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Retroid Pocket 2S now live. What's your preferred handheld for retro gaming? (www.goretroid.com)
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[–] 11 points 3 years ago (4 children)

Vita for me, does everything I want.

I love following these Chinese handhelds but there is always one deal-breaker which turns me off in each device. Maybe they'll get it right one day.

I owned a GP2x back in the day, that was a fun device at the time. Playing portable SNES was unheard of but I could do it.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Same, I've been dabbling in these handhelds for about a year or so now and I always tend to go right back to the Vita, it's such a solid device.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    Same here! It has wonderful buttons, a gorgeous screen, long battery life, comfy form factor (compared to other handhelds, at least), plus is powerful enough to handle anything I'd want to use it for. If/when I pick up a Steam Deck I suspect I'll use that more, but for pocket-sized handhelds the vita can't be beat imo.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I also had a GP2x. Would be nice to play with it still but unfortunately it doesn't turn on anymore. No idea what's wrong with it. Though it also had a rubbish joystick so would need to fix that too in order to make it playable.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Mine has a similar problem, it would turn on under AC power but not battery. Maybe capacitors? I'm not sure I still have it anymore.

    The joystick was terrible I agree. I loved the mods people did adding the Neo Geo Pocket joystick or a d-pad but they looked too difficult for me.

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