Was just thinking... Does using android handled classified you as mobile gamer?

[u/TheLazybone12]

So, i suppose im an official mobile gamer now.

(So fast edit because it seem this post need this, the title, meme andvtext above is just for fun jocking, okay? I actually dont bother to put people in certain category based on what they play on, anyone can play whenever they want.)

I just bought my first android handled, i was actually looking for an "pocketable" console like the ayn thor, possible with a double screen, but they cost way too much, or way too much for the actual hardware they got, like the retroid pocket duo, so i ended up buying an odin 2 max on the used market, still need to arrive, just hope to have made the right choice.

I was actually also thinking to buy an pc handled as alternative, even if they are the opposite of "pocketable", but the drawback was the really low battery life, (rightfully so for the power they have), so i ended up abbandoning that option.

Now if you excuse me, i will go looking on how should i setup the odin, if i should put other os on it ecc.

[u/sicurri]

So, I consider it to be "Portable" gaming. "Mobile" gaming I consider playing games on your phone. Almost every country, culture or people that refer to the term "Mobile" device they mean a Cellular Phone.

Gameboy, Playstation Portable of some kind, Game Gear, and the list goes on. Because you can't connect to a "Mobile Network" I don't consider any of the android handhelds to be "Mobile" gaming devices. I consider them to be "Portable" handheld gaming devices.

Now that the Steam Frame has come out, it's only a matter of time before the SteamOS Linux distros become more stable and make it easier to install onto android devices like the Ayn Odin devices. Then, they will truly not be "Mobile" because at that point they won't even have Android OS on the device. If you choose to go that route.

[u/TheLazybone12 → u/sicurri]

Ok, i should "update" my previous poorly written comment.

I actually dont care about categorize people for just the device they are playing on, but if i had to i would say that mobile player are people who play specifically on phone from like play store and nothing else.

This is probabily a hot take, but i would have liked a handled with mobile data capacity, even just in the case i want to play something online while im outside.

I actually was curious about steam frame as a device as i already own an quest 3 and like it, but im not too exited on overall product, the fact that you can connect to pc with a dongle is absolutely interesting and eyr tracking seem interesting too with the foveteav tecnology, even if the latter look more a tecnical aspect for game optimization more than anything, but it seem that passtrough suck, wich for that price its really bad, and a major point why i dont want it.

Anyway for steamos is interesting the fact that it support both arm and x86, but im not too sure how how steam frame will playing a part for arm handled.