#Hades switch performance 720p#

#Hades switch performance 720p#

This displays 720p visuals, and it is so vibrant and gorgeous that it makes us want to cry. Both systems also have built-in speakers and a headphone port.Īs for their screens, the Nintendo Switch OLED Model features an OLED screen. The Deck goes slightly further for control, though, by offering two trackpads with haptic feedback and pressure-sensitive clicking actions, as well as two additional grip buttons on either side for things like changing gears in racing games. The Switch has a built-in screenshot/video button, whereas the Deck relies on a button combo to achieve the same effect, which hardly seems like the worst offence in the world. Both systems can be expanded with microSD cards, which is good news if you can never make your mind up about what game to play.Ĭontrol-wise, both systems have touch-capable displays, two analogue sticks, proper d-pads, two shoulder buttons on each side, physical volume controls, and various function buttons. The entry level Steam Deck (a mere £349, financial ruin fans) has 64GB, but the more expensive options have 256GB (£459, probably the sweet spot) and 512GB (£569). We merely offer these thoughts for consideration.īut of course there are other hardware considerations. Anecdotal research among our female friends who have the Steam Deck (hi Bianca) suggests that it is about as practical and comfortable as a thornmail catsuit if your hands are smaller than dinner plates. In fact, at the risk of veering into the culture wars, there were times evaluating the Steam Deck that we did wonder how many women got the chance to hold this thing before Valve sent the plans off to the factory. Unless you are Richard Kiel (RIP) or Big Show, you will probably have to adjust your grip at times while playing. The sticks are tall and our thumbs sometimes struggled to cling on during particularly energetic levels of Teardown. It is much less comfortable even than the oversized PS5 controller. Remember the Xbox “Duke” controller? Did your hands like that? Because the Steam Deck is pretty similar to hold. The website says 669 grams, but after holding it without support for a few minutes, you will feel like describing it as “two thirds of a kilogram” instead. The Switch OLED is 24cm across and the Steam Deck is 30cm.

Remember the Sega Nomad? Damien probably has one in his lap right now. “It’s the Lady Dimitrescu of handhelds!” It’s not really. In contrast, we cannot overstate the size of the Steam Deck. ' It’s the Lady Dimitrescu of handhelds!' We cannot overstate the size of the Steam Deck. It feels comfortable and well-engineered, at least in every other aspect besides the goddamn drifting joysticks for pity’s sake Nintendo. It has heft but does not feel heavy, as The Killers once sang. Then again, while the Switch OLED Model is bigger than its predecessor, it is still sensibly proportioned. Even the Switch OLED Model with its glossy curved bezel struggles to feel expensive in quite the same way. Valve’s handheld looks and feels premium and exotic. Then along comes the Steam Deck with its gargantuan dimensions, ergonomic grips, and more buttons and sticks than a 70-year-old wedding party. Familiarity breeds contempt, and we’ve been staring at the Switch for hundreds, if not thousands of hours at this point. It’s closer than you might think, though. We live in a world where some people like the appearance of the PlayStation 5, so all bets are probably off in the looks department, but for our money the Nintendo Switch OLED Model is the prettier of these two devices. Image: Tom Bramwell / Nintendo Life Nintendo Switch OLED Model Vs Steam Deck - The Hardware

Still, this is the internet, and the straw man must be satisfied, so let us consider the merits of these two vastly different bits of hardware on the basis that someone, somewhere, may be considering purchasing one and never purchasing the other. We can prove this with the simple fact that we have purchased both, because we wanted them in order to do different things. The Steam Deck costs £350-570 depending on the model, and is basically a gaming laptop chopped up and jammed into a plastic surfboard.Ĭlearly they do different things. The Nintendo Switch OLED Model, the most expensive one, costs £310, and the system is essentially a slightly underpowered home console with legs. Realistically, though, this is an apples and oranges comparison. They both let you play “proper games” on the go, they share a similar shape, and they would both have you muttering covetous obscenities if you saw someone pull one out on the train. You can understand that kneejerk reaction. When Valve announced that it planned to make a handheld called the Steam Deck, it was immediately compared to the Nintendo Switch.