I’m pretty much a Xbox gamer. Rarely play PC. I’m interested in a handheld, would you go with the upcoming ally for Xbox or whatever the Lenovo one is called? I’m not very techy, just want something that’s going to play games for at least the next 5 years. Something with great battery life.

  • Ulrich@feddit.org
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    5 hours ago

    Highly recommend Steam Deck.

    • Cheaper/better value than anything else on the market
    • excellent customer support
    • trackpads for games that need them
    • OLED available
    • configurable rear buttons
    • no other handheld competes on power efficiency or battery life
    • All repair components readily available.

    Runner up would be Legion Go. If you want the SteamOS experience you can easily install it on any other handheld (although I would recommend Bazzite or similar instead). Other handhelds will deliver better performance at the expense of battery life.

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      Cheaper/better value than anything else on the market

      I just want to make this a point. As the hardware is not only cheaper, the games are too. Especially because of the sales, and the option to use other storefronts (through heroic) like epic to get free games every week or two.

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          Agreed. Just a higher hardware price. But that higher price comes with better hardware, making it (hopefully) at least a little more future proof.