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  • I promise you that a handheld PC isn’t a consideration at all for the majority of the customer base we’re discussing. Steam deck is “not that bad” compared to how awful Windows is, but it’s not anywhere in the neighborhood of a console for ease of use. The gap may be shrinking, but it’s still massive. You have to choose between Windows, which is complete and utter dogshit for every use case, but awful even compared to anything else for handheld gaming, or Linux, where you don’t have to worry about that subscription for online play because every game those people want to play will block you.

    The steam deck is not capturing console gamers. It’s a niche device for tinkerers. It is not and will not be competition in any meaningful sense. It could be so powerful it plays games the PS7 won’t be able to and still have no impact whatsoever on a handheld PS4’s sales.

    Non-AAA games aren’t “kid’s games” and joycons are the least durable piece of hardware ever manufactured. Kids aren’t why the switch is a success.


  • The switch was way more dated than a PS4 will be. Jaguars was shit, but not that shit.

    Handheld PCs aren’t meaningful competition for the majority of console buyers. The console experience isn’t “something they put up with”. It’s a massive value add by removing any need to ever think about configuration, optimization, compatibility, etc.

    People are paying $200 just to stream PS5 games. $400 to play PS4 games and still stream PS5 games will sell every unit they can manufacture. Unlike the switch, PS4 is actually viable for most large scale open world games.














  • The issue is behavior (which is the primary way most of that is diagnosed to begin with).

    Acknowledging the behavior and making a deliberate attempt to prevent/improve it is something I would see as a positive sign compared to the behavior without the same steps. Getting a diagnosis (and some type of therapy) is a good thing.

    If you consistently treat me badly, the label wouldn’t be why I left. If you make mistakes, but make the regular effort to be aware of them and improve, the label doesn’t matter either.