Glad to see you're enjoying it. We do have plans for autoTDP control. We just released an unstable build with a new TDP overlay. It's pretty early development but works well on these handhelds for the most part.
Been watching ChimeraOS for a while now, kudos to the team. Hey the website recommends AMD, are the sacrifices on NVIDIA similar to HoloISO? Looking forward to transitioning my gaming rig on the 4K to something like this, but it’s got an RTX 3080. Keep up the great work, will keep following the project!
Wow, didn't expect my TDP app to pop up here. I built the app as a very simple backup option for whenever TDP plugins broke or stopped working on my Aya Neo Air Pro w/ Chimera OS (RIP Crankshaft). I've been using the app for about 5 months now, glad to hear it's providing some value out there.
Thank you for your application, but may I ask how to add "you may need to add iomem=relaxed as a boot parameter for ryzenadj to work" I am really not good at programming
@@aarronlee I have researched and watched the video, but my system cannot find the file. ls efi.txt : no such file or directory .Thank you for responding to my message
@@kajchjdo in ChimeraOS v41, the file has been updated to "/boot/loader/entries/frzr.conf", you can see discussion in the comments of the tutorial video. If that doesn't work, let me know if you still need help!
I am willing to bet that handheld gaming pcs will surpass laptop and desktop gaming pcs within 10 years. Handheld gaming pcs are increasingly more powerful every year that they may eventually become desktop replacements for most people add to that the ability dock them to an eGPU desk set up for more power. These are far more portable for gaming on the go than laptops. The only thing I see holding back handheld gaming pcs from being the major gaming hardware category is the limits of current battery technology, but that seems to be the bottle neck for many mobile devices and electric car so there is research and investment in next generation batteries that are mean to be superior to lithium ion.
@@AdmiralBison battery AND cooling. Cooling defines tdp, tdp defines raw power/framerate, along with optimization. It will take years to surpass 3070 with 130w tdp in a small formfactor (and 65w+cpu on top of that).
@@AdmiralBison literally impossible. because while hand helds are getting more powerful, desktops aren't slowing down. how is a processor that is twice as big going to not out perform a mobile-sized device? Server grade processors Epyc processors are twice as big as consumer CPUs and ridiculously more powerful. That's just not how things work. Plus what Kaylas said, cooling lowers temp which keeps a cpu from slowing down during operation. you'll never fit an adequate cooling system onto a really fast CPU in a small form factor to get something as fast as a same gen desktop.
@@AdmiralBison you need to learn a lot more about technology and how hardware works, because this comment is too ignorant for people to even reply back to.
Freaking LOVE ChimeraOS! Made a couch PC with a Ryzen 5 7600 & Radeon 6600m with it. Fantastic performance on my 4k freesync tv with FSR on. runs everything at max to nearly max settings. The perfect console PC OS. I'm tempted to try it on my laptop even... Thank you for running ChimeraOS! Please do more coverage of it!
The auto TDP and fan control are the only things keeping me from ditching Windows on my Ayaneo Geek. Hoping to see this coming soon to Chimera OS so I can finally make the jump. Cool video, thanks!
Not sure if Linus was leaking pricing but he said total package around 2500$ for the device and the 4090 egpu, so might somehow hit 500$ msrp since that egpu goes for 2k from Asus, or if he was using 4090 MSRP of 1599 it would be a 900$ device so somewhere between those
Wait for next-gen handheld. I think by the time thunderbolt 5 comes out and gets adapted by the mainstream, the PC handheld will be in a truly promising form, with windows handheld becomes competitive against tower builds.
@@kevinbbadd So? If it runs his games at a level he is happy with, who gives a damn what year the tech is from? I've got a gaming laptop with an RTX 2060, an ultrabook with a 6800H, and a Steam Deck. Ever since I got the Deck, it's the only thing I use for gaming, despite my other devices being more powerful. Performance isn't everything.
honestly for me just performance wouldn't justify an upgrade. 800p 40fps is genuinely a great place for performance for me. yes i would love 1080p60 eventually when i do upgrade, and a better screen would be wonderful, but I'm not willing to give up my trackpads, low power draw, stable steamos 3, and the community behind the deck creating plugins and software. I love competition and want more handhelds to compete with the deck, but I think it'll be a few years until I see a device as complete as the deck for a good price.
