Handheld gaming consoles that support piracy? (aussie.zone)

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I'm thinking about getting a handheld as I'm spending more time away from my house and PC. I don't want to get buy hundreds of dollars of games to go with it.

3ds xl / switch / Steam deck / Legion?

There seems a lot of options and all have plenty of games to them. Is there an obvious choice that I'm not aware of?

Thanks.

EDIT: Thanks for the info, a lot to think about. Basically it seems to come down to money anerbic // new 3ds xl // Steam deck. There'll be games on any system that I'll be happy with.

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[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

PS Vita is probably the best for retro gaming.

[-] SatyrSack@quokk.au 4 points 2 months ago

Except for Nintendo DS and 3DS games. While those games are technically possible to emulate on a Vita (and may or may not run well, I have no idea), actually having the two screens of a 3DS is great. Some games were designed with that dual screen form factor in mind, so trying to play those games on a single screen can be a pain sometimes. A 3DS is very easy to mod and load ROMs onto. A 2DS XL is even cheaper and is basically the same thing, just without the 3D gimmick that you will likely not use anyway.

[-] steelplatedmech@piefed.ca 1 points 2 months ago

I love my Nintendo 3DS and DSI. Both jailbroken and playing games on it versus emulating it has been a blast. And games are pretty unique because of the dual screen and stylus, so been the best console I've had by far.

This year I played through Hotel Dusk, Okamiden, and Trauma center on my DSI. And been playing through Super Mario 3D land with 3D effect. 3D effect from what I read works best on the last 3DS model since the eye tracking is better.

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