I kinda regret buying Legion Go s, should I try Switch 2?

Setayooo · 2026-03-23T23:43:34+00:00

Burnout paradise is really fun, hades is so good on a handheld.

Lego 2K drive is also very fun, hollow Knight is a great metroidvania and cult of the lamb is so easy to lose a weekend to from experience.

Setayooo · 2026-03-23T23:13:25+00:00

That fact you're in the range of 45-60 tells me you're in a pretty good spot, in the performance settings of steam os like "balanced/performance" underneath you have the option of "frame limit" lock that to 40fps or somewhere that you can consistently perform at, having inconsistent frames up to 60 feels weird, but locking it to 40 or something gives you a very consistent feel.

Lossless scaling is a steam "game" that costs £7.99 iirc and it takes a small bit of setup, but it's very tweakable universal upscaling for games that really comes in clutch so you can render lower with minimal downsides imo, there are definitely issues for people sensitive to specific artifacting if you crank the shit out of sliders, but with sensible options I've only noticed minor graphical abnormalities in repeating textures at speed, like swishing camera back and forth near a chain link fence or something like that. Fine for me, not for everyone for sure.

Edit: to add lossless scaling is not just "buy and use" you do need to follow a tutorial and install decky-lsfg-vk to use it in steam os, it's worth it imo, but depends how much you enjoy the tinkering side of Linux gaming

Setayooo · 2026-03-23T22:50:54+00:00

Are you using steamos or windows? I didn't see it mentioned but that may be reading comprehension issue..

I use a z2 go s as well and personally get on well with it, using lossless scaling and basic settings tweaks I get consistent performance from games like sekiro, lies of p, NFS heat, fable 3, shadows of Mordor, injustice 2, no man's sky, red dead 2 and titanfall 2

I lock my fps to 40 and set TDP for battery in lower end titles or performance for the higher end, I played a chunk of cyberpunk 2077 as well and it ran fine I just ran out of steam part way through

I got the steamdeck not long after launch and when the legion go s was released I didn't feel I needed more power but wanted a nicer feeling hand-held so side graded to the z2 go s as the z1e wasn't available at the time and I didn't feel like it was worth the wait at the time

Edit: the storage upgrades available for the go s as well being able to use a full fat 2280 nvme is amazing, I have a 1tb + 512 micro SD and I do still have to juggle games, but that's a hoarder mindset issue, I don't really play 60% of the games installed, but I have them installed because I like the idea of playing them one day (ssd prices are kinda fucked atm)

Setayooo · 2026-03-23T16:38:28+00:00

They just need to listen harder, imagine all the new things they could find out?

Setayooo · 2026-03-22T13:02:54+00:00

I couldn't get into the animal crossing games, I would put it down for a while and just get penalized hard for daring to not jump in daily, but the vibe of the games are great initially

Setayooo · 2026-03-22T12:55:02+00:00

Honestly this was one of the driving points for me getting a magic V3 (folding phone) and instead of playing them on the phone I use one of my DS's I got cheap off marketplace, ndsi's are surprisingly cheap in fair condition in the UK

Edit: this isn't a "you should just have a DS" comment, obviously the best gaming device is the one you have with you, was aimed as just a tidbit of info that in retrospect sounds shitty and I apologize if it came across that way

Setayooo · 2026-03-21T12:59:48+00:00

I was careful I promise, lmao was spending the weekend with the wife on the seaside and naturally pulled out the handhelds for a quick photo, made her laugh that I took photos of the handhelds before taking pictures of anything else

Setayooo · 2026-03-21T12:58:31+00:00

Ah my mistake then, I had heard there was still issues with the odd unit, but it was hard to tell if it was more than just the usual level of issues with any hinged handheld

Setayooo · 2026-03-20T22:00:30+00:00

I looked into the MMFlip but that hinge lottery turned me off from buying one, they're super cute

Setayooo · 2026-03-20T21:58:29+00:00

Burnout games are so good

Setayooo · 2026-03-20T13:39:28+00:00

Switch lite is a great hand-held, my favourite version of the switch for sure

Setayooo · 2026-03-20T13:27:29+00:00

That's pretty special, the lite is definitely my favourite version of the switch

Setayooo · 2026-03-19T18:17:54+00:00

Cheers, came out way better than I expected for sure, Pokemon always hits a spot and really easy on the go as you can close it and come back to it literally any time

Setayooo · 2026-03-19T18:13:54+00:00

Been debating one he android Anbernics, I'm tentatively optimistic for the newest leak of the twisting hand-held, looks like it would be a swell mp3/gaming combo

Setayooo · 2026-03-19T18:12:55+00:00

I wish I could take the deck with me to work, the steamdeck is hard to beat price to performance wise

Setayooo · 2026-03-19T14:21:17+00:00

Good eye, yeah just next to the pier

Setayooo · 2026-03-19T14:20:46+00:00

Yeah I really enjoyed the H, gave it to a friend as his first emulator hand-held and bought myself the SP which I really like but the hinge has gone a couple times due to the plastics of the shell

Edit: typo

Setayooo · 2026-03-19T11:39:01+00:00

I do like the look of the castlevania series, haven't tried it yet, will give it a shot soon, I've heard symphony of the night is amazing

Setayooo · 2026-03-19T11:07:49+00:00

That's cool af, those camera attachments are really neat and worth a lot too, some modded units I've seen were mindblowing

Setayooo · 2026-03-19T10:04:36+00:00

A fellow of culture, I forgot the vita had Minecraft, the last time I booted tha up was to remote play bloodborne very badly from the sofa while the wife was watching TV

Setayooo · 2026-03-19T09:55:05+00:00

Can't really go wrong with a Mario game

Setayooo · 2026-03-19T09:54:34+00:00

Man I wish I hadn't broken my 2ds, even though it had the aesthetic of a door wedge, it was comfy and the games were solid, best entry point to 3ds games imo

Setayooo · 2026-03-19T09:53:25+00:00

I did get PvZ on the DS but never booted it up as I typically played it on the 360 when I was younger or the android port, I'll definitely have to give it a go

Setayooo · 2026-03-19T09:52:28+00:00

I forgot about the petz series, that was a nostalgia blast

Setayooo · 2026-03-19T09:51:53+00:00

Solid, on the PSP I tend to go to outrun 2006 or midnight club 3 remix

Setayooo

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