What is the best gaming handheld on the market now?
The 'Eck is still the best.
>>738832662The Nintendo Switch 2 and the Lenovo Legion Go 2.
what do you want to do?
>>738832702Post dick on deck, I don't care that this is a blue board
The best handheld is the one you own. They are all relatively good for the demographic of people who would use them
>>738832662I have an oled deck and it's fucking amazing, it plays everything I want to, particularly emulation and it has godly battery as well
Uhhh....my ass haha
>>738832662gaming laptop
>>738832793Portable gaming station and home htpc for movies and streaming pc games to the tv
>>738832775Probably thisThe Switch 2 in handheld is very good at what it does at the TDP it doesThe legion go 2 (coupled with Steam os) is the best but it's pretty expensiveThe Steamdeck, very outdated and old compared to it's counterpart but having Steamos lifts it up massively>>738832872I love that I could play use my Steamdeck for close to 8 hours with a low powered game or 4ish hours at 10~ tdpso efficient
Switch 2 for price to performance. Steam deck OLED for game library/emulation.
>>738832662Nintendo n3DS and Steam Deck OLED
>>738832662Depends what you want to do.If you only want to emulate up to PS1 literally anything under $100 from Anbernic or TrimUI is what you want.If you just want to emulate up to around PS2 and GC then the $200-300 mark you either get the AYN Thor or Retroid Pocket 5 or 6.If you want a reasonably budgeted one at around $500-600 that can emulate well enough on top of playing PC games and sticks to 800p the Deck is the best way to go.If you want something higher budget in the realm of $1000 but not doing something ridiculous like going to 1440p then the Xbox Rog Ally X.If you want something super expensive ($1000+) you are wasting your money and should put it towards a better PC. Everything past the Xbox Rog Ally X's price point is an enormous waste of money and always comes with some sort of caveat either in size or failing quickly.
>>738832923Assuming you want to stream movies to it, the legion go is probably the best bestgood screen, detachable controllers
hacked PSPSteam Deck OLED
>>738832662I have a legion go s and I love it. it's big but very ergonomic and vrr makes it a must have when locking framerate and keeping that smooth feeling. I also like that it has enough power to play most of my backlog at 1080 and can even pair it with my oled screen glasses. the fucking future is now niggas
>>738833180>hacked PSPStop with this meme. It is objectively worse than a $35 Chinese handheld emulator. It can't even do full speed GBA.
Why? Handhelds are for children.
>>738833493*Gamer dads.
>>738833290>vrrvirgin retard rhyme?
I'm kinda dumb for falling for the hype but I just ordered one of those dspico flash carts. I don't even need it, I already hacked my dsi and 3ds so I can just run games off of the internal sd card.
I bought the steam deck about half a year ago when I saw it was incredibly easy to play pirated games on it and its probably the coolest thing I ever bought unironircally
The deck is the only good one. The rest of them are awful simply because of Windows. The hilarious thing is that none of the Legion models are actual more powerful than the deck because Windows swallows at least twenty percent of your power
>>738836396There's a Legion that uses Steam OS.
>>738832662the answer is whatever is cheapest to you because it's not worth buying these new due to the price increase and we're waiting for next generation refreshes. Even the steamdeck isnt worth getting any longer since its too weak.
>>738835384variable refresh rate, the display matches the fps the game outputs to make it look smooth. say you cap it at 60, not only will it save you some energy by not wasting it chasing higher fps it'll also make it feel smooth. that device also has a really good LCD panel, it's a top tier handheld imo
unironically a phone
>>738836917 Even the steamdeck isnt worth getting any longer since its too weak.and have you looked at the price of steam deck used? mother fuckers are more expensive than new.
>>738837497The fuck do you play on a phone besides emulated games?
>>738832662Konkr.. or RP6, AYN odin/thor, RG557. Steam is able to run on these now too, it's time to embrace them
>>738832662Me and three of my buddies got a steam deck near launch and shit you not we played it only a couple times and eventually each of us sold it and we got a switch 2 lmao. Unless you want to emulate then its fucking useless.
>>738836396>The deck is the only good one. The rest of them are awful simply because of Windows. The hilarious thing is that none of the Legion models are actual more powerful than the deck because Windows swallows at least twenty percent of your poweram I retarded but isn't steam big picture mode the same fucking thing as steam os? Why do people keep mentioning steam os as some proprietary thing? Its even better on windows cause it doesn't have to go through so shit translation layer.
