Valve’s Steam Deck has dropped to its lowest global ranking since its launch in 2022 following the announcement of the Nintendo Switch 2.
According to the global Steam charts (via) by revenue for the period of January 14, 2025, to January 21, 2025, the Steam Deck has hit its lowest ranking since its release in 2022 during the same week that the Nintendo Switch 2 was announced. Sine its launch, Valve’s gaming handheld device has maintained a position in the top 10 on the charts.
The shift to #47 marks the first time the Steam Deck has been pushed out of the top 10 weekly Steam charts. The decline is significant, putting it nearly 16 times lower than its position of #3 during the prior week period of January 7, 2025, to January 14, 2025. The only major occurrence during the period of January 14, 2025, to January 21, 2025, that is likely to have influenced a massive drop in Steam Deck sales revenue is the announcement of the Nintendo Switch 2 on January 16, 2025.
The Nintendo Switch 2’s first-look trailer has amassed close to 19 million views thus far. It’s clear that there is significant interest in a handheld gaming device that can potentially outperform the Steam Deck. Nintendo’s lineup of first-party titles further sweetens the deal for anyone looking to get into gaming on-the-go. The Joy-Con mouse functionality suggested in the Nintendo Switch 2’s first-look trailer is also be a feature that would appeal to the Steam user base.
Multiple content creators have heard about major third-party support being planned for the Nintendo Switch 2 owing to its hardware capabilities. Publisher including Ubisoft, EA, Bandai Namco, Capcom, Sega, Microsoft are looking to port all of their ambitious AAA titles over to the upcoming console. Microsoft is bringing a Call of Duty game, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 to the Nintendo Switch 2, Furthermore, he believes that Bethesda will port Fallout 4 and Starfield to Nintendo’s upcoming console. As for Bandai Namco Entertainment, he claimed that the publisher is betting big on the Nintendo Switch 2, with both Tekken 8 and Elden Ring set to arrive on the platform.
