I agree. I always loved portable consoles. My next purchase will definietly be something like GPD Win. I prefer to buy games on one platform, so no more double dipping. I already have over 200 games on Steam alone and huge backlog that I would love to play on handheld. I dont see myself buying another dedicated portable console like 3DS anymore. If it cant run Steam, I wont buy it.
Yep exactly my thoughts.
The whole physical vs digital software decision has been troubling me for some time. No doubt I'll probably chop and change again and buy physical as I go along, but I think I will most likely go with Steam purchases going forward.
At the start of this year, I figured I would start collecting Vita titles in case they become difficult to attain later on especially since it was becoming clear that Sony probably wouldn't make another handheld for a while. Then I figured I'd buy a second Vita as a backup in case the first one breaks down. In the end though, if they both break down I'm left with a bunch of games that I don't have much use for.
I've also had other pieces of gaming hardware break down, so its a worry for me. Thus I think with Steam I can always upgrade my hardware whenever I want and the games will be there for me. I do understand though, I'm left at the mercy of the Steam overlords for whatever happens in the future but I'll take that risk.
On the cost side of things, Steam sales are always around the corner, whereas Nintendo likes to keep their prices up and like you said, buying something like GPD Win gives a huge head start up on a library of games to play. I don't really want to pay $60 for titles on Switch only to sell them for beans at the end of its life.
