I have a job where I can be on my phone or read for most of my shift. What is the best handheld for gaming with a long lasting battery? I was looking at the Steam Deck but I looked it up on TikTok and there are tons of different brands that people call better. I was just trying to ask some people who know what they’re talking about.

For transparency: I am getting the new Xbox Ally X20

I’m seeing so many people saying there’s no reason to buy the old chip and to just get the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+. Is it not known that it’s $500 more expensive? If your goal is raw performance and you don’t care about price or anything else then sure.

When you break it down to dollar per frame, it almost evens out. Assuming you’re getting 40% more frames, you’re also paying 40% more in MSRP. Worth noting, I won’t entertain buying a OneXPlayer or anything not available from a retailer that I can just walk into and return.

Outside of performance, what are you gaining on the X20 for $500 less? An OLED screen, VRR available at 30fps, MUCH better software, switchable dpad, superior comparability with SteamOS/Bazzite, better 3rd party support from companies like DBrand.

MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ is a beast. But besides the glaring $500 price difference, it’s inferior to me in every way except performance.

Edit: The Claw 8 does have 8gb more RAM. Do I think it’ll ever really make a difference for as long as you own them? Probably not but still a win for the Claw.

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Why is this? I bought the onexplayer 3 and the screen and performance is just out of this world. But honestly with it being £1500 I feel weird about it just being under the bed, I 9/10 times will reach for my switch 2 and it’s making me wonder if they made a product so easy to use that in real life (after work) that it just works without any messing about. Dunno if anyone can relate or tell me how this works as performance on onexplayer 3 far outweighs switch 2 performance, yet idk something about the switch 2 just makes me use it

Have a Odin 2 Portal and a 3DS and I play on my 3DS so much more, the size and comfort of it is just so good.

Will Sony or Nintendo ever make a portable handheld again?

Honestly the joy of tuning the performance of your games to get the most out of your handheld is sometimes more fun then actually playing them.

Took me about 1-2 hours to get FF Rebirth in a great state, but I always find that the performance tuning is the fun part of these PC handhelds (imo), over something like a switch which is set for you.

With optiscaler, a few mods for shading, performance, and aspect ratio fixes, not only does the game play amazingly, it looks amazing too. Currently playing at 25 watts on OXP 3 with over 100 fps (with the help of XeSS and frame gen).

Ayaneo Pocket DS arrives tomorrow. So far favorites are the Legion Go 2 for handheld PC, it feels premium, and with the grip case, its amazing ergonomics. Although Onexplayer 3 is more powerful, it doesn't feel as premium. For retro gaming, its Ayn Thor, its amazing at many things, obviously ds and 3ds, but waiting to see how much I like to Pocket DS. For 4:3 content, the Pocket Nova, and for console, Switch 2.

So, top list as of right now:

1. Legion Go 2

2. Ayn Thor

3. Switch 2

4. Pocket Nova

5. Onexplayer 3

Great time to be a gamer.

Two of my all time favorite devices. Ps Vita with its gorgeous 5" inch OLED display, still crisp and vibrant even for today's standards. Odin2portal 7" inch 0LED being a power house. less

24/512 model, Koboh. Using the eclipse mod for slightly better performance and to fix 16:10 displays.

Trying to decide if I should get something more compact and a little more powerful like the Retroid Pocket 6 or if the Mangmi Pocket Max would be powerful enough but also great for game Streaming from PC and my PS5?

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I've I finally got the funds to get a handheld PC, and I'm stuck between 2 options: a used MSI Claw 8 AI+ or a brand new Xbox Ally X. The used msi claw is like new condition, and is being sold at $800 on ebay, or $900 including tax and shipping. The xbox ally x world cost about $1100 including tax (free shipping) from best buy.

I mainly play Strategy games, but will primarily use this to play non Strategy games (if I can help it). I'm just stuck between the two, and not sure which to choose. Any insight would be welcome.

