• Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        That’s a $2000 gaming setup! ($1900 for z fold, $100 for gamesir controller.)

        I think I’ll just get a Powkiddy RGB30 with a square screen for $80.

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          I mean, it’s a phone + tablet first. The gaming is a nice bonus. Plus you really don’t need the fold 6 when the 5 will do just fine.

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            3 months ago

            Fold 5 is still like $1000 refurbished. Again compared to $80 Powkiddy. Plus a few hours of gaming doesn’t take away from your phone battery life.

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              Why do you enjoy denigrating people’s choices? You’re not the only one capable of rationality. It might make total sense from their perspective and financial situation.

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                We’ve literally just recreated the meme here in the comments.

                “It’d be pretty cool to have a flip phone to double as a big emulation handhel…”

                Tuba on face

                “A PEWKITTY IS $80 AND YOU GET TO CARRY MULTIPLE DEVICES AND A MUCH SMALLER SCREEN AND…”

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                3 months ago

                Suggesting a much cheaper alternative that has some benefits isn’t degrading anyone.

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                  I didn’t say degrading, that wouldn’t even work grammatically. I said denigrating, “to criticise unfairly, disparage”.

                  Learn something. And stop putting other people’s ideas down.

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                    3 months ago

                    “disparage”

                    Suggesting an alternative isn’t disparaging anyone.

                    Suggesting alternatives isn’t putting people’s ideas down.

      • 𝔼𝕩𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕒@lemmy.world
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        You linked a Fold not a Flip. The difference is nearly $1000.

        That said the Fold is a solid choice but if you’re only going to play games, save a couple bucks and don’t get a 6. The improvements have been so incremental you might be able to make due with a 4 or 5.

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          Do emulators like lemuroid take up the whole screen on the inside of the fold?

          I was debating on a tablet or the pixel fold and I saw a video where it showed that the inside screen was basically two screens and man apps just displayed in the middle with black borders on either side.

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            That’s gonna come down to aspect ratio. The inner screen is 4:3 so it might come down to the game? This Gameboy color game doesn’t fill the screen but this emulator seems to be more for 3ds. I have the Fold4 for perspective.

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        This is similar to what I do. I have an old pixel 3xl and a Sunshine server running on my gaming PC. Moonlight is installed on the Pixel and I stream my games to it from the PC. I have a WireGuard VPN setup for when I am outside the house. It works very well!

        Edit: Inside the house, I have a Rasbery Pi 5 with Libreelec installed which has a Moonlight addon as well for when I want to play on my big screen TV.

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        I have a surface duo 2 right now, and had the Motorola razor (rip the iconic chin design they ditched with the new models) before that. Emulating the ds on a flip phone is goated

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        I’m glad clip-on controllers exist now, I remember reading about them when using my Xperia Play a decade ago!

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        I worked for a phone manufacturer that makes foldable for a while. I really got the strong feeling that those foldable displays make them extremely sensitive to any drops or abuse that a traditional chocolate bar would easily survive. And I’ve heard similar feedback from early adopters as well

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        I’ve found myself playing a fair bit of my 3DS, Wii, and WiiU libraries, and revisiting some PS2 games. I also have been using it to play my PS5 in bed via remote play!

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      Too clunky. Modded Nintendo Switch is more portable and has better battery life