>>738832662gaming handhelds are some nice pieces of tech and i really want to like them. a few weeks ago i found a nice deal on a refurbished rog ally x and it's great. feels nice to hold, screen looks good and installing steam os took like 10 mins. but i quickly realized that my gaming pc and my laptop do everything the handheld does better. my pc is far more powerful and can easily repaired or upgraded. my laptop might lack power but it does the mobility thing much better than the handheld because of its keyboard, mouse and camera. and i wont look like a fucking nerd if i whip it out in public. so i returned my rog ally x and now i'm happy with my pc and laptop. think about what you want to do with your handheld. chances are you'd be better of with a dedicated pc and laptop.
>>738836396>>. The rest of them are good simply because of Windows.fix
>>738839320>installing steam osWhy did you reduce performance?
>>738832971Not bad combo.
>>738839652because i've never used steam os before and i wanted to give it a try. turns out i'm totally fine with using windows 11 on my laptop and pc. but i'm looking forward to the xbox mode on my living room pc. unfortunately it's not available in my region yet and vive tool didn't work for me.
>>738832662I still don't get the wide appeal of the steam deck. Just play your pc games on your pc like you have for your entire life
>>738838991>even better on windows cause it doesn't have to go through so shit translation layer.No it's not because window waste a LOT of power
>>738840560I like to play games in my bed and the auto sync saves is so comfy
>>738832662I got a legion go recently off of Facebook. I don't recommend it. The track pad is shit. The back button placement is not symmetrical and you always end up accidentally pressing them for the right controller. The controller detach mechanic is useless and the latches wear out (not a big deal but requires disassembly/warranty voiding to fix) and having start and select on the left controller is just retarded. No idea what legion go 2 is like. The screen is amazing and the best part and ergonomics are alright, not as bad as it seems considering the thing is hueg. As a sidenote I had to buy a new left controller due to the left trigger not registering anymore. It's a hall effect trigger and I couldn't find any resources on having this issue or even finding a replacement sensor so I had to buy a new one. Apparently hall effect triggers and sticks end up fucking with each other and that's why most triggers have regular analog pots when paired with hall sticks./blog Steam deck is better and more ergonomic at the cost of no option for windows and weaker CPU.
>>738840482>because i've never used steam os beforeI installed steamos and bazzite on my rog ally, and they work worse than steamos on deck.
>>738838991>Steam big picture yes just have legion space, Xbox app and steam big picture all running in the background along with all the other cluttered windows shit that you can't disable. I know it seems backwards but games run better on Linux via proton(for the most part) despite having to go through that translation layer BECAUSE windows is just that shit.That being said, ofc you can't beat windows compatibility.
>>738832948The problem with Switch 2 is that its battery only holds for like 2-3 hours, which is just laughable. Ever since I bought it, I've been using it almost exclusively docked.
>>738840879Bazzite worked alright for me on legion go but you still need a dual boot setup for windows to do calibration/updates and on a 500gb drive that's pretty rough.
>>738840964>2-3 hour battery I was really hoping Nintendo would pull out some black magic again like they did with the switch 1 but I knew after the initial reveal where they showed off the bigger fan that it was over. Its just the worst of everything now for switch 2.>Battery just as shit as the deck>Weaker than the deck >Costs just as much (msrp)>70 dollar games that never go on sale
>>738832662Grow the fuck up.You're not a child.You do not need your gayming on the go.You do not need to be able to play vidya gaems anywhere at anytime.You look like a faggot, a nerd, and a loser playing vidya gaems in public, in the car, on the bus, on an airplane, or on the train.Play vidya gaems in the privacy of a home, sitting down on a tv or monitor.Any your little mobile gayming device is weaker than a pc or console.
>>738832662'Eck
>>738841054>Phone posting on /v/ Ok retard
>>738841078Dick
>>738841080says the phoneposter
>>738841113You misunderstand my point
>>738840837>cost of no option for windowsGood
>>738841172Bad
>>738832662Didn't that thing stop receiving graphics driver updates this year?
>>738841172How did valve do it? It seems so simple but their competitors just can't into making a comfortable handheld>Dual trackpads with hapticsThe chef's kiss
>>738832775Switch 2 literally self destructs if you try to mod anything. That alone is like -5 points.