As mentioned by Derek, it's still in the unstable build. OpenGamePad UI an early alpha, so it's probably not ready for primetime yet. Once it is though, it'll definitely be the better option
Not bad and implementation of system controls makes things easier to use . Still fairly basic compared to the bells whistles and customizing offered by other Front ends like Playnite and Launchbox/Big box. I'm hoping there would be more system controls put into front ends that allows Home Menu access during games and ability to close off games running in emulators without having write complex scripts.
@@pastaq yes!! i recently discovered the magic of Ventoy! its so good and dead simple. could not get batocera to install with it, but every other OS ive tried ran without issue. highly recommended.
Quick Chimera question - is there a Kodi option for it? I am thinking about replacing the LibreElec box I have in the living room with a mini Ryzen for some gaming but I will want a solution with Kodi for media playback.
If you are after battery life - you may consider geek 2s with 7840u. TH-camr phawx tested it (7840u, not geek 2s), and his results were promising. At least 15w gaming was actually better then steam deck.
I have got questions: I installed Chimera on pc but couldn't access my external hdd to transfer games to the pc and then play. So bad side of installing chimera is that you can't run games outside the steamdeck so no point but if there is a solution i did be glad if someone can help.
So I installed chimera os on my aya neo 2 and it looked and felt great just like my steam deck, apart from desktop, that feels clunky to me. But when I tried baldurs gate 3, it crashed at first loading screen and starfield is just a black screen, so then I tried holo os and I can't even access quick menu to change tdp
Hello, I was trying to install Hogwarts onto my Ayaneo 2 on Chimera OS, but I got an error saying the update files are corrupted, I wonder if you have encounter similar issues?
Please respond, does it perform better in games than Windows? What are the benefits except “UK simplicity” ? If it performs better, how big is the difference?
The 899 geek is smart. 650 for 512gb steam deck, but 250 more gets you a better chip, better screen, better drives, better hardware, better battery, etc. The rog ally is going to be a world ender if it can hit sub 1000$ like this.
@@kilrain_dev 100% on board with this. If you've got the extra cash, the Ayaneo and ROG will make sense. If you've got a few hundred and a willingness to add on or upgrade over time then the Deck is definitely the right machine IMO
I had to switch back to windows. Random games just would not launch no matter what. Rdr 2 said “game is already running”, and I tried redownloading it 3 times.
Is there any way to get this or something similar on a Samsung Galaxy S10? Want to make a cheaper steam deck style portable with a used S10 rather than use the Android OS
@@canecorsodogoargentinoepre3979 The battery life is definitely better, and I expect performance is better in CPU bound titles. But the main advantage is convenience.
@@seeibe So for example, spider men, where the NPCs are all controlled by CPU, would the performance be better? And games like fifa 23 don't run on it, right? How long does the battery last? One hour more than windows for example? (On average) Sorry for the inconvenience, and thank you :)
ETA I love your videos but please why all your test are always with LOW settings, Medium for all the handheld? With my steam deck, I can run lot of game in High. For example , Doom Eternal is running 60 Fps max out graphic on my Steamdeck so here it's a little useless to test exactly the same except the resolution difference :). All the videos of Rog Ally, Ayaneo and probably even the new Ayaneo 2S , we don't see the power of it, because the only benchmark I saw, it's low of medium, doesn't gave me the wish to change my steam deck. Just my personal point of vue :) I want CyberPunk High Graphic on 800p :)
There are certainly pros and cons for the steam deck. You'll lose the community precompiled shaders and TDP controls, but you'll gain the epic games and gog libraries.
