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Message: [QUOTE="kelbot, post: 20959, member: 23844"] I have complicated feelings about these. I have a couple of them and I like them...but I ultimately keep going back to my PSP 3000 as my portable of choice. There are tradeoffs you make going one way or the other. I own a couple Odroid Gos. The original one that looked like a mini Game Boy and powered by the ESP32. It is an awesome and fun little handheld that is super pocketable. There is an alternative firmware for it that is quite incredible. You can play a LOT of stuff on it and it has that great combo of instant on/off, no tinkering just playing. That plus being so small/thin that you can just keep it in your pocket all the time. I've played this device a TON and I love it. I also have the Odroid Go Advance. In theory I should love it but in reality I like it but don't end up playing that much. Again, in theory it should be much more capable and versatile than my PSP. In some ways it is but in reality the PSP matches it and in many ways exceeds it. For me what it comes down to is there really isn't any of these emulator handhelds that are reasonably priced that can match the PSP. The reason being that none of the sub-$200 handhelds are powerful enough to run PSP games acceptably to me and I care about the PSP library a lot so that's a big negative. So in practice the PSP is more capable than any of them just by virtue of being able to run the PSP library flawlessy (obviously). It is not a perfect emulator device by any means but it ends up being the best experience for me. The PSP is probably my favorite portable of all time. The battery life while not amazing is actually pretty good on the 3000 model. I also see the removable battery as a huge plus. Say you go on a long flight or road trip etc. Instead of having to take a break to charge or awkwardly tether yourself to a plug to continue playing you can just take extra batteries with you and just swap and keep playing. The other thing many don't think about is what happens when the built-in battery in these emulator handhelds dies for good. It will either become a paperweight or be a big headache to find a replacement battery. The PSP is 20 years old and you can still get good quality replacement batteries. [/QUOTE]

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