Ayn Thor if you only care for emulating
>>738833316Considering he has an eck, he's probably the psp for acutal psp games.>35 dollarNo one deserves sub 3288 rockshit. Those r36s communities are grim>>738841767>DualshitOdin 2 portal.
>>738842401>eckWhat?
>>738842515newfag
>>738832662this, its absolutely peak.>b-but muh analogany game that requires sticks is better off being played on a real setup anyway. no one is taking an eck with them anywhere except their bed or their couch. RPC is the greatest true handheld.
>>738841054>You look like a faggot, a nerd, and a loser playing vidya gaems in public, in the car, on the bus, on an airplane, or on the train.For air travel I have no standards at all it's already so undignified i don't care about anyone's perception, id wear pajamas if owned any.
>>738838119emulated games are like 95% of the games actually worth playing in current year. modern slop is pointless when you have near unlimited classics.
>>738842802>ARMno thanks
>>738842802those ergonomics are shit. we have technology now. you can buy a handheld with some contours
>>738838927>I sold my device with access to infinite games, mods, and absolute customizability and bought a machine that’ll brick itself if I so much as think about doing any of those things just so I can play “bing bing wahoo.”lmao, ok retard.
>>738838927Not really useless when it provides a way to play your steam library away from your rig and can dock for a console / secondary PC experience. Switch 2 seems a poor investment at this point in time due to the lack of OLED and mid game lineup. A couple years down the line it could be something, but as it stands even a modded switch oled is a better experience
>>738843782This. Sold my series x to buy a windows handheld and use it as a console replacement with added portability.
>>738842802>Retroon>Vertislop>>738843491>Sold a device that plays shit looking indies for a different one that plays shit looking indiesFixed.
>>738842685Why are you afraid to write the letter d?
>>738842918Do you need x86?
>>738844824Arm can play a lot but x86 can play everything.
>>738832662I still fucking love my Deck. By far the best vidya system I've ever bought and I have 30 years worth of consoles.
>>738840964The real problem for me is I've become completely disillusioned with the console model. Before that battery life would be a major flaw, not to mention all Nintendo's other stumbles. Now, none of that matters me since the Switch 2 simply being a console is completely repulsive. It's all just a symptom of being a console.
>>738832662I'M GOING TO SAY ITSwitch 2. The drawbacks of portable pc's are just too big. Tweaking game settings, tweaking hardware settings just to play a pick up and play game, extreme high power draw that makes every single one sound like a jet engine, even more so compared to the dead silent switch 2 and they are most of the time 2x the price of a switch 2>but muh 80 dollar gamesOnly mkw is 80, the next 4 exclusives are 60,50,50 and 40 bucks>but muh cheap gamesConsole stores prices are near identical to steam prices, only if a game had a port much later is that not the case.The more you knooooow
>>738848257The drawbacks of consoles are insurmountable.
>>738847750x86 runs hotter and consumes more power with the same performance as ARM, x86 should have died a long time ago.
>>738842918Valve will fix that.
Have a Steam Deck for PC games that aren't super demanding to put to my TV, a PC for bigger titles, and now I'm ordering a Retroid Pocket 4 Pro on their sales to have something that's just a general perfect glove fit for most of my emulation.
>>738841269they actually studied shit instead of just making something fancy and marketable for shareholders. say what you will about valve, they work to the beat of their own drum but that means that outside of retardation with counter-strike 2 they know their research, and that will keep them at least "relevant" to niche interests versus most other shit that throw big processors and screens around but don't bother with shit for ergonomics or function.
>>738848436lol. PC handhelds will never beat NS2/NS3.
>>738832662Miyoo mini +
>>738832662Rog Xbox Ally x
>>738848257Problem with Switch 2 is currently its library. Not just for S2 games being very few right now that aren't just ports from something else, but for the fact that it isn't even bringing big enhancements to many S1 games besides Boost Mode. If you're just for first-party and exclusives, it's whatever's one preference is, but in many cases that aren't recent AAA games the Switch 2 can pull off better, other platforms can handle a lot of the countless third-party Switch 1 ports better.
>>738848257The switch 2 has too many problems to count. Locked down drm boxes need to go.
