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).
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.
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.
Your initial question was:
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).