id been looking at Steam Deck, ROG Ally and Odin 2. ive been really plagued with indecision about it. Odin 2 would be limited on emulators because it's android, but its definitely smaller. Also people in here are suggesting an Anbernic or Powkiddy, but most of those can't emulate every PS2 and Gamecube game, and Ayn Odin 2 can do Switch well because Switch and Odin are both ARM processors. So for emulating everything up to Switch(minus Wii U), being smaller and having better battery than Steam Deck, it'd be worth it. But i have a Steam library so im probably going with the SD. The ROG Ally is cool and id probably be using it at home so id have an outlet nearby usually, but the battery life and QC for them seem to be shit cause it's Asus. Plus i just figured out I can use my Lenovo tablet to stream AAA games from my computer using Moonlight/Sunshine or Steam Link. People who don't have a gaming desktop and arent really traveling should probably get the Ally, but if you have a desktop and will be traveling i think SD is better.
Also Ayn Odin 2 has some kind of warranty but you have to send the thing back to China which is just annoying. Steam Deck has so much support now too and will emulate way more than Odin 2 like OG Xbox, Vita, 360 and PS3.
id been looking at Steam Deck, ROG Ally and Odin 2. ive been really plagued with indecision about it. Odin 2 would be limited on emulators because it's android, but its definitely smaller. Also people in here are suggesting an Anbernic or Powkiddy, but most of those can't emulate every PS2 and Gamecube game, and Ayn Odin 2 can do Switch well because Switch and Odin are both ARM processors. So for emulating everything up to Switch(minus Wii U), being smaller and having better battery than Steam Deck, it'd be worth it. But i have a Steam library so im probably going with the SD. The ROG Ally is cool and id probably be using it at home so id have an outlet nearby usually, but the battery life and QC for them seem to be shit cause it's Asus. Plus i just figured out I can use my Lenovo tablet to stream AAA games from my computer using Moonlight/Sunshine or Steam Link. People who don't have a gaming desktop and arent really traveling should probably get the Ally, but if you have a desktop and will be traveling i think SD is better.
Also Ayn Odin 2 has some kind of warranty but you have to send the thing back to China which is just annoying. Steam Deck has so much support now too and will emulate way more than Odin 2 like OG Xbox, Vita, 360 and PS3.