I honestly didn’t mean it in that way. 😆

So now i have a few fox cubs along with the dozens of cats i have populating my base.

Do fox cubs mix with cats? :)

Some Steam games don’t come with any DRM and function like games on GOG.

https://steam.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_DRM-free_games

It’s a pain to deal with it, just pointing out that there are Steam games that are fully DRM free.

I wouldn’t go as far a stating that it’s mainly a systemic problem. Individual choices also matter to some degree.

It’s a portable gaming device. It is in the same market.

You can play complex strategy games that require strong CPUs like Project Highrise, The Final Earth 2, Mega Mall Story 2 on mobile.

You won’t be able to run The Final Earth 2 even with the standard mobile population limit on a Switch because it uses an ancient CPU and it’s a quad core.

Don’t limit yourself by Nintendo PR and marketing. The gaming world (portable or otherwise) is not limited to Nintendo.

Portable devices using ARM CPU cores, even ones for ~$350, like the Xiaomi F1 released in 2018. It came with a new Snapdragon 845 SoC that included an Adreno 630 GPU.

It didn’t have the form factor of the Switch, I will give you that. My point is that the Switch had a very weak CPU when compared to similar devices even in the same price band for its time.

Keep telling yourself that!

You don’t know anything about the Switch 2’s CPU and you just assumed it will be better because “trust me bro”.

And you have the gall to call other people stupid (note that I never insulted you) and in such passive-aggressive way too.

OP claimed the Steam Deck’s CPU was definitely worse than the Switch 2 (this was an explicit, categorical statement).

Considering the Switch’s history (Cortex A57 used in the OG Switch being three generation behind in 2017), it’s not unreasonable to speculate that the Switch 2 CPU is likely to be extremely weak from a gaming perspective (I never brought up compute or synthetic benchmarks).

The Switch CPU performs extremely poorly as far as gaming is concerned. Case in point, you cited Cities: Skylines, a quick web search suggests performance is terrible on the Switch and it seems to have been abandoned shortly after release.

While I don’t doubt the Switch 2 CPU will be sufficient for games released by Nintendo, from a broader gaming perspective (gaming is not only Nintendo), it is likely the Switch 2 CPU will also be subpar and will perform worse than the Steam Deck (which is a handheld and its CPU is also subject to efficiency requirements). Whether Nintendo users know/care/don’t care about this is irrelevant. We are talking about objective facts.

The Switch CPU had very poor performance for 2017, it was 3 generations behind then current ARM/cortex releases.

It is very likely the CPU in the Switch 2 will also be subpar by modern standards.

I.e. You don’t know that the Steam Deck has a worse CPU and considering Nintendo’s history with CPUs, it is not impossible for the Switch 2 CPU to be noticeably worse than the Steam Deck.

So you’re saying it’s identical to the PC version in terms of scope and capabilities?

Have you ever played Cities: Skylines on PC?

And claiming that the Cortex A57 was a capable CPU in 2017 is not serious.

If you primarily play CPU bound strategy games, you can very much make conclusive statements about CPU performance. For example, Cities in Motion 1 (from the studio that created Cities: Skylines), released in 2010, can bring a modern CPU to its knees if you use modded maps, free look and say a 1440p monitor (the graphics don’t actually matter). Even a simple looking game like The Final Earth 2 can bring your FPS to a crawl due to CPU bottlenecks (even modern CPUs) in the late game with large maps. I will note that The Final Earth 2 has an Android version, but that doesn’t mean the game (which I’ve played on Android) isn’t fundamentally limited by CPU performance.

It very much is a genre thing. Can you show me a game like Transport Fever 2 on the Switch? Cities: Skylines?

The OG switch CPU was completely outdated when released and provides extremely poor performance.

The switch was released in 2017. It’s CPU, the cortex A57, was released in 2012. It was three generation behind the cortex A75 that was released in 2017.

that model of the Deck has a … worse CPU

We don’t really know this. It is possible that the CPU will be trash. Nintendo’s devices don’t really support genres that require CPU power (4X, tycoon, city-builder, RTS, MMO etc.).

While we don’t have detailed info on the Switch 2 CPU, the original Switch CPU was three generations behind at the time of the console’s release.

Enjoy it while you can, it’s going to be shut down by Nintendo soon, with private server users being assaulted by special forces and then sent to North Korean concentration camps (special agreement between NK and Nintendo to uphold “IP rights”).

I just find the amount of hate he attracts just for being a know it all seems way out of proportion.

He is also a grifter. Why would you be surprised that content from a fraudster (irrespective of whether a “know it all persona” is used in marketing or not) gets downvoted?

And generally, there is reason to be skeptical of content from gaming content creators that does not directly concern games (pricing and inflation is a much broader topic). There are much better sources for such discussions.

This individual is a grifter as well as being a grown man that solicits donations from minors.

Out of all the GTAs that I’ve played (haven’t tried 4 and 5), GTA2 was my favourite. It was made by DMA Design, not by Rockstar.

I liked how GTA2 was dark, gritty and despondent. It almost had cyberpunk/scifi vibes at times.

This analysis immediately identified the use of several elements protected by copyright, including parts of the game’s storyline, mechanics, and UI (User Interface).

The UI is protected by copyright?

Sounds like bullshit. DDS’s publisher should focus on improving DDS2. I was considering getting it, but decided against it when I read the reviews (many bugs, subpar updates).

You were playing the game on a 4:3 monitor? Or is this a VR game?

I see. I am surprised they didn’t simply take existing open source code and go with that.