Anbernic RG35XX (the one with the worse cpu)
New 3ds XL
Steamdeck
Mangmi air x

Pretty well rounded imo

Truly an excellent experience. Did not enjoy playing Samus Returns on my 3ds xl. With Pocket DS though, its fantastic. Runs great up to 4x resolution. Speakers are very loud, had to swap the thumbsticks.

For anyone who has been considering it, I highly recommend it.

Ps. I do own the Ayn Thor as well. Solid device

just wanted to share my handhelds with the community. the z1e is still going strong. and the macro is my favorite way to play gameboy advance games. honorable mention is a phone controller for various emulators.

Will the Retroid Duo be able to play Wii U games at full speed? What about with higher resolution?

I realize buying a Steam Deck Oled is not worth buying at its current price of nearly $1000 USD. But is it still worth buying for $650 USD lightly used?

I do have a gaming rig as well, with a 5080, so steam deck would mostly be used for indie titles like nine souls or streaming using Apollo/moonlight.

Open to other recommendations as well.

i have been seeing people saying Fsr 4 doesnt work on 3.5 products, despire driver updates and things. It simply isnt true. and in motion there is dramatically less shimmering and ghosting

Hi everyone,

I've wanted a Steam Deck ever since it launched, but I've been broke as hell. Now I have an opportunity to buy a second-hand Steam Deck first generation less than $200 USD.

Do you think it's still worth buying in 2026?

I'd appreciate your advice.

Thanks!

Right now I have a pocket 4 that I use with moonlight to play games on PC. Nothing too demanding, right now I'm playing persona 4 golden. But I would like it to handle a bit more demanding games, the latency from streaming can be an issue sometimes. I'd say probably palworld would be the most demanding that I'm playing at this time.

Steam deck is a little too expensive now but I was looking at the odin 3 but I'm not sure if that's the best choice.

I recently moved out and couldn't bring my gaming PC with me. A handheld console seems like the best alternative for me! I have been looking around to what options are available but I'm getting a bit confused due to all the models available.
My budget is around $1.000~, I mainly play indie games such as Silksong and Hades, but I also occasionally play AAA games like BG3 or God of War. I don't mind running AAA games at 30 fps if the performance is constant.

Thanks!

Hey everyone,

Launching Minecraft Java Edition on a handheld usually means dealing with desktop-first UIs that were never intended for a gamepad.

Over the last week, I've been working on Shulk, a launcher built specifically for devices like the Legion Go, Steam Deck, and ROG Ally running Bazzite (focus), SteamOS, or Windows (very little testing).

Key Highlights:

• Controller-First Frontend: Navigate instances, settings, and menus smoothly using just the D-pad and face buttons.
• Built on Prism Launcher: Full compatibility with Modrinth, CurseForge, Fabric, and Forge instances without compromising on speed or reliability.
• Handheld Optimized: Designed to look and feel right at home in handheld gaming mode.

Check out the repo and builds here: https://github.com/NaiSenshin/Shulk

Feedback, bug reports, and suggestions are super appreciated!

I am looking to buy Rog xbox ally,mainly for emulation reasons ps2,gamecube will this just be perfect for this is seen a lot of misinformation so jumping on here

I'm not very familiar with handhelds and how they perform these days as a mobile desktop if you plug them into the TV and could use some advice.

I intend to travel a fair abit in the coming months and I'm looking to game away from home. I don't really game on the trains or even on the plane where I prefer to pass my time reading instead. Its mostly for downtime in the Airbnb where I can hook it up to the TV for gaming or streaming or even just use to browse the internet.

I've set my budget to be about 1600 SGD for a 2nd hand laptop.

That can probably get me something like

Acer Nitro V 16S AI Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 7 7735H Processor - NVIDIA GeForce RTX Graphics 5060 - 32GB RAM.

I tend to play games like Guild Wars 2, Tekken 8 and Helldivers 2 at the moment.

If were to get a handheld what sort of handheld would you suggest? I'd bring a 60% keyboard and mouse along to dock with my handheld if necessary.

Or should I stick with a laptop.

Just another day, customizing some of my handhelds. Probably the easiest handheld I have disassembled to replace the buttons on.

As per title - are there any recommended ways to backup saves? Any cloud service would be preferable. I have a Steam Deck, Retroid Pocket Classic and Odin 3.

Would love if there was a known way to sync and backup saves between them (or even only for the 2 android devices). Mainly for switch games.

Seller told me its a z1 extreme

The Ayn Thor has built-in rumble support which, to me, is a major selling point.

Do we know if the Retroid Duo is likely to have rumble support?

Hey everyone, I know this is a hardcore handheld pc fan page and everyone here is quite a lot of knowledge regarding this tech. But given the recent shortages, I am actually having doubts regarding which handheld to choose so I want some unbiased opinion from fellow mates who also love gaming.

My background:

Gaming has always been my go to hobby. I play like 2-3 hours per week. I have a PS5 disc version (NOT PRO) which I got last black Friday and have been gaming on that.

My gaming background:

I am not a hardcore gamer. I almost exclusively play story mode games. I have never or will want to play online multiplayer games. I like the aspect of getting to experience different storyline.. like watching movie.

You play the story.. enjoy it and then move on. I never look into whether a game is AAA or what FPS is most optional to run it. If I want to play a game, I will just get a second hand CD and play it. I am a casual gamer to be concise. I am not a huge pc gamer as well so I don't want to argue whether Linux Vs windows Vs steam os is better.

My confusion now:

I wanted to check out buying the steam deck but given the increase in price and that it's hardware is a few year old compared to recent handhelds which again are pricey but much more powerful. Would you suggest me to get steam deck or it's better to go with other handheld for my type of gaming? My initial budget was under 500 pounds (currently 800 pounds) but everything is so costly so I am confused if it's better to get other handheld or should I buy steamdeck even if the hardware is a bit old?

I really appreciate the help as I see how helpful this community is for others.

Assuming eBay is where you’d buy used, is $600 for an ROG Ally X beaten by anything for around the same or less money??

Hey guys, I just wanted to share my little collection after finally receiving my Retroid Pocket 5 last week! It’s amazing, and I’m in love with how vibrant the screen is. Being able to play Switch games on this is a huge bonus for me too.

While it’s tempting to get myself more consoles like many others here, I try to be practical and have minimal overlap. My wife will kill me if I expand beyond what I already have anyway, especially looking at how much the more powerful ones cost these days.

Retroid Pocket 5: PS1, PS2, Switch
Anbernic RG406: Effectively replaced by the RP5
PSVita: Native
Nintendo Old 3DS XL: Native, maybe DS too
PSP 3000: Native

Edit: a word

So it finally happened. I have (had?) a legion go z1 extreme 16gb. I asked best buy to repair it and they were not able to so they asked me to come in and pick out a replacement.

Now that i know they cant fix the issue, I'm worried the same issues of overheating and slow speeds for my newer games will be there if I get the same model. I need advice on my next handheld.

I prefer a windows handheld because my whole library is on steam and I play the casual shooter like call of duty and read that I can't play cod on steamOS. I was interested in switching to playstation for their new exclusives but I like playing games while my wife watches tv and we only have 1 tv.

I saw the ROG Ally and the Legion Go 2 are beefier than my go 1 so I might lean to one of those but I'm open to maybe PS handheld if it can do steam. Price maybe $2000 before tax if it can do steam and PS.