Ranking All My Gaming Devices I've Owned 1. PS Vita (2K model) 2. Switch Lite 3. PSP (1K model) 4. PS1 (my fav home console) 5. Dreamcast 6. PS2 7. GameCube 8. Super NES 9. Genesis 10. NES 11. PS4 12. PS3 13. Wii 14. Xbox 15. N64 16. Game Boy 17. Game Gear 18. DS 19. Game Boy Advance SP 20. Saturn 21. Jaguar Never owned the Atari 2600, 3DO, Wii U, PS5, any Amiga, any NEC, any Neo Geo, or any Xbox after the original one. If I can include smartphones, then my Flip 3 would be #1 since it can emulate Dreamcast, GameCube, and some Wii that my modded Vita can't do. But I do prefer playing retro games on a handheld. My SN30 Pro does have input lag playing NES and SNES games. How it's displayed on my Vita is also nicer since the lower resolution is closer to the games' OG resolution. For at least 10+ years, my fav was my PSP but not because of gaming. I had it since June 6, 2005 and it was my multimedia player that I traveled with. Was the first to introduce me to Wi-Fi when we were still on Wi-Fi "b" which was slow af to PS3's Wi-Fi "g". I believe my Vita slim I got since May 13, 2017 is now my favorite. It's everything the PSP was and much more. Battery life is still rock solid. And I got it second-hand like I did for my Switch Lite I barely got last October 3, 2022. I only plan to buy all my gaming gadgets second-hand. I'll scour on OfferUp finding great deals. I don't buy brand new any more with my gaming stuff. I'm no collector. I'm a CHEAPASSGAMER. Once I finish a game, I rarely replay them. So I started buying them used during the PS2 days. I started doing the same for my handhelds by 2017. I'll wait to get a Steam Deck once it reaches $200 used on OfferUp. I believe it will get that low by this year. I've never spent more than $300 for a gaming device. The most expensive was that PSP phat I got for $250 ($270+ with taxes). Most of my consoles and handhelds, I got them for $200 or less. My second-hand Vita was only $100. I got a Vita OLED for the same price only to sell it 2 days later. My Switch Lite was for $90, it's mint, and it came with BOTW and carrying case. My PS4 was brand new but I only got it for $200 thanks to a $100 credit deal from a Sprint LG G5. My Atari Jaguar was over $300 but that was a 1993 Christmas gift. I was one of the early adopters for that terrible console but I still love it because I owned it for so long and I love underdogs. They're just video games. Don't need to spend a fortune on them. Steam Deck won't be beaten until another competitor undercuts them by a lot. Say ASUS releases a $250 handheld with similar specs to the Deck. That will sell like crazy. The sweet spot is closer to $200. I've only had problems with the two Asus products I've owned: a Zenfone Go and a Windows 8 hybrid. Where do you go if you start having problems with it? I'll stick to Valve because they have an ecosystem called a Steam account. Gabe Newell is like the George R.R. Martin of the gaming industry. I'll support Gabe. Sony and Sega needs to return to making handhelds. I've considered buying a Sega Nomad just for the hell of it and I already have all the Genesis games on my smartphones, Vita, and Switch. If Sony won't make a Vita successor, make one for the Xperia Play. The future in gaming are handhelds. Bye to home consoles.
I wish I held onto my PS Vita - I was a bit younger and didn't realise the capabilities back then (specifically emulation, homebrew etc). The customisation it allowed for was pretty amazing, it's nice that it's finally getting the recognition it deserves. Definitely a slept on console. I've been considering picking up the deck now but it's difficult to justify seeing as I have a switch already. Obviously two totally different devices but I've been setting money aside for a new gaming laptop, so I might just go with that instead and watch how the handheld market develops over the next year or two
I'm still trying to wrap my head around why anyone would want to replace Windows with Linux on ANY PC or handheld when Linux can't even run 100% of Steam games 100% perfectly and have to deal with a jillion tinkering and different proton versions just to get something working? Not to mention that emulation is just plain better on Windows, as most emulators are more optimized on Windows as they are. Again, I ask...why?
Don't developers get that handhelds need to have both of their analog sticks on the upper side of the device, and not just the left analog stick ?! It's so unnatural and painful to hold your right thumb in that stupid lower position...
Why always take steam trash as reference when it was the last brand in the market, the less powerful and without freedom for using the so you want? Valve setists everywhere
Glad to see you're enjoying it. We do have plans for autoTDP control. We just released an unstable build with a new TDP overlay. It's pretty early development but works well on these handhelds for the most part.
My Ayaneo has been sitting waiting for ChimeraOS to release for it. You guys do an amazing job, thank you so much!
RTX or ARC, when?
Been watching ChimeraOS for a while now, kudos to the team. Hey the website recommends AMD, are the sacrifices on NVIDIA similar to HoloISO? Looking forward to transitioning my gaming rig on the 4K to something like this, but it’s got an RTX 3080. Keep up the great work, will keep following the project!
Amazing job guys ❤❤❤❤❤
If I install chimeraos, do I lose windows 11 software or can I easily reboot back into windows 11, sorry for the daft question
Wow, didn't expect my TDP app to pop up here. I built the app as a very simple backup option for whenever TDP plugins broke or stopped working on my Aya Neo Air Pro w/ Chimera OS (RIP Crankshaft). I've been using the app for about 5 months now, glad to hear it's providing some value out there.
