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!

  • Wizzpig25@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I moved from an lcd switch to the lcd steam deck. It’s a pretty console like experience if you just buy games from steam and play them (although you can dick about with stuff if you want to).

    The OLED screen looks like a great upgrade. The other consoles do have a bit more oomf, so can run at slightly better graphics settings, at the cost of lower battery life and having to deal with windows. I would t worry about extra resolution on the screens. You won’t be able to tell at 7”, and I expect the OLED screen will look better.