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Zarxrax@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I mean…how big is that backlog and how much are you playing on the go? There’s been no better device for handheld gaming, IMO, though I can see why it isn’t tempting at that price.

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  • sompreno@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    While the steam deck is a good device, it and every other modern handheld is designed like the switch which is more of a couch gaming experience rather theb a true portable for playing on the go

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    • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Playing on the go is all I do with mine. Beats the hell out of a laptop.

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      • macaw_dean_settle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Ha, no.

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    • mesamunefire@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I think the difference is that in 10 years when the steam deck is on its final legs, we can still play our games unlike most other consoles.

      It might be a spare laptop, steam machine, or something else entirely. But we will presumibly be able to play.

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      • CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I can still play games on my 13 year old PS4, 20 year old Xbox 360, 30 year old N64, etc. What are you talking about? The PS5 is already 6 years old and shows no signs of not being able to play games.

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      • sompreno@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        True, but thats also true for every other modern gaming handheld other then the switch/switch 2 since they all run windows, linux or android

        Either way doesn’t invalidate my point

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    • chisel@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      3DS, please come back!! The AYN Thor is trying. It would be cool if valve built something like it. Preferably with the autostereoscopic display. I know it’s a gimic and nobody uses it much, but damn is it a cool gimic.

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      • bilb@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I love the 3DS 3D effect. I had that shit on 100% of the time, and have missed it dearly.

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      • mesamunefire@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        So much fun!

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    • xspurnx@leminal.space ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Vita gang enters the room.

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    • fishy@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Yup, I take the train and everyone who’s gaming is on their phone or a retro handheld. In the airport is a different story though.

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  • PP_BOY_@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    ROG Ally is measurably better in every category and cheaper

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    • waterSticksToMyBalls@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      windows 11

      Lmao

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      • PP_BOY_@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        You can very easily downgrade to Win10 and there’s a sizable community on r/LinuxOnAlly but it’s also Microsoft/XBox so what else do you expect? Still beats giving Valve 45% more money so GabeN can buy another yacht company and sell kids gamble boxes.

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• artyom@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  If you’re playing basic-ass games, an ARM/Android handheld may be a better bet anyway.

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  • tidderuuf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Especially considering you could play something like 50k emulated games that span 4 gaming consoles on a handheld that cost $35.

    The SteamDeck is now a luxury.

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    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      The steamdeck was always a luxery.

      All video games are a luxery.

      It’s just now it’s also expensive.

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    • grue@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      What’s the best $35 handheld to get?

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      • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        For $35 I’m guessing whatever on FB marketplace.

        Android phones tend to become pretty worthless after like 5 years, but are still perfectly good for emulation. Hell 10 years ago I was emulating the DS without any issues.

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      • xtools@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        at that price point, the R36S clones on Aliexpress, i got one on sale for ~€22. they play everything up to ps1/dreamcast, n64 not so much though. the romsets they come with and their metadata are really bad, and the sd card it comes with is prone to die spontaneously, so it requires some tinkering

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    • MartianRecon@lemmus.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Wait what? What’s this?

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  • dil@piefed.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Have prices stayed the same on those? Isn’t valve funding arm support since their headset uses it. Maybe prices will drop and steam deck 2 will be using similar architecture to those instead.

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