No they’re aren’t competitors. I’d wager a significant portion (probably the majority even) of Switch users have never heard of the Steam Deck or even less so the other handhelds.

Steam Deck has it’s fans but like everything in life just because you love it doesn’t mean the majority of people have any clue about it.

I have an older pc that I use as a a Plex server so as soon as I get some time I will fully switch to Ubuntu.

I couldn’t remember why Blendo Games was familiar to me until you mentioned AZS. Such a good game!

I’m not really a platformer fan but Abe’s Oddysee/Exodus and Kirby’s Dream Land are up there.

Shenmue II

A revenge story set in 1980s Japan. Shenmue was excellent but Shenmue II is just another level in every way. For me it is the perfect combination of story, open world (which I don’t normally like nowadays) and fighting game. It’s quite a mixture of different genres but it works so well.

Mario Kart DS

I did play a lot of 64 and Double Dash back in the day but DS is by far my favourite.

Playing online in most of the mainstream games nowadays is just a shit show.

I wonder why…

£800 for a console (£700 for digital) is actually ridiculous.

I’m curious for GTA VI but reading that has not added to my interest. “Roblox and Fortnite content creators” and “ecosystem” make me want to avoid.

Civilization V

Just start with that one and you won’t regret it.

It’s a beautiful game with lots of potential but it gets boring real fast.

Yeah I’m sure it’ll be fine. I jumped on Nextcargame very early and those first couple years were real slow going…

I’m excited for this. Let’s hope it doesn’t take 4 years like nextcargame :/