>>738848443I don't disagree it's just that especially as a primarily docked device a deck btfos any arm device.Winlator is pretty amazing with what it can do and from my understanding valve is funding proton for arm. I'm confident they will have an arm deck successor running windows games with great compatibility it's just not there yet.Also fuck Google for trying to lock down android.
>>738849546yea, the arm deck successor is called the steam frame. newfag
>>738849546>I don't disagree it's just that especially as a primarily docked device a deck btfos any arm device.I disagree, it's weaker than a switch 2
>>738849797>A vr headset >Deck successor
>>738832662technically? rog flow z13Else legion go 2 if you have a gazillion dollars and dont mind carrying a literal fucking brick or the 'eck oled as the (still) undisputed king of best bang for your buck
>>738849896Yeah seems like you're right. You get dlss advantage and just more powerful hardware. I just assumed switch 2 was weaker. That being said, the disadvantages of the s2 have been listed in this thread numerous times. I stand by my position.
>>738849797>Average armkek
>>738848257>Only mkw is 80That's not true, the Switch 2 editions of some games are also $80.>but that's a game + the dlcCool but third parties sell those for like $10 after 7 years, not $80.
>>738849896>weaker than a switch 2only at rayslop which is stupid on a handheld, enjoy your 20 fpsit's less efficient but not weaker, switch 2's cpu is especially abominable
>>738832662Anything with a flashcart > ‘Eck >>>>>>>>>> Shitch
>>738852294>‘Why are you afraid to write the letter d?
>>738852294>Anything with a flashcart > ‘Eck???
>>738852337Ask the World Government
>>738848257>compared to the dead silent switch 2Damn, i've never thought about that untill you mentioned it.
>>738848257>The more you knooooow
>>738848257>i am too retarded for settings optionsyou don't deserve to have access to electronicsyou should get enslaved to work in the mines because it's too late to abort you now
>>738832948>The legion go 2 (coupled with Steam os) is the best but it's pretty expensiveI got the Legion Go S that comes with SteamOS and is officially supported by Valve, the Z1 Extreme model. Save for the lack of dual touchpads, it's better than the Deck proper given it's more powerful.I'm having fun right now playing Twilight Princess through Dusk.
Had the steam deck (regular one) and I became an avid handheld fan. This is literally what I dreamed as a kid, a portable PC with a gamepad. Now I'm rocking a LeGo2 with and Egpu. Bros, I don't think gaming can get any more comfy than this, I haven't touched my PC or consoles on a good while.
>>738849896The deck is a far better and more versatile handheld in a thousand different ways. Switch 2 is only stronger docked and even that's marginal.
>>738853546>officially supported by ValveIt was only possible to update the touchpad firmware on windows, and only recently was this done for steamos.
If/when switch 2 gets an oled model and gets jailbroken it's gonna become easily the best handheld there isBut thats a big ifA man can dream
>>738853956>best handheld>dogshit arm cpu
I just recently got an old lcd deck for free (never used) and so far it's been the best emulation experience I've ever had. If I ever splurge on a more powerful handheld it will probably actually be just to emulate ps3 games and newer stuff as it becomes available as I'm told the deck struggles with ps3 emulation
>>738854078still runs pragmata, cyberpunk elder drank etc etc doughbeit
Anyone here have a legion go 2? Thoughts? All I see online is 20 percent upgrade in perf for 1000 bucks extra.
Switch 2 + PC is all you needI got a MANGMI Pocket Max to stream my PC to handheld for extra comfort
>>738855058you don't need the switch 2, the console model doesn't need to be encouraged
>>738854847Pricewise and ergonomicswise you might as well get a gaymen laptop at this point
>>738854847The z2e's chip is a meh upgrade to the z1e. Its biggest "improvement" is in its efficiency. I wouldn't buy a legion 2 at $2k+ You can find handhelds with laptop chips at that price point.
>>738855757it's more that the handheld tax at that price point is just fucking stupidly high
>>738832662
Can Deck play PS3 Wipeout HDF at full speed now that it runs PS4 Bloodborne at full speed? Or is PS4 Omega Collection working?
>>738856985No the deck is a meme android phones have better emulation
>>738856795>external batteryinto the trash
>>738857150Can android play ps4 bloodborne or ps3 wipeout hd I have a s8gen5
>DailyMiyoo Mini Plus>TravelAnbernic RG556>Extended travel11.5 Onn Tablet + DualSense
>>738851930What does the C button do?
