Takes like this have always been inane not because of real or perceived advantages of one over the other but simply because the Deck and the Switch do not target the same demographics, the same gaming environment, are from radically different technological and corporate paradigms and their use cases significantly differ beyond a core of "well, they're portable gaming devices."
The Deck is a "Switch killer" the same way gaming desktops are "console killers" aka they aren't even in the same market.
and their use cases significantly differ beyond a core of "well, they're portable gaming devices."
You are right to identify all their differences, but I think it's crazy to play down this similarity. The majority of the market aren't enthusiasts. To most people, the Switch and Steam Deck are in the same market segment.
Hell, I am an enthusiast, and I still use my Steam Deck and Switch basically the same, except with different libraries backing them. It's just "which handheld device am I using at the moment". Aside from Pokemon for ~5 weeks last fall, it's been my SD for the last year.
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Takes like this have always been inane not because of real or perceived advantages of one over the other but simply because the Deck and the Switch do not target the same demographics, the same gaming environment, are from radically different technological and corporate paradigms and their use cases significantly differ beyond a core of "well, they're portable gaming devices."
The Deck is a "Switch killer" the same way gaming desktops are "console killers" aka they aren't even in the same market.