Thank you for your application, but may I ask how to add "you may need to add iomem=relaxed as a boot parameter for ryzenadj to work" I am really not good at programming
@@kajchjdo there's a TH-cam video tutorial that goes over setting up the app, including iomem. Did you already watch the video?
@@aarronlee I have researched and watched the video, but my system cannot find the file efi.txt. Thank you for responding to my message
@@aarronlee I have researched and watched the video, but my system cannot find the file. ls efi.txt : no such file or directory .Thank you for responding to my message
@@kajchjdo in ChimeraOS v41, the file has been updated to "/boot/loader/entries/frzr.conf", you can see discussion in the comments of the tutorial video. If that doesn't work, let me know if you still need help!
Man the handheld gaming PC market is really starting to shape up. Love to see it.
I am willing to bet that handheld gaming pcs will surpass laptop and desktop gaming pcs within 10 years.
Handheld gaming pcs are increasingly more powerful every year that they may eventually become desktop replacements for most people add to that the ability dock them to an eGPU desk set up for more power.
These are far more portable for gaming on the go than laptops.
The only thing I see holding back handheld gaming pcs from being the major gaming hardware category is the limits of current battery technology, but that seems to be the bottle neck for many mobile devices and electric car so there is research and investment in next generation batteries that are mean to be superior to lithium ion.
@@AdmiralBison battery AND cooling. Cooling defines tdp, tdp defines raw power/framerate, along with optimization. It will take years to surpass 3070 with 130w tdp in a small formfactor (and 65w+cpu on top of that).
@@AdmiralBison literally impossible. because while hand helds are getting more powerful, desktops aren't slowing down. how is a processor that is twice as big going to not out perform a mobile-sized device? Server grade processors Epyc processors are twice as big as consumer CPUs and ridiculously more powerful. That's just not how things work. Plus what Kaylas said, cooling lowers temp which keeps a cpu from slowing down during operation. you'll never fit an adequate cooling system onto a really fast CPU in a small form factor to get something as fast as a same gen desktop.
@@AdmiralBison you need to learn a lot more about technology and how hardware works, because this comment is too ignorant for people to even reply back to.
@@notreallyhim good one, so why are you replying to it?
Freaking LOVE ChimeraOS! Made a couch PC with a Ryzen 5 7600 & Radeon 6600m with it. Fantastic performance on my 4k freesync tv with FSR on. runs everything at max to nearly max settings. The perfect console PC OS. I'm tempted to try it on my laptop even...
Thank you for running ChimeraOS! Please do more coverage of it!
Can you transfer exe game files on a hardisk to Chimera os? I made it boot off a thumb drive but unable to transfer files to it.
The auto TDP and fan control are the only things keeping me from ditching Windows on my Ayaneo Geek.
Hoping to see this coming soon to Chimera OS so I can finally make the jump.
Cool video, thanks!
They actually released tdp control in may update !
I'm excited, going to try it on my ayaneo 2 soon.
@@kovspbru thanks for the heads-up!
These gaming Linux distros are so cool! I'm gonna stick with SteamOS on my Deck, but if I ever get another devices I may look into one of these
Wow! Thanks again for showcasing our work (well, mostly Alkazar, Derek and Matthew). And very glad you enjoy it :)
I want to see the ROG Ally! I hope Asus sends you one, I am willing to pay a lot for it if its twice the power of steam deck as they told Dave Lee.
At thrice the price?
@@TheInfiniteNine Don't know yet!
Not sure if Linus was leaking pricing but he said total package around 2500$ for the device and the 4090 egpu, so might somehow hit 500$ msrp since that egpu goes for 2k from Asus, or if he was using 4090 MSRP of 1599 it would be a 900$ device so somewhere between those
How is the battery life running ChimeraOS?
Man, the ROG Ally with this will be unstoppable
Fantastic video, just wish Epic and other esport titles would finally give in to linux.
As Steam Deck owner, I really like those 6800u models, I’m just not seeing enough performance to justify upgrading from my Deck
Wait for next-gen handheld. I think by the time thunderbolt 5 comes out and gets adapted by the mainstream, the PC handheld will be in a truly promising form, with windows handheld becomes competitive against tower builds.
