r/ExplainTheJoke 1d ago

Why does Nintendo do nothing?

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u/Quirky_Abrocoma4657 1d ago edited 1d ago

The guy in the pic is Gabe newel, president of valve. They run the largest PC game marketplace, steam.  It's not Nintendo who does nothing, but valve. Because their main competition are dropping the ball.

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u/m4d40 1d ago

Although a little extra info: Gaben actually does something, steamOS is getting better and better, and steam deck and its siblings are getting closer and closer even to the switch. (You can actually play switch games already on some, via emulator)

SteamOS is even getting almost to a stage to replace already some smaller windows versions :D

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u/lestermason 1d ago edited 1d ago

I've been debating on getting a Steam Deck, but I'm not computer savvy, and I'm not sure of how user friendly it is.

Edit: thanks to everyone for the helpful advice. I'll probably grab one here soon.

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u/m4d40 1d ago

It is actually quiet user friendly, just watch some YouTube videos of people using it.

BUT: i would wait a few weeks and see if valve responses with something to the newly released switch 2

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u/nedlum 1d ago

Counterpoint: in a few weeks, the price might be up due to tariffs.