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What people loved
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“This is hands down the best handheld console I have ever had. I've been a Nintendo kid since I was little as my first device was a Gameboy advanced sp, and I have tons of them up until the switch. This runs better and is way more versatile. I cannot recommend it enough.”
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“… [truncated] … Zomboid, Atom RPG, and others. The issue I'm facing is device overlap. The Switch Lite is the handheld I naturally reach for most often. The 3DS was originally for library coverage. I got the Steam Deck for PC… [truncated] …”
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“Best answer right here: the handheld doesn't matter but having a good sleep function does. Love my Switch OLED for immediately picking up where I left off within 5 seconds of picking it up, and sold the Ally Z1E for being so inconvenient in this regard.”
Common complaints
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“That was the most ridiculous of Nintendo decisions and probably will be for a long while.”
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“You can pirate or get incredible discounts/buy keys to games while Nintendo switch games are really limited and cost like $70-80”
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“It’s insane how badly Nintendo has dropped the ball with backwards compatibility. I can play the majority of the ps4 catalogue on my PS5 and it will both look and run better.”
Specifications
Specs aren’t in our database for this product yet. We’ll add them as part of the next pipeline run. In the meantime, the Amazon.in listing has the full datasheet.
Reddit discussions
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neutralsteamdeck “What convinced you to get your Steam Deck?”I'm curious as to why other people chose to get their Steam Decks. For me personally, it started when I started to fall out of love with Nintendo and PlayStation, both of which I am a lifelong fangirl. My earliest memories of being alive are of the PSP and DS Lite. Before the Steam Deck I had many handhelds as that is my preferred way to play, I had a Switch, PSP, PS Vita, and pretty much every DS and 3DS. However in recent years I have come to resent Nintendo a bit for pricing and also all the recent Pokémon releases, it's become very apparent that they kinda just want money. As for PlayStation, I kept having hardware issues with the Vita and on top of that, I realised I don't even really have a PlayStation library on my PS5, most of those games came from the PS Plus subscription, if I were to cancel it or not be able to afford it, I would lose all my games, the subscription was holding me hostage. So I gave up on the Switch last year, I needed some extra cash as I am a university student and I realised I wasn't playing 90℅ of my overpriced library, so I sold it to a friend of a friend. The PS Vita completely broke on me at the end of last year and I was just so frustrated that I couldn't just have a nice handheld experience. So I started playing games on my PC which I typically only ever used for game development for university. I enjoyed the games and the ability to build my library and keep it but I still missed playing handheld, it felt like the answer was there to whole time, I just needed a Steam Deck. So now I'm a massive Steam Deck fangirl and haven't touched any of my other consoles since. If I need to play a PSP or Switch game, I just emulate it which is amazing. I was surprised at how well Breath of the Wild runs on the Deck emulators.
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neutralsbcgaming “The best handheld is the one you already have”I bought this used NintendoDSi a couple months before the double screen fever take over and I been searching for some physical games that I didn’t have. I really don’t need a new ds device, the tariffs screw the prices so much and I can’t justify getting a new device just because. Sometimes the ones we got are the best we have. Device: NintendoDSi. Game: Pokemon White for the Nintendo DS.
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positivesteamdeck “best handheld console”This is hands down the best handheld console I have ever had. I've been a Nintendo kid since I was little as my first device was a Gameboy advanced sp, and I have tons of them up until the switch. This runs better and is way more versatile. I cannot recommend it enough.
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neutralemulationonandroid “Me as of late for some odd reason, and I used to play emulated PC games the most.”I used to love playing Dark Souls 3 on my phone, and other PC games like cuphead (which I still really like tbf), but now I'm almost exclusively playing stuff like Rayman 3 and Origins, Simpsons hit and run, and DS pokemon games lmao. Idk, they just hit different for some reason. I tried switch emulation and figured I might as well pick up a used switch OLED instead to not stress my poor fold out, and also not have to tinker or have issues and shit. It's so cool how phones can run such demanding titles, but they just can't compare to old school classics IMO
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neutralsbcgaming “After much time trying and tinkering, this is where I landed”From top to bottom: - Nintendo Switch 2: For Switch and Switch 2 games. - Lenovo Legion Tab 3: For emulation in general up to PC and Switch games. Mostly used for PS2 and PSP, but sometimes I want to play a game with a heavy CRT shader on what is basically a mini tv. - Retroid Pocket Classic: My EDC. Emulation up to PS1, PSP, N64 and very light PS2 games. Mostly I do very retro stuff up to the 32 bit era, sometimes I stretch it past it's optimal use. After a lot of trials I ended up selling/giving away most of my consoles. Some I really really liked, but couldn't justify keeping or didn't get enough use. But this 3 have stood the test of time and mostly don't make me want to buy anything else. (I mean I do have an order in for the RG Rotate, but that's a story for another day) Past handhelds (in order): - PS Vita. Sold; Loved it. Didn't get enough use. - Anbernic RG35XX (OG). Gifted, when I got my next console. - Retroid Pocket 4 Pro. Sold; Probably my second most used console. Loved everything about this one, except the screen wasn't great and was a tad small. - Switch Lite. Sold; Now this one. This one was one of my favourites. Great size, amazing games. Really really good. But when I got the switch 2, and already having my wife's Switch OLED, I couldn't use my account on all three and this one fell unused quickly. - Miyoo A30. Sold; Before I got my RPC, this was my EDC. Loved this little guy. Only issue was the screen was too dim for outdoors. But the controls were so good. - Anbernic RG35XXH. Sold; Another one I really liked, such a good size. Really good quality over all. But I decided to part ways with it to get the RPC, and I don't regret it one bit. Maybe just a little bit because it was such a great Ape Escape machine. - Anbernic RG40XXH. Sold; This one is really good, I thought it would get more use, but it didn't click with me as I expected. Still a very solid one. What about you all? I'd love to hear your journey with this little nostalgia machines. Let me know. And also remember, go play some goddamn video games!
Discussions analyzed
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steamdeckWhat convinced you to get your Steam Deck?“I'm curious as to why other people chose to get their Steam Decks. For me personally, it started when I started to fall out of love with...”14 mentions · ▲ 1916 View →
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sbcgamingThe best handheld is the one you already have“I bought this used NintendoDSi a couple months before the double screen fever take over and I been searching for some physical games that...”1 mention · ▲ 1818 View →
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emulationonandroidMe as of late for some odd reason, and I used to play emulated PC games the most.“I used to love playing Dark Souls 3 on my phone, and other PC games like cuphead (which I still really like tbf), but now I'm almost excl...”3 mentions · ▲ 435 View →
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steamdeckbest handheld console“This is hands down the best handheld console I have ever had. I've been a Nintendo kid since I was little as my first device was a Gamebo...”1 mention · ▲ 433 View →
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nintendoswitchPokémon Pokopia: Review MegaThread“please bring this game to Wii U Nintendo come on it’s all I ask 🙏”12 mentions · ▲ 358 View →