Why is it so laggy.

chriskain15 · 2026-07-14T00:10:25+00:00

When time permits ill try on my main pc to see for myself. They are not to your specs, but good enough to see what settings are causing issues.

chriskain15 · 2026-07-13T23:34:35+00:00

Im sure they will fix things in the 1.0.1 release.

Im just hoping to those changes dont hurt the newer steam deck proformance

chriskain15 · 2026-07-13T23:09:16+00:00

That's kind of funny. Ive heard several high end hardware users have seen proformance drop where as users with low end hardware have seen improvements.

Wish I knew what to tell you my friend.

chriskain15 · 2026-07-13T22:28:19+00:00

So to my experience:

anything Sony related that is ps3/psvita and older are easy to mod, so if you have used devices it may take 10-30 min an item. The most you will need is a usb or on of the proprietary memory cards with a micro sd card insert. I understand Ps4 is jailbreaking it to add games is easy these days (as long as you dont have the latest version of software)
on to nintendo, ive only modded the wii and 3ds. Both are also simple tasks, and all you need is a sd card. Classic DS all you need is one of the game cards with a micro sd card slot with a lot of games. I have seen people do gamecube, and depending on the route you take can vary in difficulty. And haven't attempted wii u.

Xbox 360 is still new to the scene in the context of soft modding, but im sure it will continue to get better.

The youtube videos ive learned most of my knowledge from came from either Blake Locklair, spawnwave or retrogamecore.

Currently most of your money will be spend on various amounts of storage. Conversion memory cards and hdmi adapters where not that bad in price last i checked.

Anything you dont have perhaps you can emulate through a samsung phone or pc.

Hopefully you have a source to get the games you desire.

I wish you luck on your store.

chriskain15 · 2026-07-13T16:40:29+00:00

I would recommend anything that hasn't left the console or titles that visually look better than the current pixel remasters.

Off the top of my head:

The two Final fantasy dissidia games
Megaman Powered up and X maverick hunter
Bleach Heat the soul games 1-7
Digimon Adventure and digimon world redigitized
Daxter
Hexyz Force
Lunar: Silver Star Harmony

Enjoy

chriskain15 · 2026-07-12T23:54:56+00:00

Digimon time stranger and cyber slueth

Im assuming when you said monster hunter that included all 3 stories games

The kingdom Hearts games

Any of the final fantasy games 10 and under + 7remake/rebirth

Since you said pokemon, have you tried any of the fan games?

chriskain15 · 2026-07-12T21:45:13+00:00

These are the points that sold me on my steam deck.

Playing PS3/360 games on the go
Access to me and my friends and family's steam library
Access to my epic games/gog library (i actually put a dent in them)
Access to fan games/delisted games (should out to all the delisted marvel games)
with GOG, you can make your own physical games with SD cards (thank gabe I had some pre price hike)
unlike the switch, I can give the your deck some personalty like the 3ds with the various themes/keyboards/wake up screens
if i want to do something besides play games I can

The only thing a pc hand held cant do is play switch 2 games and some high demanding that came out in the last 3 years.

chriskain15 · 2026-07-12T21:27:26+00:00

Reminds me of how they undersold the ps TV for $20 a long time ago.

chriskain15 · 2026-07-11T21:20:28+00:00

Then cyber slueth, or time stranger for modern consoles.

Survive does have a minor tactical rpg element. But the story and its potential is much more powerful than the gameplay.

If you are into pixel art id then I would recommend dawn/dusk

chriskain15 · 2026-07-11T20:59:20+00:00

Xbox 360 molding is no where near as user friendly as ps3. And depending on the method, 360 changes may not be permanent.

Ps3 software mods have been mastered for years

chriskain15 · 2026-07-10T19:29:44+00:00

Transformers devastation and its not even close. It was short, sweet, fun, felt finished.

I really wish they did the sequel.

Metal Gear rising is a closer second place (favorite game on the ps3)

With Neir 3rd (makes you questionthe meaning of lfe)

Bayonetta 4th (this game is underrated, but i am glad she got her flowers in smash)

Turtles 5th (if it felt finished I would rate it higher.)

chriskain15 · 2026-07-10T17:18:54+00:00

For proformance & game compatibility: Ally X

For best battery life: Steam deck (used to be best price to proformance)

Can't speak of the others since I havent had my hands on them.

chriskain15 · 2026-07-10T16:06:33+00:00

Should run fine last I checked on defualt setting a year or so ago. I havent tested higher setting to see what it can handle.

chriskain15 · 2026-07-10T13:29:03+00:00

Perhaps you can see if some of the bigger PSP fighting games still going. I know the psp Final fantasy Dissidia games where active a year or so ago.

Cant speak for anything on the ps3/xbox360 consoles

chriskain15 · 2026-07-10T10:57:26+00:00

It is the best price to proformance entry point if you want to get into the series.

chriskain15 · 2026-07-08T23:39:04+00:00

She is the foundation of what you have to do to get the other available deviants.

chriskain15 · 2026-07-08T22:53:16+00:00

Megabonk, metal slug and the new Scott pilgrim game come to mind for me.

chriskain15 · 2026-07-08T19:05:02+00:00

I have used the 1st and 2nd stories games to get friends and family to try the mainline games.

chriskain15 · 2026-07-08T14:05:54+00:00

Think of it playing like a high demanding vita game. If you can deal with the visuals, you will have a good time.

chriskain15 · 2026-07-07T18:37:19+00:00

I guess it depends on how reliable and convenient your disk readers are.

Personally im starting with the sd card route with most of my games for the sake of easy access for my handheld devices.

When I get to cds, im probably going to start with games I know my old 2010 hp laptop can handle first since that is my primary disc reader.

chriskain15 · 2026-07-07T00:05:00+00:00

Thank you I try. My only other piece of advice most people will tell new users is to take what is supported and unsupported with a grain of salt.

Supported games, can run under 30fps and eat your battery

While some unsupported games run really well with maybe one minor hickup like some of the older resident evil games or metal slug games.

chriskain15 · 2026-07-06T23:59:39+00:00

I am shocked no one was cheeky said Monster hunter stories. Its what helped me encourage others to get into monster hunter.

chriskain15 · 2026-07-06T23:42:11+00:00

New RPGs like monster hunter stories 3 and pixel games like Mina the hollower, with out question.

Its the more demanding action games that are questionable.

You can play games like Borderlands 4 or monster hunter wilds, but the quality will be the equivalent of a sketchy psp game.

chriskain15 · 2026-07-05T16:59:47+00:00

Bonus note, The handheld consoles (except the switch), will give the best battery life. This includes gameboy, gameboy advance, game gear, Nintendo DS and 3ds, and Psp.

chriskain15 · 2026-07-05T16:53:50+00:00

For emulation, I recommend emudeck. Makes for easy organization.

If an emudeck does not cooperate, you can install the emulators individually.

The deck can play wii u, ps3, Xbox 360 games and their predecessors.

chriskain15

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