Portable gaming consoles

I am amazed at the evolution of the portable gaming console that can be docked, I believe the Nintendo switch got the ball rolling, though it was very underpowered.

Enter the steam deck, capable of running AAA pc games at respectable framrates, for only $400, wow. Low storage capacity though, only using a 2230 NVME drive.

Picked up a ROG Ally X this year, and WOW this thing is amazing. Full 2280 SSD, so super cheap to have 2-4 tb of storage. More power than the steam deck, it's been able to run everything I've thrown at it at super great framerates, prefer to hit 60. Unlike the steam deck the sticks and buttons feel super awesome, like a legit premium device. Docking it when I'm on the road (in my truck) is even better.

Truly amazed that something so compact and light that can be operated in a handheld mode can run modern games so well.

Any nomads out there into mobile gaming? We've come a long way since the gameboy and the lousy 'tiger' devices (all i could get when i was a kid lol).

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  • The only mobile gaming I see people doing is free apps in their phones.

  • edited January 2025

    I have an og ROG Ally running Bazzite that I love, it is amazing how powerful they were able to make them. I tried a Steam Deck as well but didn't love how much bigger it was for a similar screen size (I do miss the touchpads and OLED though). I've got a big 25,000mAh battery I can take with me too, which helps make up for the relatively short battery life on the original.

    I love playing games like Stray, Art of Rally, or Titanfall 2 on mine which play extremely well, though there is something nostalgic about playing GBA games in an emulator while traveling.

  • @tupperwhere have a steam deck as well, dpad better than the rog ally but idk, overall the control gave me hand strain whereas the ally feels more natural.

    Ditto on the emulator on the portable, feels amazing.

    Best buy has these discounted to $450 which is a steal.

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