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The potential extra optimization on consoles lessens the blow of paying a bit more.
I'm not so sure about that. I feel if you already have a steam library, a pc handheld is kinda hard to beat. Depending on what you like, you might already own every game you'll want for the Steam Deck. Even if you gotta buy everything new, Steam does sales more often and more aggressively than Nintendo.
If you're not into paying for things, you can pirate on the Steam Deck. Who knows when the Switch 2 will be jailbroken.
For me, now that there are viable Linux Handhelds, I think I'd kind of struggle to justify one running a proprietary OS.
I'm not saying the switch 2 edition is a better deal only that it is nice to see the developers be commissioned to squeeze more power with limited hardware. Modders can do the same however there isn't that many steam deck units to justify doing the same amount of work.
Oh yeah, I was thinking way more generally for some reason. I can certainly see that in isolation.