Hey everyone, Im pretty late to the party but I am looking to get into handhelds, I mostly play indie pc games like hollow knight, silk song, hades, hadesII, Cult of the Lamb, Core keeper, and Wizard with a Gun; Im looking to buy in the secondhand market in my country, and the prices are pretty near each other; MSI claw ultra 5 (around $450), ROG ally (around $400), Retroid Pocket 6 (around $300), Retroid Pocket Nova (around $290)

PS; there is also the option of me buying a phone controller for around $50

Edited: Sorry I forgot to mention, I have a Samsung s25 base model (handme down), so I can already play most of the aforementioned games on my phone with abit of tinkering

I am new to retro handheld gaming devices, so naturally I am constantly spammed on my feeds from googling it. I am looking for some feedback on a few options that I keep seeing ads for. I like the gameboy advance type design over the vertical design.

.........Option 1PS-Nostalgia R36S Pro Max (I like the layout of this one and id be buying the 2 pack of them)......

..........Option 2 BitBox Prism......

I did purchase this one already, and it works decent but I am going to give it to my girlfriends son and get her and I something a little better performing.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGHSM12F?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

An intel G3 processor, 24GB ram, 512GB SSD with 8" LCD screen, and 1000-1200 USD would be perfect for me

I’m looking to buy a handheld mainly for retro and Game Boy/GBA games. I already have a PS5 and PC, so I’m not interested in playing AAA games in handheld.

My budget is around ₹10,000. I’ve shortlisted:

• ANBERNIC RG35XX H
• Miyoo Mini Plus
• ANBERNIC RG35XX Plus

I’ve noticed some handhelds are priced much higher in India compared to their US prices.

What would you recommend under ₹10K, and which websites/sellers in India are trustworthy?

Open to other suggestions too. Thanks!

I'm looking for a handheld gaming PC that is easy to use, which I can just pick up and play. My instinct was to go Steam Deck at first, until I learned that ROG Ally X and Legion Go S can both use steamos, making them "upgraded steam decks" that are easy to use but more powerful. I'll mostly be playing simple racing games like forza, nothing competitive or triple A, so I don't need anything overkill. So I'm deciding between these three devices. Would love any advice on which to buy! For all of them, I would use Steam OS.

Wanted to dabble in PC gaming. I grabbed both to see which one would work the best. It seems like the Ally X is worth the extra bit of cash.

Switched over from a Steam Deck OLED, and this thing is a completely different class of machine.

At native 1200p, Medium-High settings, FSR 3.1 on Quality with frame gen on, the OneXPlayer 3 sat comfortably between 80 and 100 fps for the entire Wrenwood Hotel chapter. TDP capped at 35W and it held there. On the Deck I was scraping the low 40s at Low + FSR, so the jump is honestly ridiculous.

8.8" OLED sells it too. HDR blacks in the hotel corridors are what this game was designed for, and the 144Hz panel with VRR keeps everything looking clean. Not something you can fake on an IPS handheld.

Only real note is the weight. It's noticeably heavier than the Deck, but the palm rests are shaped well enough that a two-hour session didn't bother me. Going to try Cyberpunk with ray tracing next. If it holds up there this basically ends the search for me.

I recently got the MSI claw 8ai+ a few months ago and it has been a good experience so far. I like the performance the most (XESS mfg is amazing).

But with the announcement of the Xbox Ally X20 as a standalone handheld not just part of a bundle I am intrigued and interested in pre-ordering it.

My main reasons for this are:
-The OLED (albeit, slightly smaller) screen
-The better ergonomics and weight
-The tighter tension on the sticks
-The armoury crate software
-The better haptics/vibration

Part of me is wondering if these features really justify selling the 8ai+ and getting the X20. Or if I should just stick with what I have. What do you think?

The Onexplayer 3 is genuinely the best decision I ever made getting this handheld. I can actually sit down for hours and play without being annoyed the textures being grainy.