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What's your favourite and/or least favourite gaming hardware? (beehaw.org)
submitted 4 months ago by sleepybisexual@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org
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So, I'll start. I have 3 devices that I'd say are tied for best

First, my n3ds xl. Beautiful handheld, clamshell, just a nice piece of hardware. If the cstick didn't suck itd be the sole winner. My 3ds has served me very well

I also like my rp4 pro, just a great all round emulation machine. And a functional second analog stick, its almost like analog sticks are meant to be sticks and not pencil top erasers

I also like my ambernic sp, got it recently. Looks cool. And clamshell so yippee

As for the worst, I have a few:

Mandatory jab at the switch. Not awful but cmon, the controls suck

The leapster explorer. Shitty dpad. Insane power consumption, it s afun gimmick, jut kinda useless.

Then I had this little system from lexibook, the "compact cyber arcade" or something. Was silver and white, appeared to be 16 bit. Really shit controls. Buttons weren't even labeled. It also just randomly died after about a decade, but I can't fault it for that I guess.

I also hate tiger handhelds with a passion. Like ignoring the awful game, the controls just SUCK I didn't even pay for the one I do have and I still feel scammed

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[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Favourite: Steam Deck, hands down. It has totally revolutionised the way I play games. I very often choose to play games on my deck instead of on my far more powerful pc.

Least favourite: Smartphone. The closest I've come to having an enjoyable traditional gaming experience on a smartphone was Sky: Children of the Light but even then I was constantly getting frustrated with the touchscreen controls and dealing with my phone getting as hot as the surface of the sun. Its also just not a comfortable shape to hold while you game.

[–] sleepybisexual@beehaw.org 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yea, phone games have awful controls. But at leasts its not a shitty proper stick

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Fortunately no stick drift

[–] sleepybisexual@beehaw.org 1 points 4 months ago

I have a drifting pair. Even without drist the ergonomics are bad. But I've seen worse