Nintendo Switch OLED and Steam Deck: The Next Stage of Portable Gaming?

Interested in the Nintendo Switch OLED? Prefer the upcoming Steam Deck? Learn how portable gaming is getting a boost.

Show Notes

You've heard of the Nintendo Switch, but what is the Nintendo Switch OLED? And why is Valve launching the Steam Deck portable gaming PC?

Ths week's show looks at these two very different developments in mobile gaming, considers the rationale behind both, their potential strengths and weaknesses, and asks: which one would you buy?

This week we discuss:

• Why the New Nintendo Switch (OLED) Is a Huge Disappointment
• Valve Finally Reveals the Steam Deck, Its $400 Nintendo Switch Competitor
• What Is SteamOS? How to Start Gaming on Linux
• Other handheld gaming consoles:
  • SMACHZ
  • GPD Handheld Windows Gaming PC

Christian Cawley and Megan Ellis are your hosts. You can contact them on Twitter as @thegadgetmonkey and @Megg_Ellis with your suggestions for future topics.

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