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[–] cron@feddit.org 16 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

You can probably build this yourself with bazzite and a compact pc, but the pricing looks pretty attractive (for the ryzen variant at least)

[–] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I dunno, isn't £588 more than a 512GB Steam Deck would cost? That seems like the safer bet to me.

[–] cron@feddit.org 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The 8600G is quite a leap ahead of the Steam Deck in terms of performance and architecture. But of course you can just take the steam deck with you and play on the go or in bed ;)

[–] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And also if your goal is just to emulate old games you might not even need the extra boost anyway!

[–] cron@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

They say that even the cheap Intel version can play most retro games:

Ideal for light indie Steam games and retro gaming up to Wii U

With the ryzen variant, you can probably play most games.

[–] sacbuntchris@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

With products like these you're paying for convenience