• echo64@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Most people who play Nintendo Switch do not even know what a steam deck is. The vast vast majority.

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      1 year ago

      It’s revealing to keep in mind that the Switch sold 125 million units, and the most optimistic estimates put the number of Steam Deck sales around 3 million. Keep in mind that the Steam Deck never aimed to sell as much as major consoles, but that still shows how niche it is in comparison.

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      1 year ago

      Do you have numbers to back that up or are you just speculating. Personally I’d find it weird that someone who games especially on a mobile platform with somehow have not heard of the steam deck. Between social media and targeted news feeds I don’t know how they not hear about it.

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        1 year ago

        This is your notice that you are very much in a bubble. Most gamers have no idea what a steam deck is.

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          1 year ago

          Most casual gamers. Also it depends on region. Steam marketed itself basically on steam only so the pc relevance as the gaming platform in your region really matters.

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            1 year ago

            most gamers are casual gamers, and most importantly to this conversation, most casual gamers can be found on nintendo switch. even outside of the ‘casual gamer’ world, you are in a bubble if you think the steam deck is big news outside of nerd circles like this