Sony Handheld Gaming Console Reportedly Coming for Steam Deck, Nintendo Switch Market Share

[TheinsanegamerN]

i wanted to like the psp but it was too bulky and the games framerate was bad...
nintendo ds on the other hand.... was better which i bought

It was always uncomfortable, in a way the DS never was. The Vita fixed that issue.

PSP was maybe even too ahead of its time to be honest.

The PSP's biggest issue was its software. A lot of it's "first party" games were shipped off to lesser studios, same thing happened with the Vita. It never had the care and attention Nintendo put in their titles.

Other issue was that Sony never got that portable gaming is very different. They really pushed that the PSP was "console quality on the go" but people on the go dont want console quality. They want something usable on a small screen, easy to pick up and play in short bursts. See also: mario kart, pokemon, ece.

Most people I knew who owned PSPs used them to emulate GBA games on the larger backlit screen.

Any new portable console from sony is gonna have the same issue. Their 1st party titles have been mediocre at best since the PS4 launch. A remaster of the remake of the HD update of TLOU part 2 isnt gonna save a portable console.

 

[Hyderz]

It was always uncomfortable, in a way the DS never was. The Vita fixed that issue.


The PSP's biggest issue was its software. A lot of it's "first party" games were shipped off to lesser studios, same thing happened with the Vita. It never had the care and attention Nintendo put in their titles.

Other issue was that Sony never got that portable gaming is very different. They really pushed that the PSP was "console quality on the go" but people on the go dont want console quality. They want something usable on a small screen, easy to pick up and play in short bursts. See also: mario kart, pokemon, ece.

Most people I knew who owned PSPs used them to emulate GBA games on the larger backlit screen.

Any new portable console from sony is gonna have the same issue. Their 1st party titles have been mediocre at best since the PS4 launch. A remaster of the remake of the HD update of TLOU part 2 isnt gonna save a portable console.

PSP had a quite a lot of Japanese titles that never came to the western market and some of them were fun

 

[Palladium]

Considering how hard Sony now is at gutting out their first-party this is gonna tank even harder than Vita.

 

[Ruru]

PSP had a quite a lot of Japanese titles that never came to the western market and some of them were fun

This is practically why my friend got a PSP not that long ago as he knows some Japanese as well.

 

[Ravenas]

To anyone saying "I don't see the point"...

The point is that Sony has 116 million active PSN users. This is second only to Steam's 130 million active users. Sony has an opportunity to capture their large audience in the form of portable gaming.

What I find interesting is Nintendo revived the portable market with the Switch. Valve is using portions of the Switch supply chain to build out the Steam Deck. Sony and Microsoft can also use the same supply chains. I love the Steam Deck and my PCs, however, I also find the PS5 Pro to be a very attractive console, and I would be interested in a portable version with cross saves that runs games natively.

I am a big Valve fan, and I purchased the LCD edition on Day One. I've actually purchased all Valve hardware on day one. There still isn't anything on the mainstream VR market better than the Index. Some things they do very well with (Index), others that do well, and others they do horrible (Steam Machines). Steam Deck is a great product, but in my opinion they have only done well in so far. The product was released in basically a beta form. It has gotten much better overtime time, but still has problems. The Steam Deck Dock is another example, basically released in beta form and has had to have many firmware patches.

What Sony and Nintendo tend do, as well as Microsoft, is release a finished and polished product to the market (in terms of hardware, focusing on video games only).

 

[kapone32]

To anyone sayings I don't see the point...

The point is that Sony has 116 million active PSN users. This is second only to Steam's 130 million active users. Sony has an opportunity to capture their large audience in the form of portable gaming.

What I find interesting is Nintendo revived this market with the Switch. Valve is using portions of the Switch supply chain to build out the Steam Deck. Sony and Microsoft can also use the same supply chains. I love the Steam Deck and my PCs, however, I also find the PS5 Pro to be a very attractive console, and I would be interested in a portable version with cross saves that runs games natively.

The issue with that is the Switch launched in 2017. It was seen and marketed as Nintendo's console and though they marketed the portable no one thought of using a Switch outside of the home (Pokemon aside). You are also regulated to Ninterndo's market and their rules. The Steam Deck is a PC that happens to be portable and powerful enough to run Windows or Linux and run Games at high frame rates. The biggest thing in this space for me is actually combining Freesync with APUs to allow for compelling Windows PC Gaming.

Sony are responding to MS, Steam, Asus, Lenovo and the raft of handhelds from that Chinese vendor I can't remember right now. The Steam Deck has been very successful and the failure of the Claw to live up to the marketing has pushed the Ally into 2nd place. We all know that Nvidia are trying desperately to respond but they are out of touch when it comes to pricing so their APUs will have R&D costs cooked in. The other advantage Sony have (If anyone remembers) is their version of Direct Storage works faster than Windows and they have no need to build an OS. While PS1 3D Games are downright ugly by today's standards PS2 and beyond are quite viable. I mean the Chinese have started putting those retro Batocera drives into these now too. Regardless of how we feel about there is a market for them and plenty of tech media supporting them. They also already know Ryzen and Radeon.

 

[Nordic]

I had both, and most people I know use the Switch at home.
The games aren't the same and I'd say they target different audiences.
The SD is more for the tinkering type. The Switch is for people who want something that just works.
They both legally have different games. The switch is to play with friends; the SD is to play alone.

One doesn't have to tinker with the steam deck at all. My wife certainly doesn't with hers. So far every game either my wife or I have tried on the deck just works. The stream deck provides an ease of use that anyone can figure out.

 

[chrcoluk]

Will Sony know why the deck is successful though, unlike the Vita it utilises the existing game library from Steam.

I can see them doing something stupid like making it have its own game library meaning when its released there is next to no games for it and will be relying on publishers releasing games for it specifically.