r/handheld

Looking for good, all-around handheld

Purchased my Switch 2 back in August, best purchase I’ve ever made. Having the option for portability when gaming is a perk that I have grown accustomed to because of the Switch.

I have been neglecting my PC & PS5 because of it, and I want to have access to the titles I have there on a handheld. Battery life isn’t a concern as I enjoy gaming at home majority of the time, and I don’t care about docking. Price wise, I’m open to any range as this will be for my birthday treat to myself :)

I was debating about just grabbing a used PS portal, but then it got me thinking about getting a full handheld that has a wider range of games. Would love to get peoples thoughts about which device is suitable?

Also, I would most likely only be playing RPGs like Metaphor ReFantazio, Final Fantasy (16, Resonance), and the Witcher titles.

reddit.com
u/Ok-Basket-2729 — 7 days ago

Finally bought a cable for the family DS Lite after 5 years..now what?

We unfortunately lost all of our games and this is all that we have left. Is there anyway to maybe download games or a cool place online to buy cartridges?

u/Amanirdc11 — 8 days ago

Steam Deck OLED

I bought my first PC type handheald, it will be arriving tomorrow.

I went with a used OLED Steam deack with 100% battery life. I wasn't sure about getting any of the other more powerful ones as I intend to use it a lot for emulation and given the screen quality i went with it.

I am not FPS obsessed, I am more than happy with 30FPS. Given that, my question is, most games should be able to run at 30fps? based on what I saw that seems to be the case with certain games just being too much which takes me to the next question.

How good and reliable is streaming games from your PC to the Steam deck using moonlight instead of Stem link? I have a Wifi 7 router with 1GB upload and download which i read it makes no difference given the steam deck only uses Wifi 6 and Internet speeds make no difference.

I play only single player games so perfect response isn't crucial.

reddit.com
u/FukurouM — 8 days ago

IS NINTENDO DS LITE STILL GOOD IN 2026?

i search online and i see 19,57$ DS lite, im seaching second hand btw and its full game, of course second hand have a minus condition, but i lucky i found the DS lite only the down screen was dirty on the inside/vingett they say on the description, i still currently saving rn bcuz its so expensive on my country, and is it worth it to get the DS only for 19,57$?

im sorry if my inglish was bad, it was my second language and still 1 years learning English sopoo lmkk👍

reddit.com
u/shawarma_lover1376 — 8 days ago

Which handheld should i get?

I mostly wanna play gta v rdr2 or horizon most open world games and sometimes some indie ones as well what are some good stable ones that can give me comfort and chill while playing these types of games i mentioned

reddit.com
u/Necessary-Party-4842 — 9 days ago
▲ 7 r/handheld+1 crossposts

Best handheld portable retro game console to buy in a budget?

Hi, im looking for suggestions on what kinda handheld portable can i buy for a decent budget say 15k to 25k?

Currently live in a hostel and cant play on my PS4 cuz its not allowed there!

Pls throw in some good suggestions!

reddit.com
u/SignalInformation464 — 10 days ago