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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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If you have an x86 gaming handheld, which one do you have? If you don't have one, which one are you eyeing? (forum.stellarcastle.net)
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I have 2:

  • Steam Deck 256gb
  • GPD Win Max 2020

Willing to answer any questions about them if you'd like.

Fun fact: I got Diablo 4 to run at smooth framerate (30+ fps) on the GPD Win Max. It wasn't pretty, but it was playableπŸ˜†.

What do you have/want?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

… 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!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I will say, steamos was that just works part for the deck assuming you don't absolutely need anticheat blocked games.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Makes sense. How do you like playnite?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

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.