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.
If you’re playing basic-ass games, an ARM/Android handheld may be a better bet anyway.
dil@piefed.zip 1 month ago
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.
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.
grue@lemmy.world 1 month ago
What’s the best $35 handheld to get?
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.
minfapper@piefed.social 1 month ago
Just make sure you don’t store any personal data on those devices. They become useless because they slowly turn into a security nightmare
grue@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I want to get something with a physical D-pad and buttons off Aliexpress or whatever, but I have no idea how to sort through all the random no-name choices. The only other criteria I have is that I want it to be fully Free Software with no malware and the best value for money I can find.
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
grue@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Wait, but Dreamcast is newer than N64. Did you mean Saturn or 32X, or is N64 weirdly hard to emulate for some reason?
Is there anything to watch out for, other than price (and maybe avoiding paying extra for a bigger SD card, if they’re unreliable anyway)? Do ones from different sellers have different software? Should I worry about trying to avoid malware, or just assume I’m going to want to wipe the thing and re-flash as soon as I get it, or what?
MartianRecon@lemmus.org 1 month ago
Wait what? What’s this?