@maestrafenix ergonomics is not something impossible to work on regardless of the tech.
As for hardware performance competitors aren't really that worse in terms of the battery life, as the original Deck isn't that good either. The personal best was letting it run for 6 hours, but that was me reading visual novel on the engine that doesn't render at screen refresh rate. For action 3D games of past decade it's always been around 3 hours, right now it's more 2, but sure, mine is just slowly aging.
In terms of pricing, alternatives don't have the whole Steam behind them, but this point doesn't make sense in 2026 because everything costs a lot and who knows when it's gonna normalize, if not become a new norm.
As I said in another reply my point is that they let themselves to wait too much, and here we are, with very limited options.
As for hardware performance competitors aren't really that worse in terms of the battery life, as the original Deck isn't that good either. The personal best was letting it run for 6 hours, but that was me reading visual novel on the engine that doesn't render at screen refresh rate. For action 3D games of past decade it's always been around 3 hours, right now it's more 2, but sure, mine is just slowly aging.
In terms of pricing, alternatives don't have the whole Steam behind them, but this point doesn't make sense in 2026 because everything costs a lot and who knows when it's gonna normalize, if not become a new norm.
As I said in another reply my point is that they let themselves to wait too much, and here we are, with very limited options.