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The performance was never the consideration for Nintendo. They want a handheld that can last a long time, so they will always clock their chips down. You can't compare 30 watts all the time to 30 watts plugged in, let alone 5 watts in handheld mode.
Steam Decks are great, but lets be real; when you play a big AAA title, even on moderate settings, you might get two hours out of the machine pushing it to the limit at full TDP.
This is kind of a nothingburger story. We always knew Nintendo were not going to scale their machines up to the level of PC gaming handhelds.
Us folks with original model Switch's ain't barely getting two hours either, though.
Let's see how long the Deck battery lasts after 7 years. Luckily the batteries in both are replaceable.
With a lot of effort sure. The batteries aren’t a simple swap like they should be.