A community for enthusiasts, hobbyists, and anyone interested in x86 gaming PCs in a handheld, portable form factor. Handheld86 (Hh86) brings together people who share a common interest in handheld gaming devices, with the power of x86 architecture. Whether you're a tech-savvy gamer or a curious newbie, all are welcome to join the discussions, share experiences, and learn more about this fascinating niche in the gaming world.
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::: spoiler Steam Deck
I just got a 256 GB Steam Deck and I am loving it so far. Gaming while laying in bed at the end of the day has been a game-changer lol. Finally working through my backlog.
Just don't drop it on your face like I've done more than once lol
I've got a Steam Deck 256 and a ROG Ally!
not sure what to do with the deck right now...
Nice, sounds like you prefer the Ally. You could sell the Deck if it's not getting any use.
I believe the Ally is overall a better performer, but for me the Steam Deck's touchpads are a must.
What do you like about the ROG Ally over the Steam Deck?
Also ChimeraOS's latest version update includes ROG Ally support if you're into exploring outside of windows.
β¦ the touchpads on the deck are so great, and i wish everything had them, though they do feel like they're in the way of a where a button could be...
Mind: I only used SteamOS for a couple of days before moving to Win11 on the deck, and it got eventually bothersome to kludge together all these community components and still cross my fingers on simple things like connecting it to a TV. Steam deck tools is great, and handheld companion is a comprehensive suite, but I think i want to start with "just works".
I like that the ally's screen is natively horizontal 1080p so Duplicate display doesn't misbehave on externals and random games don't have resolution/scaling/vsync issues; all the fancy controller stuff is built in and easy to use, and it's windows by default so I'm not fighting it with GOG + playnite (my main use case). It also has a really nice fit and finish!
Makes sense. How do you like playnite?
It's excellent!
There's a couple of things that bother me that are in a wontfix status, but overall it's been a great experience.
I've been meaning to try it on my "steamOS" PCs but never got around to it. One thing I don't seem to understand is how you'd go and purchase games through it. I assume you can't, it's more for just a library of the games you already own. Am I mistaken?
sadly, though understandably, no purchases. it's just a 10 foot launcher for games you already have.
I have a ton of gog, some steam, some itch.io, and a few emulators, and it auto scans them all!
Yeah I wouldn't know how they could implement such a thing without APIs from those services that support it, and even then I can't see it NOT being a huge undertaking.
Still there's a lot of value in a consolidated library manager. You can just use your phone to buy the games anyway, at least for steam.