Too many games skipping it and or running significantly worse.

 

[Three]

Could be, or could be a nice upgrade, depending on the games you play and devices you use.

You can dock the Deck and have a usable PC. Can't do that with the Switch 2.
Deck beats the Switch 2 with the screen IMO, even if it's lower res/framerate, the response time on the Switch 2 is miles worse than OLED Deck, and the HDR on the Switch 2 is also terrible compared to an OLED display. The Switch 2 display is larger, which is nice, but I wouldn't trade an OLED display for that.
Deck beats the Switch 2 in battery life, but both can be run indefinitely off power banks, so I don't see much to sweat about there.

Overall, I think the Deck offers a much more diverse and adaptable gaming palate. But the Switch 2 plays some games the Deck cannot (aka exclusives).

That said, the next generation of handhelds in a couple years, if you can afford them, should be significantly better/faster.

I meant in terms of performance in future games. RE9 for example runs much better on a Switch 2 than a Steam deck which offers a poor experience in comparison.

It wouldn't hurt waiting a while in any case considering the price is going to be hiked up on it later.

 

[FudgeIt]

I don't blame you, I really don't. The thing is between a combination of my little ones doing extremely light gaming and the odd Nintendo exclusive, I'm going to actually hold on to my Switch 2 and not give in as early. I don't want to feel like I'm missing on the one or 2 games a year or 2 that I may want to try.

Even today, I went and got Mario Maker 2 and Odyssey for 40 on FB marketplace.

Trying to get some games to find use for it and not let it sit.

Keep in mind is the ROG Xbox X and it's great but so is any other class HW in a similar price bracket. I run Bazzite on it exclusively.

5090 PC and also PS5 Pro. I got all my needs covered. If it was me I would lean into the R0G or similar class PC handhelds just for the legacy and modern support. Something on a Z2 Extreme level or higher just to cover yourself for now.

Switch 2 as a primary platform is not the way I would advise you ride things out. Too many games skipping it and or running significantly worse.

I mean I have a ps5 pro and a 2070 GPU (which meh, I don't game much on there). I just got the switch 2 thinking I'd love to play Nintendo games and im
Like that's it?!

I truthfully don't like the small cheap indies on Steam, it's so cool to play these games on a handheld.
Like I have fun with auto battlers and those games where you have choices to become more powerful. There seems to be a ton of that crap on steam lol, for cheap too.

 

[CrustyBritches]

it's an equitable trade. Xbox Ally is basically as powerful as a Deck. If you don't feel comfortable selling your Switch 2 on FB, then this is a decent alternative if you can trust a person you're getting it from. Do you have a decent Steam/EGS/GoG library, or GP PC/Ultimate?