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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean Nintendo's doing it. Sony's doing it. PC is doing it. They're the only ones not doing it!

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Isn't Sony's attempt just a glorified steam link with its own screen?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It is, but Sony's also done PSP and Vita. Either way, its more than MS has done with Xbox.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah they tried handhelds, barely made a dent to Nintendo market share then gave up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

People pretty often completely understate the Vita’s popularity/lifespan. Less than the 3DS for sure, but early metrics were stupidly counting hardware sales when it was moving early to digital.

In Japan it stayed popular long after the USA stopped talking about it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I mean near the end of its life, the PSP was outselling the DS. Sony dropped the ball with Vita though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Sony's also done PSP and Vita.

In all honesty, I completely forgot they existed when I made my comment.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That's what Xbox's will probably end up being too, haha.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Doesn’t need to be as powerful and the battery lasts way longer.

Theres obviously downsides like needing a connection, but it’s meant to fit a different role than the steam deck.