Your deck is 2016 tech
@@kevinbbadd So? If it runs his games at a level he is happy with, who gives a damn what year the tech is from? I've got a gaming laptop with an RTX 2060, an ultrabook with a 6800H, and a Steam Deck. Ever since I got the Deck, it's the only thing I use for gaming, despite my other devices being more powerful. Performance isn't everything.
@@filipjovanovic8138 true af
honestly for me just performance wouldn't justify an upgrade. 800p 40fps is genuinely a great place for performance for me. yes i would love 1080p60 eventually when i do upgrade, and a better screen would be wonderful, but I'm not willing to give up my trackpads, low power draw, stable steamos 3, and the community behind the deck creating plugins and software. I love competition and want more handhelds to compete with the deck, but I think it'll be a few years until I see a device as complete as the deck for a good price.
Yeaaaah, after class, a good video of eta prime is the best👍
Great video. Did you try to compare performance or battery on the same game and settings on Windows vs Chemea OS?
There is TDP control in OpengamepageUI in ChimeraOS using custom QAM
As mentioned by Derek, it's still in the unstable build. OpenGamePad UI an early alpha, so it's probably not ready for primetime yet. Once it is though, it'll definitely be the better option
That 13% battery life is killing me
Good news, Rog ally will have RDNA 3 with Zen 3, that's all you can get 😉
Not bad and implementation of system controls makes things easier to use .
Still fairly basic compared to the bells whistles and customizing offered by other Front ends like Playnite and Launchbox/Big box.
I'm hoping there would be more system controls put into front ends that allows Home Menu access during games and ability to close off games running in emulators without having write complex scripts.
2:22 Hollow ISO?
AYA, can we have your OS?
AYA Neo OS at home:
i may have to give chimera another shot.... it killed the usb stick when i tried installing it a few months ago. never seen that happen before
Just use Rufus to blank flash the device back to stock. I'm sure its not been killed.
@@messiahmozgus i didnt know i could do that!!
it just shows up as unreadable drive whenever i connect. i'll have to give that a shot. thank you!!!
I recommend ventoy. It's magic.
@@pastaq yes!! i recently discovered the magic of Ventoy! its so good and dead simple. could not get batocera to install with it, but every other OS ive tried ran without issue. highly recommended.
@@pastaq ventoy, sadly, doesn't work with ChimeraOS. It requires usb stick. Tried it, failed booting with an error that the drive cannot be found.
Quick Chimera question - is there a Kodi option for it? I am thinking about replacing the LibreElec box I have in the living room with a mini Ryzen for some gaming but I will want a solution with Kodi for media playback.
So does it perform better then windows?
Hi I was wondering how to add roms to use with the built-in apps?
Nice Video!
Is it normal that some games crash randomly? Installed it on a microsd card. Could it be better if i install it on ssd?
Can we please talk about battery life on these? If it can't match steamdeck levels then I don't really care as much given the higher price point.
Battery life is not it's selling point.
If you are after battery life - you may consider geek 2s with 7840u.
TH-camr phawx tested it (7840u, not geek 2s), and his results were promising. At least 15w gaming was actually better then steam deck.
would EMUDECK work on Chimera OS to because its like the steam deck? i only use my steam deck for emudeck but i look for a smaller option.
please tell me how to change the RAM frequency? There is no such thing in my bios! maybe updating the bios will help?
I have got questions:
I installed Chimera on pc but couldn't access my external hdd to transfer games to the pc and then play. So bad side of installing chimera is that you can't run games outside the steamdeck so no point but if there is a solution i did be glad if someone can help.
Does this work with Egpu? I noticed there was no testing for ChimeraOS and egpu
So I installed chimera os on my aya neo 2 and it looked and felt great just like my steam deck, apart from desktop, that feels clunky to me. But when I tried baldurs gate 3, it crashed at first loading screen and starfield is just a black screen, so then I tried holo os and I can't even access quick menu to change tdp
So at the end chimeraos and steamos have same performance?
Hello, I was trying to install Hogwarts onto my Ayaneo 2 on Chimera OS, but I got an error saying the update files are corrupted, I wonder if you have encounter similar issues?
Will it work with Ayaneo Air plus?
It works really good on the win600 !😊😅
PS, home and menu switched.
chimeraOS is basically a modded version of steamOS ??
does suspend/resume work at all with ChimeraOS?
Please respond, does it perform better in games than Windows? What are the benefits except “UK simplicity” ?
If it performs better, how big is the difference?
Work on ayaneo air pro?
Hi does this work on the AyaNeo 2s / Geek 1s?
