My recent handheld journey
Let's talk screen sizes...
It started with a Steamdeck. Absolutely loved it, but made me realise my old eyes aren't great and the Switch screen was now just too small. Solution: Switch 2.
Sweet. 7ish" screens seem to be my personal sweet spot, but for some PC games, it's still too small. Solution: Legion Go.
Awesome. Now I can play whatever I want in bed. Enter ESDE. So many memories and the realisation I generally prefer older games over newer ones. Start playing a bunch of GBA and GB games, and now 7 inch just feels silly. Solution: Retro handheld.
Order an Anbernic CubeXX and an RG40XXV. One for GB/GBC games and one for GBA games. Love it. But now I want better. Solution: Odin 3 and RP5.
Now I've got a baby Steamdeck and 6" feels great for old CRT based system (*waves in CPS1*), and I've got a pocketable handheld for GBA/Lynx/PSP.
I return the CubeXX as the screen is exactly the same viewable size on the RP5. Sure the Retroid is wider, but come on. OLED. I keep the RG40XXV for the nostalgia hit.
4", 5.5", 6" (OK fine, 5.98"), 7.4" and 8.8". No matter what I feel like playing, I've got a device that suits it "best" (my best, very subjective, of course).
And all is right with the world.
Side note: Why so many handhelds that all kinda do the same thing? Might help to add I have a disability that makes desk based PC gaming impossible and even living-room-TV'console-style impractical. Most devices never leave the house. The RP5 does 😀