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Which handheld should I get? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 week ago by HuskerNation@lemmy.zip to c/gaming@beehaw.org

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I'm pretty much a Xbox gamer. Rarely play PC. I'm interested in a handheld, would you go with the upcoming ally for Xbox or whatever the Lenovo one is called? I'm not very techy, just want something that's going to play games for at least the next 5 years. Something with great battery life.

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[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Highly recommend Steam Deck.

Cheaper/better value than anything else on the market
excellent customer support
trackpads for games that need them
OLED available
configurable rear buttons
no other handheld competes on power efficiency or battery life
All repair components readily available.

Runner up would be Legion Go. If you want the SteamOS experience you can easily install it on any other handheld (although I would recommend Bazzite or similar instead). Other handhelds will deliver better performance at the expense of battery life.

[–] DosDude@retrolemmy.com 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Cheaper/better value than anything else on the market

I just want to make this a point. As the hardware is not only cheaper, the games are too. Especially because of the sales, and the option to use other storefronts (through heroic) like epic to get free games every week or two.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The XBOX Ally has all of those too.

[–] DosDude@retrolemmy.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Agreed. Just a higher hardware price. But that higher price comes with better hardware, making it (hopefully) at least a little more future proof.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago

"Better" is subjective, and in this case I would disagree.

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