With Valve’s announcement of the Steam Deck, Nintendo Switch comparisons have also begun, but Valve says they are not designing steam deck as a competitor to the Switch, but that pc players are their target audience.

Valve designer Greg Coomer added that there’s no point in both devices being design-like.

Gabe Newell also praised Nintendo’s success with the Switch, emphasizing once again that they are aimed at PC gamers with steam deck. You’ll even know as soon as you get your hands on the device that it’s right for you, says Newell.

“When you pick up this device, it will feel like ergonomics for someone accustomed to playing games with expensive game controllers. Because it’s heavier and bigger than the Switch. If we’re right about that, we’ve made the right sacrifice for the audience we’re aiming for. So let me put it this way, if you’re a player and you get a Switch, and then you take our device, you know which one’s right for you, right? So you’ll know that in 10 seconds.”

However, of course, these explanations ignore the possibility of steam deck running Switch games through emulators. Rather, those in charge of the business, of course, do not have the luxury of highlighting these capabilities of the device, or they may have trouble with the legal part of the work. But the explanations from the Yuzu front, the most popular Switch emulator, are that steam deck can run a large number of games with remarkable performance.