• Ulrich@feddit.org
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    9 hours ago

    Basically outside of the steam deck

    Then get a Steam Deck (when they’re back in stock). This thing is $600, which is more than a Steam Deck.

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      8 hours ago

      I agree this device may not be worth it, but as I said other arm devices with the same capability and different form factors cost anywhere from $200-800 and have their own pros and cons.

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          6 hours ago

          Okay, I should have said similar, but you seem to just not want to acknowledge that there is a space/demand for these kinds of products.

          Show me a non arm $200 range product that can run games like mewgenics, deadcells, megabonk, etc. The closest I can think of is a Nintendo switch, but that has a more limited (and expensive) library and will start losing support as the more expensive switch 2 takes over.

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            4 hours ago

            I have no doubt that there’s demand for all kinds of stupid shit. The question is if it’s stupid, which this appears to be to me.

            Show me a non arm $200 range product that can run games like mewgenics, deadcells, megabonk, etc.

            There aren’t any $200 x86 handheld devices that I’m aware of, but that’s not what we’re discussing. This is a $600 device.

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              43 minutes ago

              Your initial question was:

              But y tho

              Why would you use an ARM/Android device to emulate x86/>Linux instead of the opposite?

              My responses were answering your initial question.

              If you’re asking, why buy this specific $600 device, then I agree with you, it seems inferior to a steam deck by most metrics (compatability and performance being the biggest issues).