When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works.

The Switch 2 is coming at the worst time for me.

Proud as I am, I still haven’t been able to use the thing yet.

Holding the Nintendo Switch 2

I’ll get to why later.

Cost and specs are big factors for anyone weighing theSwitch 2 and Steam Deck against each other.

For me personally, I’ve never been much of a Nintendo person.

Steam Deck OLED with game library on screen sitting on woodgrain desk

Are JoyCons comfortable foranyoneto hold, really?

Instead, I’m zeroing in on price.

That makes it expensive for a Nintendo console, but way cheaper than a lot of handheld competitors.

Hands-on playing The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker on the Switch 2

Granted, the Switch 2’s LCD display might be one factor in that compared to the high-contrast OLED.

Here, the Switch 2 is more expensive by about $50.

Anyone looking to purchase one or the other will predominantly want to think about investment over novelty factor.

A screenshot shows a side-by-side comparison of Breath of the Wild on Switch and Switch 2.

I’ll just need to keep reminding myself of that.

Photo taken by writer Rosalie Newcombe of the Tears of the Kingdom OLED Nintendo Switch handheld, with the Super Mario Nendoroid figure standing in front of it.

Nintendo Switch 2 console in handheld mode

Nintendo Switch 2 with Mario Kart on screen next to original Nintendo Switch with teal backdrop

Nintendo Switch Lite in Blue sitting on wicker table with Zelda: Link�s Awakening on screen.

Player wearing yellow sweater using Nintendo Switch 2 JoyCon in mouse mode playing Drag x Drive on woodgrain coffee table.

Oblivion Remastered "Sir Vancealot"

Skyblivion

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Article image

No Rest for the Wicked

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

GTA 6 trailer screenshots

Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

A screenshot from Super Mario Odyssey showing Mario throwing Cappy in New Donk City.

Mavix M7�s Elemax massage and heating backrest

Ritual Remnants appear in various rooms in The Horror at Highrook

Wyatt Russell, Sebastian Stan, Hannah John-Kamen and David Harbour in Thunderbolts

Articulate box, cards, board, and tokens on a wooden table

The cast of Thunderbolts standing in an elevator during the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie.

Jonah Hauer-King as Conrad in Doctor Who: ‘Lucky Day’.