Image: Sasha Stowe “It’s what Indiana Jones would carry his Switch 2 around in.” – Jim Norman, 2025 He’s not wrong, though. The Magnetic Case for the Switch 2 from WaterField Designs looks like something straight out of Raider of the Lost Ark. It’s a simple, but effortlessly timeless-looking design, and should anyone see you out and about with it, …
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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 90, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, hope you’re staying cool, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I have been watching The Bear’s fourth season, preparing for the deluge of Qi2.2 wireless chargers, pondering how …
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As work continues on backwards compatibility improvements for Nintendo Switch games on Switch 2, over twenty games have now been fixed. There are some heavy hitters on the list, including Crypt of the NecroDancer, Harvestella, Portal 2, Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, and even Nintendo’s own Endless Ocean Luminous. Previously, these titles had issues on the new console. But after …
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After 3 years of holding out, I finally bought a Steam Deck thanks to the same logic I used to talk myself out of a Switch 2 GamesRadar+ Switch 2 vs. Steam Deck: Battle of the Handhelds CNET Switch 2 vs Steam Deck: testing Valve’s OLED model against the new Nintendo hybrid Eurogamer Video: Switch 2 Vs. Steam Deck System Face-Off, Digital Foundry …
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Watch on YouTube Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube828k Digital Foundry has returned with a new “system face-off” video – this time putting Nintendo’s hybrid hardware, the Switch 2, up against Valve’s PC handheld, the Steam Deck. In the video above, you can see how the Switch 2 holds up against the Steam Deck OLED model across various “head-to-head” match-ups, …
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The Switch 2 versus the Steam Deck is a compelling match-up: Nintendo’s brand new portable hybrid paired up against Valve’s handheld PC. Conceptually, these devices diverge in some crucial aspects, but they do align in form factor and usage patterns. Which portable powerhouse takes the performance crown? And how do they compare in day-to-day use – in terms of their …
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I want a future where we don’t need a desktop PC to get the best gaming graphics. Maybe I’m a dreamer who needs to keep on dreaming, but I think that that pie-in-the-sky wonderland is closer to reality than you may think, and all PC component makers need to do is hop on the eGPU train. Better yet, they need …
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Back in 1985, when my family acquired Nintendo’s original NES gaming system, my life changed for the better – but when the Japanese tech brand released the hand-held Gameboy in 1989 and the Super Nintendo console in 1991, my parents put their feet down and refused to keep upgrading our video game systems every time a new one hit shelves. …
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Image: Sasha Stowe The WaterField Designs CitySlicker is a design that has been around for at least 10 years, and it has barely aged a day. From its full-grain leather front flap to its pleasingly voluminous rear mesh pouch, it’s a case that oozes quality and style, which is just as well given the $129 price tag. Yeah, this is …
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