If you are lucky enough to own a Steam deck (opens in new tab)They share a central screen and side-mounted controls and form factor, making the Switch a much more common portable gaming partner. Plus, there are the iconic Joy Cons, especially when using the famous neon red and blue color scheme.
Whether you’re into jokes or looking for stealthy Switch-themed Steam decks, Dbrand brought the goods (opens in new tab). discoverer The Barge (opens in new tab)you can now get a fully themed Nintendo Switch skin or a protective case for your Steam deck.
Skins are a fairly complete new wrap for Steam decks. The left and right portions of the controls are colored to match the traditional Joy Con design while manipulating the shape of the Steam deck. The back even has a very blurry logo, much like the Nintendo Switch on the back.
It’s one of those things you’re looking at, and it smells like Nintendo’s lawyers are gearing up for their latest paycheck. The lawyer we paid for said it was legal.” That said, for some reason, I doubt Nintendo would buy it.
Dbrand is no stranger to lawsuits from big names in the industry, famously butting heads with Sony over the PS5 plate. The plate has been removed from the store, but replaced with a newer version with significant changes.They are listed on the website (opens in new tab) It also includes various colored light strips as “not illegal”.
Hopefully, Dbrand has learned enough from this effort to protect these Switch skins from lawsuits. I know Nintendo, but if you’re into any of these red and blue beauties, I’ll jump right in before anything happens.All his Dbrand skins and It is also quite expensive at US$49.99.You can also get excellent clear teardown skins (opens in new tab) for the same price. As you know, to help with the anticipated legal costs that Dbrand may face.
For now, it might be worth investing in the case version of this skin instead. Dbrand’s SwitchDeck case is now on sale with the base model slashed from his US$64 to his US$59.95. This includes a Switch skin, so for $10 more you get a nice safe case to store your Swit. That’s the Steam Deck.
Don’t let your Steam deck fall apart like Dbrand did in his promo shot. No matter how similar they are, it’s important to remember that they’re not real joycons.