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You told us: Nintendo Switch OLED or Steam Deck? It’s not even close.
July 15, 2025
Valve made a huge splash last week when it revealed theSteam Deckhandheld PC, allowing you to take your Steam library on the go. It isn’t the only handheld in the headlines recently, as Nintendo also announced anew Nintendo Switch modelwith an OLED screen.
The two devices are relatively close in price ($400 for the base Steam Deck and $350 for the OLED Switch), and that got us wondering which one you’d actually buy. Here’s how you voted in this poll.
Would you buy the Nintendo Switch OLED or Steam Deck?
Weposted the pollon Friday, July 16, and over 2,700 votes were tallied as of writing. And the winner is the Steam Deck by a landslide, with over three-quarters of respondents saying they’d buy Valve’s upcoming handheld over the OLED Switch.
The comments suggest that there are a few key reasons for users to pick the PC-based handheld. These reasons include having your existing PC game library instead of building a new library from scratch and the Switch’s aging internals. We could also see the PC-based nature being very appealing to some compared to the locked-down Nintendo ecosystem.
Related:The Steam Deck has potential — if Valve can stay committed
Just under a quarter of respondents (23.5%) say they’ll pick up the Nintendo Switch OLED instead. None of the comments reflected this poll choice, but we’re guessing that the cheaper price, some killer exclusives (e.g. Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Breath of the Wild, etc), and the OLED panel are reasons to pick up the Nintendo handheld.
Nevertheless, it doesn’t seem like you can go wrong with either option if you want a quality portable gaming experience.
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