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!

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    10 months ago

    Ability to play PC games, including my massive Steam backlog, on a device with working in-game suspend/wake up. For a father of three, it is a godsend.

    I don’t use the deck for too many AAA, where I want a full 4k glory - I use PS5 for those. It’s not even about performance, it’s more about the screen size & resolution. I want to enjoy the beauty of e.g. Control or CP2077 as it was intended.