Subj : Re: Intel: Once mighty, now falling?
To   : hollowone
From : Arelor
Date : Tue Jun 03 2025 05:14 pm

  Re: Re: Intel: Once mighty, now falling?
  By: hollowone to Arelor on Tue Jun 03 2025 12:32 pm

 > Yep, but I think Nintendo won. exactly because they have the niche. (unless
 > steamdeck is considered). Sony also ain't winning this time and push more
 > and more software titles to PC.
 >
 > I think ultimate winner is PC from highend rigs and expensive games for some
 > to niche indies and pixel karma for a few bucks everybody can afford.
 >

Nintendo does not target the audience Xbox and Playstation do and they have declared such thing quite openly. In fact I'd argue Nintendo is successful because no other big game titan is trying to capitalize that segment.

Nintendo used to get burnt when they tried to compete with raw power, they have much more success when they try light family and party friendly titles. I am aware Nintendo has reputable shooters in their back catalogue but if you want to play that sort of game you usually pick another system.

I also don't think the Steam Deck is a direct competitor of the Nintendo Switches and most people who think so tend to be Nintendo trollboys. The Switches are tightly closed game systems, the Deck is basically a gaming toolkit. I don't think the sort of person who picks a Switch would find the Deck to be a substitute, and I don't think the sort of person who picks a Steam Deck would consider a Switch a substitute.

Personally, if I were to pick a game system for myself I would pick a PC if just because it is more flexible and in the long it is arguably cheaper - in fact my current game system is a Steam Deck bought on discount. And the reason is that the Steam Deck is a PC in disguise with all the drawbacks and advantages.

But, if you are a daddy and want a game system for your kid, game consoles have their advantages. A low upfront cost is one, the lifecycle is quite predictable, compatibility and performance are commercially guaranteed on the target platform (something that is not necessarily true on a random PC). You would not want to spend two hours fixing your kid's computer drivers so he can play some random game whereas consoles are more set-and-forget. I am not a fan of any console past the 6th generation but I understand that the sort of family that has no computer at home can be serviced by a game console.


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