I need a decent handheld for emulation and I think steam deck is the best choice out of all the options available, the other option I had in mind was the retroid pocket 4 pro but for that price (200 dollars) I might as well save up for another week and get a steam deck (500 dollars).

My problem is I don’t really like spending money at all, I have three issues with spending

1.) Money makes me horny

2.) Money can go to my savings account where it would be safer

3.) Stannis Baratheon crack pipe

I have been enjoying my miyoo mini plus but the system maxes out at PS1 and ideally I want to be playing PS2 emulation

  • Gorb [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I have an 888+, 8 gen 1 and 8 gen 3 device and even the 888+ struggles just about hitting 100% speed with frequent dips on a lot of games. The gen 1 and 3 chip run it at what I’d deem smooth but at that point the steam deck is just a better option

    • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Oh yeah I forgot to mention that the 888 and first batch of the 8 gen 1 have worse sustained performance than the 865 due to thermal throttling, caused by the inferior Samsung process. It was a massive deal back when the phones with the 888 first came out.

      The gen 1 and 3 chip run it at what I’d deem smooth but at that point the steam deck is just a better option.

      Yeah that true, at the same price, obviously the steam deck is the far better option.