Just curious, because personally I bought it mostly with a hope that I will start playing games again and I’m overthinking if it will be what I needed.
Lately (for 2 years) feeling kinda depressed and not really playing games, finished one title (Disco Elysium) in this time. I have some backlog at steam but I’m thinking if I’ll even use the deck…
Father of 4 here. First deck on the way but I got back into handhelds a couple of years ago when I went in for surgery to remove cancer. My brother got me a retro handheld the size of a gameboy and I had no idea these were a thing. I had a switch but didn’t play it much as it was something the kids used. Since then I’ve bought several other handhelds (AYN Odin and GCloud to name a few) and with each I have been satisfied. I didn’t go for the LCD version because I didn’t like the LCD when my brother showed it to me and the UI felt clunky to me.
Since then there have been many updates to the OS and obviously a new OLED model. I can’t wait.
Handhelds allow me to play my consoles remotely while the kids are using the tv they are set up on. They also have helped to not separate the wife and I into different rooms. While she watches TV I’m right there next to her on the handheld. Seriously… it’s a blessing. She used to complain whenever I did play…now it’s no problem.
That’s the quality of life improvements. Apart from that is the nostalgia. As a child I used to play during Christmas break non-stop. Every Christmas/Thanksgiving now I get the bug to want to play a game. It also reminds me of when I used to play my gameboy or my siblings’ lynx or game gear.