Hey everyone! I’m in a bit of a gaming handheld dilemma and would love some real-talk advice. I’ve got a Switch OLED, but I’m eyeing the Steam Deck, Ally, and Legion Go. Money’s not an issue, and I’m all about anime games like Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, FighterZ, Kakarot, and Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Seriest. Plus, I want to dip into bigger AAA titles like Spider-Man, God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, Hogwarts Legacy, Red Dead Redemption 2, etc.

One thing bugging me is that some of these are not compatible on the Steam Deck. Is there any workaround to this? Also, I’m a bit lost on TDP and heard the Steam Deck goes up to 15 watts, but still performs better than the Ally and the Legion Go, but anything above this TDP the other two do better. What’s the real deal with that? Will the OLED screen make a big difference in display quality compared to the other handheld’s normal resolution which is 1080p or higher?

I also plan to dive into some emulation with Wii, PS3, and PS2 games. How do these handhelds handle that?

Would really appreciate your insights, thanks a bunch for helping me figure this out!

  • mhdy98@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    playing all my childhood games so easily compared to emulating on pc, picking up where i left with sleep mode ( mine is almost never turned off, except for updates and such), NOT PAYING FOR ONLINE and most of all, not having to double dip.

    The bonus is streaming from my pc, which , if you do at the deck’s native resolution, means you will get to keep your deck and graphics card for a long time !

    on any long flight or train, time flies.

    Flight was delayed 1hr last time, no problem, flipped out the deck, put it on the suitcase, played mario kart with two xbox controllers with my gf. time went by fast.

    I arrive at the airbnb, with a dock ,controller and charger, and i’m playing god of war , any of them really, i can play more god of war games on my SD than i can on any playstation i ever owned WITH BETTER GRAPHICS AND MOTION, which is a big big big shame.

    anything below ps3 runs perfect, some ps3 and switch games work, others dont or crash.

    i’ve had the regular SD for a year now, i’ve had a switch oled before and the SD simply replaced it. The games were so expensive on switch and i didn’t even have to buy anything when i got the SD, steam library, and xcloud runs almost native like quality, since the screen is small it’s hard to see the imperfections due to streaming, so it looks pretty impressive. i have 2GB internet at home and use it to stream.

    Streaming from my pc is definitely a native like experience, i don’t see the difference honestly

    streaming from xcloud is sometimes janky, but very playable and enjoyable overall. i use it to play gta online with xbox friends or any gamepass game i want to try really.

    i’m definitely getting the oled SD, i’ve seen the difference between the oled and regular switch and it felt like a generational leap despite having the same hardware. The SD also gets better battery life and weights less, with better bt and wifi. I use the product daily and love seeing a company which actually pushes for self repair

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      10 months ago

      I am creating a Pokémon rom hack and playing on my deck with retroarch shaders is amazing. I can’t wait for the oled deck too! And I will definitely get one for similar reasons