bugsonglass said:

I started considering getting a new handheld gaming console. Not considering Switch 2 at this point. Mostly thinking in terms of a Steamdeck or an Android handheld. Mostly for playing indie/PC lite games. Have any of you guys been into this at all?

A couple years ago I got into the lower and mid range systems. I had a Retroid Pocket 4, and it was a good system for playing any system up through the PS2 and GameCube. It also worked really well with Android games. Stardew valley played like a gem on it. I also picked up a Miyoo Mini, which was basically a Game Boy SP. The sound chip on that thing wasn't particularly good, but the form factor was great.

But I always balked at jumping to the Steamdeck, Odin, or any of the higher end Android handhelds. I still primarily like to play on a console or anything with a large screen, and those systems usually start and over $400. At that point, the portability wasn't quite worth the price.