I've bought a Geek 1s and i want to install ChimeraOS on it.
Good idea?
Ayy got here on time
The 899 geek is smart. 650 for 512gb steam deck, but 250 more gets you a better chip, better screen, better drives, better hardware, better battery, etc. The rog ally is going to be a world ender if it can hit sub 1000$ like this.
The base model steam deck with upgraded drive is too good a price to pass up. Don't get the mid one. Too pricey for the drive upgrade.
@@kilrain_dev 100% on board with this. If you've got the extra cash, the Ayaneo and ROG will make sense. If you've got a few hundred and a willingness to add on or upgrade over time then the Deck is definitely the right machine IMO
We do not buy the most expensive... We buy the 350€ and we upgrade it lol
Can't beat that price
What about nobara os?
I had to switch back to windows.
Random games just would not launch no matter what.
Rdr 2 said “game is already running”, and I tried redownloading it 3 times.
Does gyro aim work?
Does it support egpu?
With all those Controls and Settings it's more like controlling a power plant. Is it about gaming anymore, i sometimes wonder.
Does Asus sent you the new handheld? Dave2D just release a first look of the ROG Ally handheld.
If Asus is smart they prob did. Or maybe Asus didn't have many prototypes and sent them to big names like Linus etc.
Is there any way to get this or something similar on a Samsung Galaxy S10? Want to make a cheaper steam deck style portable with a used S10 rather than use the Android OS
Unfortunately the image is x86 compatible only. Arm is not supported.
Wow, haven't heard this in a while.
Chimeraos works well on pc?
Can you review the Samsung Galaxy A54?
If only it was more affordable. I am priced out of handhelp PCs even for the Steam Deck
If the Steam Deck is too much for you, you'll be waiting many years before anything is in the price point you're looking for
@@mistamaog I know. I am very patient 😏
Now I question if they'll even bother with Ayaneo OS
I wouldn't trust anything from that company
will this work on air pro?
Absolutely. Key mapping is the same as on the 2 and geek.
Thanks for the video. Did anyone Emudeck running on chimeraOS ?
Yes emudeck runs fine, just installed it on my ayaneo 2 with ChimeraOS
@@seeibeIs the overall performance of games better on Windows or ChimeraOS?
@@canecorsodogoargentinoepre3979 The battery life is definitely better, and I expect performance is better in CPU bound titles. But the main advantage is convenience.
@@seeibe So for example, spider men, where the NPCs are all controlled by CPU, would the performance be better? And games like fifa 23 don't run on it, right? How long does the battery last? One hour more than windows for example? (On average) Sorry for the inconvenience, and thank you :)
does decky work on this?
You can install decky-loader, but not all plugins will work. Many of them are deck specific.
Thanks for the video, but i want to know if there is a way to play EA games? Like Star Wars and FIFA?
ETA I love your videos but please why all your test are always with LOW settings, Medium for all the handheld? With my steam deck, I can run lot of game in High. For example , Doom Eternal is running 60 Fps max out graphic on my Steamdeck so here it's a little useless to test exactly the same except the resolution difference :). All the videos of Rog Ally, Ayaneo and probably even the new Ayaneo 2S , we don't see the power of it, because the only benchmark I saw, it's low of medium, doesn't gave me the wish to change my steam deck. Just my personal point of vue :) I want CyberPunk High Graphic on 800p :)
Can u play higher than 800p? Just asking xD
Tempted to install this, but i use launchbox and a lot of non steam launchers.
Ah yes another chimera os video
Linux gaming is looking good
How does Chimera OS perform on Steam Deck compared to Steam OS?
why would you put that on the deck?
There are certainly pros and cons for the steam deck. You'll lose the community precompiled shaders and TDP controls, but you'll gain the epic games and gog libraries.
@@MistaJGames just for the purpose of comparing performance if any.
@@pastaq that's a big no no then.
Ranking All My Gaming Devices I've Owned
1. PS Vita (2K model)
2. Switch Lite
3. PSP (1K model)
4. PS1 (my fav home console)
5. Dreamcast
6. PS2
7. GameCube
8. Super NES
9. Genesis
10. NES
11. PS4
12. PS3
13. Wii
14. Xbox
15. N64
16. Game Boy
17. Game Gear
18. DS
19. Game Boy Advance SP
20. Saturn
21. Jaguar
Never owned the Atari 2600, 3DO, Wii U, PS5, any Amiga, any NEC, any Neo Geo, or any Xbox after the original one.
