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I like the openness of the system, and it works both ways. You can install your own operating system in the Steam Deck, but you can also install SteamOS in your

I like the openness of the system, and it works both ways. You can install your own operating system in the Steam Deck, but you can also install SteamOS in your own device. When it comes to the main concern that the article presents, battery, that is something that Nintendo has always prioritized over anything else. And it has paid off handsomely for them. The PlayStation Portable or the Sega Game Gear both suffered from poor battery and failed, even that their graphical quality was superior to Nintendo alternatives. Long term, this could also be the undoing of the Steam Deck. But battery tech has improved a lot in the past decade, so time will tell.

dudul 4y ago
Omg the amount of batteries you needed for a Game Gear. This console was so useless as a portable.
darkteflon 4y ago
Is that really apples-to-apples, though? I can play Pentiment or Olli Olli World on the Deck for hours, but Arkham Knight, RE2 or Hitman 3, much less. Nintendo can’t run those. Nintendo games don’t seem to optimise for graphics bells and whistles - which is fine - and the more graphically intense titles tend to run at 30fps. I’m not sure there’s any great mystery to the Switch battery life than a low TDP.