TechPowerUp’s team conducted research to find out how the market for handheld consoles performs and where its users are mostly going. The large community poll of 22,649 PC gamers, asking a simple “Do you game on a handheld console?” paints a solid picture of the customer base that a handheld console maker can expect. The majority, at 65.3% of the polled gamers, have chosen the option “No,” indicating that two-thirds of PC gamers spend time on their main desktop or notebook PCs without using an additional handheld console. Among the 34.7% of respondents (7,852 votes) who game on the go, Valve’s Steam Deck leads with 2,798 votes (35.6%), narrowly edging out Nintendo’s Switch at 2,785 votes (35.5%). […]
Probably not representative of the wider userbase, but it might be a halfway-accurate proxy for the “PC enthusiast” crowd
It also lacks nuance like those who use both. I don’t tend to do mobile gaming although when I do I almost exclusively use my Steam Deck. My wife on the other hand does mobile gaming quite often and her usage is closer to 50/50 between the two. I would think it would be somewhat rare for anyone to exclusively use any one device or to even not own multiple devices.