If I can include smartphones, then my Flip 3 would be #1 since it can emulate Dreamcast, GameCube, and some Wii that my modded Vita can't do. But I do prefer playing retro games on a handheld. My SN30 Pro does have input lag playing NES and SNES games. How it's displayed on my Vita is also nicer since the lower resolution is closer to the games' OG resolution.
For at least 10+ years, my fav was my PSP but not because of gaming. I had it since June 6, 2005 and it was my multimedia player that I traveled with. Was the first to introduce me to Wi-Fi when we were still on Wi-Fi "b" which was slow af to PS3's Wi-Fi "g".
I believe my Vita slim I got since May 13, 2017 is now my favorite. It's everything the PSP was and much more. Battery life is still rock solid. And I got it second-hand like I did for my Switch Lite I barely got last October 3, 2022.
I only plan to buy all my gaming gadgets second-hand. I'll scour on OfferUp finding great deals. I don't buy brand new any more with my gaming stuff. I'm no collector. I'm a CHEAPASSGAMER. Once I finish a game, I rarely replay them. So I started buying them used during the PS2 days. I started doing the same for my handhelds by 2017.
I'll wait to get a Steam Deck once it reaches $200 used on OfferUp. I believe it will get that low by this year. I've never spent more than $300 for a gaming device. The most expensive was that PSP phat I got for $250 ($270+ with taxes). Most of my consoles and handhelds, I got them for $200 or less.
My second-hand Vita was only $100. I got a Vita OLED for the same price only to sell it 2 days later. My Switch Lite was for $90, it's mint, and it came with BOTW and carrying case. My PS4 was brand new but I only got it for $200 thanks to a $100 credit deal from a Sprint LG G5. My Atari Jaguar was over $300 but that was a 1993 Christmas gift. I was one of the early adopters for that terrible console but I still love it because I owned it for so long and I love underdogs.
They're just video games. Don't need to spend a fortune on them. Steam Deck won't be beaten until another competitor undercuts them by a lot. Say ASUS releases a $250 handheld with similar specs to the Deck. That will sell like crazy. The sweet spot is closer to $200.
I've only had problems with the two Asus products I've owned: a Zenfone Go and a Windows 8 hybrid. Where do you go if you start having problems with it? I'll stick to Valve because they have an ecosystem called a Steam account. Gabe Newell is like the George R.R. Martin of the gaming industry. I'll support Gabe.
Sony and Sega needs to return to making handhelds. I've considered buying a Sega Nomad just for the hell of it and I already have all the Genesis games on my smartphones, Vita, and Switch. If Sony won't make a Vita successor, make one for the Xperia Play. The future in gaming are handhelds. Bye to home consoles.
I wish I held onto my PS Vita - I was a bit younger and didn't realise the capabilities back then (specifically emulation, homebrew etc). The customisation it allowed for was pretty amazing, it's nice that it's finally getting the recognition it deserves. Definitely a slept on console. I've been considering picking up the deck now but it's difficult to justify seeing as I have a switch already. Obviously two totally different devices but I've been setting money aside for a new gaming laptop, so I might just go with that instead and watch how the handheld market develops over the next year or two
Too Many handheld portables gaming devices. What's the best one ? Steam deck ?
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I'm still trying to wrap my head around why anyone would want to replace Windows with Linux on ANY PC or handheld when Linux can't even run 100% of Steam games 100% perfectly and have to deal with a jillion tinkering and different proton versions just to get something working? Not to mention that emulation is just plain better on Windows, as most emulators are more optimized on Windows as they are. Again, I ask...why?
Try Hogwarts Legacy on these please
I made it here before anyone else
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Really sorry you decide to promote a game that is giving money to a bigot, wishing you the best though. bye Eta!
Don't developers get that handhelds need to have both of their analog sticks on the upper side of the device, and not just the left analog stick ?!
It's so unnatural and painful to hold your right thumb in that stupid lower position...
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Steam deck destroyed
It's also 3x the price of the lowest steam deck with 32 gb ram and 2 tb storage.
@@CC-bm3wbif you want to talk about cheap options then the switch destroys the deck. Goodbye valve employee
Steam deck got destroyed for €1300. I expect nothing less for that price.
Why always take steam trash as reference when it was the last brand in the market, the less powerful and without freedom for using the so you want? Valve setists everywhere