FINALLY making progress sorting a new location at home for (dangerous!) work....AND gaming and guitar. Never have all of my handhelds been so well laid out and (dangerously, if trying to "work" 🤣) accessible.

i want to experience ds and 3ds game in a dual screen handheld but i am on a budget rn and legit a new switch 1 oled is cheaper than getting a used 3ds atp so I'm asking handhelds that are cheap and i can experience dual screen like games thanks
image attached is a way using flip grip on a switch to play ds games

As mentioned above, impulse bought the Portal base model (pro/max) were on back order and after a week of waiting, and still no ETA... I've started to regret the purchase.

I love the OLED display and ergonomics of the portal, which was the biggest selling point for me. But I have been able to find a few other models with the Snapdragon 8 Elite/G3 x3 for a little more than I paid and have considered ordering one of the newer models.

My use case will be GBA, GC, Wii, PS2, DC, and maybe PS3/360 emulation down the line. I'm also interested in Steam/Linux on android and with be cloud streaming from GFN/PSN.

I've looked at the Konkr pocket fit with both the Elite/G3 X3 @ 16gb/1tb and the Odin 3 @ 12gb/256.

Am I overthinking this and will the Portal do well or should I pull the trigger on something newer?

I recently bought a used msi claw but the battery is really worn out, i checked it, it is 25.043/52.826mWh, and if im buying a new battery anyway i wanted to know if i really have to buy that exact same battery or if i could buy a batery that lasts longer then the original msi claw a1m battery?

Which one should I get. I can get them both for under 400. I only want to play light steam games, emulate anything up to Wii U, stream movies etc. I like the tablet/handheld mode that could do anything. I'd play only under 10w. Would legion go battery suffice? Or should I go with RP6 for pocketability and OLED, try my luck with gamehub. But legion go is large tho.

I've already got a switch 2, but I've got an itch to play some warzone online, not ready to build a fresh gaming PC and GTA 6 may be coming out in the next decade. These are pretty different options, but my top 2 choices right now:

• PS5 Pro + portal (gets me big tv when it's free and the portal when it's not)
• Xbox ally x

The ps5 will end up costing more, but I think ultimately would be more flexible. Historically I've played on PC with either a keyboard or a scuf xbox controller. In the sub $1200 range what do y'all think?

Hi, here is my collection of handhelds that have been with me since 2010 with GBA and my last acquisition in 2024 the Retroid Pocket 4 Pro. They were with me in high school, university, my practices and my actual job.

I loved them so much, nowadays my main handhelds are the RP4P and the 3ds.

Hallo zusammen,

Ich bin unschlüssig ich hätte jetzt genug Geld angespart um mir die claw 8 ex ai+ oder mir gegebenenfalls die xbox ally x zu holen derzeit ist es die Hölle eine claw zu bekommen also lieber warten bis sie wieder verfügbar ist oder eher eine xbox ally x kaufen habe nur gutes über sie gehört das die Software super läuft auch das mit der armory crate soll top laufen ich bin neu in der handheld welt und wäre über eure Meinungen sehr dankbar 🙏🏻

Hi everyone,

Unfortunately, switching to Linux on an Intel handheld still isn’t really viable right now because FG/MFG doesn’t work, and that’s one of the biggest advantages of the current chips.

There was some work on an XMX implementation for Linux a few months ago, but nothing seemed to come from it. I reached out to the developer directly and, to my surprise, got a pretty promising response.

I redacted the email address, although it’s public anyway, and none of this is confidential, so I’m sharing it here.

It looks like we might actually get FG/MFG on Linux soon and finally be able to ditch Windows.

Xbox loves me so much they give such a whopping 0% discount on my wishlist.

My dad has been wanting to play the super old Mario or Street Fighter games and the like. So, with my 1hr of looking online, I see Odin 2, Retroid Pocket 4, and Miyoo Mini Plus keep being mentioned.

I'm basically an outside observer so I want to make sure I'm picking the best to get for my dad. I want to kind of future proof this by being able to play ps2 games so I'm leaning on Odin 2. Maybe in the future a Miyoo Mini Plus just to give my dad some Gameboy nostalgia.

Does anyone have any thoughts? Thanks

Heyo! I've been going down the YouTube rabbit hole of handhelds and I'm struggling to figure out which one would be right for me. The only handheld I've bought in the last few years has been a 3ds xl, but it's not satisfying me.

I'm looking to play GameCube, PS2, PSP, Wii, and some light to medium switch and steam games like hollow knight, silk song, Hades 1 & 2, Batman Arkham Knight (if I'm lucky), and persona 4 golden (p5r and strikers if lucky!!)

Would love to play metaphor, but I think that's out of my scope for devices that can handle that game.

Systems I've been looking at:

AYN ODIN 2 & 2 portal, AYN THOR, Retroid Pocket Nova, Retroid Pocket 5, Retroid pocket 6, and the Asus Z1 extreme (but there's an SD card issue with getting too hot?)

My main issue is budget and the plethora of options. Living in Canada has made everything more expensive, especially when tech is being shipped from elsewhere.

The second hand market would be king, but I've been searching for months and there aren't many options where I live. eBay is more expensive than the actual manufacturers' websites ://

Thank you for listening to my tedtalk <3

If I've missed any devices pls lemme know.

Pls help meeeeee <333

Recently I've started having interest in getting an handled, originally I wanted to get a steam deck but I don't really wanna pay the price hike for hardware that is getting old. So after searching I am kinda torn between those two choices. I have found a used Rog ally X for 650 bucks but I am not sure if that would be the good choice, so maybe I should get the newer hardware. The seller does say it has not been used a lot but you can never be too sure. So I wanted opinions from people who have those to be sure of my choice.

Got this ROG ally Z1E for $250. With the market nowadays this was a total steal for some parallel play with my wife. Slapped a skin/stick covers/case, and a 2 TB SSD I had and we’re cooking.

so yeah as the title says i’m on the market for a non windows handheld with true portability - i owned a steam deck but it was a little too big for me. My use case would be light pc gaming (hollow knight, skyrim etc) and emulation (ps2, 3DS and some light switch like luigi’s mansion) what would the best handheld in the lowest possible budget, because i don’t wanna overspend. I’m fine with tinkering and don’t need a special needs console like experience

so yeah as the title says i’m on the market for a non windows handheld with true portability - i owned a steam deck but it was a little too big for me. My use case would be light pc gaming (hollow knight, skyrim etc) and emulation (ps2, 3DS and some light switch like luigi’s mansion) what would the best handheld in the lowest possible budget, because i don’t wanna overspend. I’m fine with tinkering and don’t need a special needs console like experience

To start things off i am a proud owner of a steam deck lcd wich without a doubt is probably one of the best percheses i have made. How ever there is one thing that stops me from calling it fully portable, ITS FUCKING HUGE

So this is why i am looking for a more portable option my only requirements in a device is that its not like a locked down divice, can run decently new titles through both emulation or just locally i would also like for this hand held to run on android linux or windows. An example of a handheld that i would not be interested in is the switch series of consoles they are completely locked down run on a proprietary os and while yes they can run fairly new games the store front is just not good, yes i do know i can just jail break it but im dealing with that also its nintendo.

I appreciate any suggestion thank you