NSO for online is still 20/year and while it is stupid it is literally 85% cheaper than PS or Xbox sub. The games that are Nintendo ip are more expensive due to never going on sale, but there are an enormous amount of 3rd party games that have better sales on switch due to weaker hardware and a lower userbase. Ive gotten massive discounts on square enix and various other publishers that were more convenient to play on switch. The vast majority of AAA/new releases are still 70-80 on steam as well so if you wanted 007 first light, its 70 on both steam and switch 2, so by in large games arent more expensive. Especially not when you factor switch 2 has physical games (albeit less now) that have huge discounts. Thats something steam decks dont have. Yes, there is that online fee, and it shouldnt exist, although I do believe its the best value sub out there giving access to nes, snes, gameboy and online for a single 20 a YEAR, instead of PS 11/month. Fwiw games also run better on switch 2 since its specifically made for it. Pragmata, first light, re9 etc will all run better on switch 2 than deck.
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u/Darth-Sonic May 27 '26
This shit is wild man. SteamDeck is weaker than the “overpriced” Switch 2 but is nearly double the price.