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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[-] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago

The "New" 3DS XL is, IMO, the strongest contender for a dedicated gaming device, at least for a significant portion of 5th gen console emulation (PS1, some N64, Sega Saturn, etc) and earlier. Something to note - "New" is part of the actual name for this console. There is a significant difference between the OG 3DS XL and the "New" 3DS XL - the OG model cannot run 5th gen console emulators as it simply does not have the horsepower.

Now - Nintendo does not support the 3DS family anymore and they've shut down most of the services related to it (including NNID, Street Pass, Miiverse, eShop, etc). There is absolutely zero risk of getting your console banned as there is nothing to ban you from.

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